Cooling a Cooler Master Silencio 550

[MrAnthony]

Hi people,

For my new build I want to go with a silent/near-silent case. Basically, this will allow me to run the machine at night whilst I render video, bounce audio tracks etc, and not bother anyone else in the house with loud computer fan noises, etc.

However, reading a couple of reviews people are suggesting that keeping the components in this case cool is not an easy task. I think they're putting it down to the 800rpm stock fans. So, my question is - Would I be able to put in some quicker fans, say some Corsair Quiet Edition fans at 1100rpm, bringing the temperature down but still keep the noise down?

Thanks,

- Anthony.

 

[pryere]

Hi,
I chose this case for a 2nd build last March. We did swap out the stock fans for 2 120mm Ultra Quiet Venom Viper Cool Fans. I also removed the top HDD cage which improves things a lot.
After tweaking the BIOS fan control, all is well.

P

 

[MrAnthony]

Well that's good to hear. It's just an ideal case considering the price, features and purpose. Just didn't want to end up with a heap of melted plastic by the end of the first week.

Cheers,

- Anthony.