Need to Silence my PC, advice needed.

Well, I went ahead and bought a Lian Li V1100B+, definitely a good decision. Dont get me wrong, my Black Widow has served me well and still is a fantastic case, but I cant help but feel the Lian Li seems more substantial.

Unfortunately I havent been able to put anything in it yet as my 1m SATA cables havent arrived. But, they should be here tomorrow with abit of luck, so I'll be able to test out the "quietning" abilities.

Pictures should be uploaded by later on tonight :D

Thanks for all your advice.
 
I dont know if you have sorted your noise problems out or not but i thought id add my 2p's worth. I was on the same mission as you a while ago now, to reduce the noise of my system as it was unbearable. The main source of the noise in my system was the GFX cooler, it was a 40mm little blue led thing that whined away at 4000rpm :eek: and the gpu was still reaching 90oc under load. I installed an Arctic NV silencer and i have never looked back, very quiet and my load temps are now 50oc :) .

Case fans can be tamed by 5volting them as i have done, there is a good guide on how to do this here

http://www.dslwebserver.com/main/fr_index.html?/main/5-7-adapter.html

also using rubber shock absorber mounts like the ones pictured below can make a big difference. if youd rather use the fan gaskets you can buy these arnt as effective but help to seal the fan to the case. If you are going to use a gasket instead of the rubber mounts then id reccomend the Acusti gasket, its dearer than the vantec gasket but is softer, 2.5mm instead of 1mm thick, and also has better screws and rubber washers included.

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A hdd enclosure made a big difference to the seek noise of my hdd and also the general humming sound it made. I also put little ultra soft rubber feet on the enclosure and put it onto the bottom of my case, i cant hear the seek at all!, and the front fan still helps to cool it, im getting 22oc idle temps.

Mark
 
Thanks Mark, I'll know for sure tomorrow if my problems are solved. I've got a Artic Cooler NV 5 for GFX Card, but I need to shave abit off it as at the moment it isnt compatible with the Extreme Edition 7800.

I couldnt beleive the quality of the Lian Li, I've used them before but never this one. It reaks of quality all over, down to every last detail. Its a shame Coolermaster went off the boil when ATCs pulled out.

Pictures are on their way, just havent got round to uploading them yet. :p
 
I think I mentioned the quality before.......

Yeh I think we all NEED pictures to keep us fueled for the night... also remember the cases gallery, not enough in there at the moment!
 
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