I'm going to be buying a new case soon and in an effort to reduce the noise coming out of it (it'll be a Lian Li A71B) I thought I might consider some noise reduction material. Stuff like this and this. Does it actually have a positive effect and if so what are some do's and don'ts when fitting it. Also, are there are negative sides to having this stuff in my case, such as increased temperatures etc?
Noise reduction material
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I've used the foam that comes in motherboard boxes before now, it can work in certain situations, but if used wrongly it can be useless...
AcoustiPack is thick enough to be able to absorpt soundwaves and has also heavy layer... light and thin Akasa can't really neither dampen vibrations or absorpt soundwaves and should be put only to places where you can't fit better materials.
Also BeQuiet makes mat which has ~2mm thick heavy vibration dampening layer and ~8mm soft layer so I would recommend either AcoustiPack or it because dampening vibrations is very effective compared to trying to absorpt only soundwaves. (as lighter material aluminum picks up vibrations more easily)
Lian Li A71 is very good from noise aspect because HDDs are soft mounted, it doesn't have overhyped holes in sidepanels and there's door which blocks direct noise escape path (sound looses intensity everytime it reflects) so in that case these can really help to make it few dBs quieter. Unlike with some most widely (over)hyped cases.
Normally cooling realies nearly completely on airflow so as long as that doesn't change effect to temperatures is minimal. (especially compared to what screwed up airflow design can cause)
Of course sound absorption materials would work best if you blocked all holes to "outside world" but that would prevent cooling, also door blocking direct noise escape path in front lessens criticality of that.
Also BeQuiet makes mat which has ~2mm thick heavy vibration dampening layer and ~8mm soft layer so I would recommend either AcoustiPack or it because dampening vibrations is very effective compared to trying to absorpt only soundwaves. (as lighter material aluminum picks up vibrations more easily)
Lian Li A71 is very good from noise aspect because HDDs are soft mounted, it doesn't have overhyped holes in sidepanels and there's door which blocks direct noise escape path (sound looses intensity everytime it reflects) so in that case these can really help to make it few dBs quieter. Unlike with some most widely (over)hyped cases.
Normally cooling realies nearly completely on airflow so as long as that doesn't change effect to temperatures is minimal. (especially compared to what screwed up airflow design can cause)
Of course sound absorption materials would work best if you blocked all holes to "outside world" but that would prevent cooling, also door blocking direct noise escape path in front lessens criticality of that.
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I had the Lian li A70B
Nice case and pretty much the same apart from the front/door part over the A71B, its lovely and large but just as warning the hdds are mounted at the front of the case (just like most) and since the panels/contruction of this lian li model there a tad thin so noise does tend to leak out sadly.
I found my 4 hdds with 4 120mm fans at the front too much if your looking for silence
Was one of the reasons why I was considering just getting Japanese gup drives and placing 120mm scythe coolers on the front to keep it cooler and slightly less noiser.
Regardless of what you do a bit of modding and common sense and am sure you an get a good quiet build from your pc
I am still unsure what to do with my next Silent Super PC purchase
Nice case and pretty much the same apart from the front/door part over the A71B, its lovely and large but just as warning the hdds are mounted at the front of the case (just like most) and since the panels/contruction of this lian li model there a tad thin so noise does tend to leak out sadly.
I found my 4 hdds with 4 120mm fans at the front too much if your looking for silence
Was one of the reasons why I was considering just getting Japanese gup drives and placing 120mm scythe coolers on the front to keep it cooler and slightly less noiser.
Regardless of what you do a bit of modding and common sense and am sure you an get a good quiet build from your pc
I am still unsure what to do with my next Silent Super PC purchase
forget the Akasa pax-mate
it is only good to make a better looking inside of the case,but is not much effective
but some brands are very good, like the "BeQuiet noise absorver kit",that I used in my case
the noise reduction is significant,but I isolated the inside of the case completely( floor,laterals ,top,rear, front)
very pleased with the result
Beware: that stuff is heavy
it is only good to make a better looking inside of the case,but is not much effective
but some brands are very good, like the "BeQuiet noise absorver kit",that I used in my case
the noise reduction is significant,but I isolated the inside of the case completely( floor,laterals ,top,rear, front)
very pleased with the result
Beware: that stuff is heavy
I use the AcoustiPack Version 2 in my stacker 832 and it works very well. I have the thickest layer on the bottom and a layer on my motherboard tray and the rear of the case, there are 3x 120mm fans in my case and its almost silent (it wasnt before)
This might be because the case is big so it was more echoey inside? But I know the asaka stuff is meant to be crap - its too thin
My stuff is quite expensive but you get loads in the box, enough for more than one case (remember my case is also massive)
Hope that helps, it does work if you get the right stuff
This might be because the case is big so it was more echoey inside? But I know the asaka stuff is meant to be crap - its too thin
My stuff is quite expensive but you get loads in the box, enough for more than one case (remember my case is also massive)
Hope that helps, it does work if you get the right stuff