cooling and noise

ferretmaster · 17 Sep 2006 at 18:32

At present i own a Small form factor system/mini tower. I am having problems with the noise emiting from this and also keeping it cool. Does anyone know of a really good cooling system thats availible? Maybe some quieter fans that would fit inside?

Any help appreciated, thankyou

cokecan · 17 Sep 2006 at 18:42

exactly what SFF is it?? and what bits ya got inside it?

ferretmaster · 17 Sep 2006 at 19:32

hmmmmmmmmmmm

Its a shuttle its got a heatsink and a fan out the back.

Paramount · 17 Sep 2006 at 19:50

Replace the heatsink fan with a Sharkoon or Silenx. Most of the noise comes from the PSU fan, and theres not a lot that can be done about that because its 40mm or something small and whiny like that.

Steeps · 18 Sep 2006 at 02:13

a little bit more spec info would have been useful, however here are some general tips:

PSU fans: whiney and small, will be very hard to change this. will have to live with that noise unless you want to risk your life opening a PSU. NOT RECOMMENDED.

CPU/chassis: replace with 80/92mm fan (whichever size it is in the shuttle, depending on chassis) which is listed as fairly quiet but can still push some air if needed. this is the main cooling fan of the system, so a slow quiet fan can cause heating issues.

Graphics card: again depends on chassis (P/G), make sure the fan is always clean, try to remove dust. oil if needed and spin it for a while out of the system to ensure oil isn't spread throughout your system. a rattly GPU fan is often the cause of most of the noise in a SFF system as aftermarket coolers cannot often be used.

as stated, it depends entirely on what shuttle you have and what kit is inside it before we can offer specific advice.