And Interviews Z800 Workstation User Dave Torres at Briggs & Stratton

"The decrease in noise is a big benefit to users sitting next to a workstation all day. With workstations generating evermore heat, the fan noise has become significant," states Torres.

"I produce a lot of screencams and other narration-type recordings, and workstation noise is a constant concern. I also have multiple computers around my office, most off testing some software program or rendering some project. While "cacophony" is definitely too strong a word to apply, less noise is always good. For this reason, I was excited when HP called to offer a quick spin with its new liquid-cooled Z800 workstation.

If you’ve heard of liquid-cooled systems in the past, you’ve probably associated them with gamers, who deploy the added efficiency of liquid cooling to prevent their CPUs from burning out when they overclock them to within a hertz of their natural life. As you might guess, this isn’t HP’s focus. Rather, HP focuses on the reduced noise that liquid-cooling systems deliver as compared to the output of traditional fans."