noisy vibrating new case...grrrrr

Schizo · 16 Feb 2010 at 06:44

just got a lian li v-1100 plus and went from a p190 to the lian li.

put everything in yesterday and i must say it is louder than my p190 !

there is a huge vibration coming from the case and havent a clue what is making it vibrate.

i have 3 fans in the case...2 are sharkoon fans and one is a exhaust blower which came with the case (very quiet to be honest)

also got a h50 installed and a corsair 620 psu.

any ideas please and what i can do to get rid of this noise !

wish i kept the p190 now.

DeadMan · 16 Feb 2010 at 07:37

It will be either the H50 (unlikely), the fans (Possible) or a hard drive.

wingnuttzz · 16 Feb 2010 at 11:22

Guessing the harddrives

Diggsy · 16 Feb 2010 at 11:44

Whats it like if you hold the side panels? Quite often these can rattle a lot.

Schizo · 16 Feb 2010 at 12:10

ive sorted it now.

it was my 1 hard drive.

the racks in this lian li are crap,they slide into a ali frame with plastic rails but the rack is screwed onto the case causing the whole case to vibrate.

ive put some foam pads on the bottom of the rack and that has stopped it for now.

EsaT · 16 Feb 2010 at 21:51

That's why I put every plastic based easy to use/toolless HDD systems to acoustically bad category.

Schizo · 18 Feb 2010 at 07:46

im going back to my p190 now as this lian li case is terrible.

i have never had a case which vibrates so much.

my p190 is awsome for cooling and being fairly quiet.

just wanted a smaller case with less fans and noise but this case is not for me.

DeadMan · 18 Feb 2010 at 08:34

You might want to check that hard drive as well, vibration normally means that the bearings are worn and not running true.

Schizo · 18 Feb 2010 at 15:18

the h/d is only 4 months old and was silent in my antec.

Schizo · 18 Feb 2010 at 20:35

gone back to my p190 and all is silent again.

Skilid · 21 Feb 2010 at 20:52

Most Lian Li cases (mine included) are virtually silent because they have rubber mounted components (fans, hard drives, PSU's). I can't understand why that one doesn't, unless it is an older model.

alex24 · 21 Feb 2010 at 20:53

This is one of the reasons why I still have my P182SE over something easier to move and work in. Quality is top notch.

IKMS · 21 Feb 2010 at 21:45

I've never enjoyed using Lian Li's, they are just not the sort of cases I like.

I much prefer Antec, Coolermaster or the new Corsair range.

Schizo · 22 Feb 2010 at 09:02

i dont think i will ever get rid of my p190 now.

it is superb for many reasons and that is a must for me.

superb cooling....loads of space.....quality fitting's.....looks nice.

EsaT · 22 Feb 2010 at 10:45

Cripple said:
I can't understand why that one doesn't, unless it is an older model.

V1x00 and V2x00 are old models. Also those with overhyped hot swap gimmicks use exactly same noisy mounting.

As rule any case ads about hot swap, toolless or others fast and easy HDD mounting should ring the alarm for taking close inspection of those because most of the time it means directly noisy mounting.

icedbullet · 22 Feb 2010 at 10:57

I'm sure your new case is not as bad as the antec 1200 I have. it's only bearable with the 2 rear fans on med and the rest on low. Any higher and the noise becomes very irritating. I'm thinking about putting the PC on the floor so its a bit further away

Soylent Red · 22 Feb 2010 at 16:22

My CM-690 is REALLY noisy in terms of hard drive vibrations - my Gigabyte Poseidon was silent by comparison. I don't really want to suspend anything though..

Technics · 22 Feb 2010 at 19:10

i vote hardrives, my old seagate is the noisiest part of my case

EsaT · 22 Feb 2010 at 20:36

Soylent Red said:
My CM-690 is REALLY noisy in terms of hard drive vibrations

That's what I meant with that easy to use toolless plastic crap...
And CM is in no way only brand using such.

setter · 22 Feb 2010 at 20:45

Cripple said:
Most Lian Li cases (mine included) are virtually silent because they have rubber mounted components (fans, hard drives, PSU's). I can't understand why that one doesn't, unless it is an older model.

This is one of my favourite things about my A70F, particularly the hard drive mountings.

No vibrations whatsoever.