Project : Quiet PC

krooton · 31 May 2007 at 12:02

Slogan said:
Sorry to hijack (not really sorry at all)

But does fitting a (non-stock) fan to your graphics card, invalidate the warranty? Or is it only if the workmanship is shoddy or noticed on RMA?

It does void it, but in most instances, fitting the original cooler again is easy as pie.

melbourne720 · 31 May 2007 at 12:03

Slogan said:
Sorry to hijack (not really sorry at all)

But does fitting a (non-stock) fan to your graphics card, invalidate the warranty? Or is it only if the workmanship is shoddy or noticed on RMA?

Yep, but keep the old HSF (Heat Sink and Fan), don't tell the manufacturers and there shouldn't be a problem.

krooton · 31 May 2007 at 12:03

sup3rc0w said:
Might wanna have a chat with you later.
Can you be on MSN tonight?

I'll do you one better, I could prolly pop round this weekend and have a look first hand

Heck, I may even have a fan controller lying around somewhere

Supercow · 31 May 2007 at 12:04

krooton said:
I'll do you one better, I could prolly pop round this weekend and have a look first hand

Heck, I may even have a fan controller lying around somewhere

Sounds a plan dude!
Ill get the beer

ps: is the fan controller black - must match case

Slogan · 31 May 2007 at 12:05

Cheers krooton and melbourne720 - been looking into getting one (X1900XT's aren't pleasantly quiet) and just wanted to know where I'd stand if it went breasts up like my last one.

p4radox · 31 May 2007 at 12:05

Why not just 7V mod the fans if you don't want to buy a fan controller? It's easy and completely free.

krooton · 31 May 2007 at 12:11

p4radox said:
Why not just 7V mod the fans if you don't want to buy a fan controller? It's easy and completely free.

Having the ability to vary the speeds is great.

I turn em up when gaming, down when sleeping.

krooton · 31 May 2007 at 12:13

sup3rc0w said:
Sounds a plan dude!
Ill get the beer
ps: is the fan controller black - must match case

If I do have one, it would be silver and 5.25" I'm afraid.

I do have a Zalman fanmate though, will sort a single fan, provided it has a 3-pin power connector.

Will catch ya on the weekend then, will only take me 20mins to get to you

Supercow · 31 May 2007 at 12:16

krooton said:
If I do have one, it would be silver and 5.25" I'm afraid.

I do have a Zalman fanmate though, will sort a single fan, provided it has a 3-pin power connector.

Will catch ya on the weekend then, will only take me 20mins to get to you

Hmm, think i'll order a black fan controller now then... any reccomendations?

edit: ps, bring some arctic silver if you have some... nudge nudge

krooton · 31 May 2007 at 12:25

sup3rc0w said:
Hmm, think i'll order a black fan controller now then... any reccomendations?

edit: ps, bring some arctic silver if you have some... nudge nudge

No need to spend loads, get the akasa junior 3.5" one from here, should be £12 delivered. That covers 3 fans, and the fanmate will sort one as well, so 3 case-fans and the cpu fan can be sorted.

I'll bring some AS yes, and isopropyl alcohol to clean your heatsink/s

Supercow · 31 May 2007 at 12:30

krooton said:
No need to spend loads, get the akasa junior 3.5" one from here, should be £12 delivered. That covers 3 fans, and the fanmate will sort one as well, so 3 case-fans and the cpu fan can be sorted.

I'll bring some AS yes, and isopropyl alcohol to clean your heatsink/s

Great stuff!

Dingleberry88 · 31 May 2007 at 12:36

Get one of these for the back of the case:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-002-AR&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=4

Silent even on full whack.

krooton · 31 May 2007 at 12:51

Dingleberry88 said:
Get one of these for the back of the case:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-002-AR&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=4

Silent even on full whack.

He already has 2 Nocturas, which are about as quiet as it comes in terms of still having decent CFM.

M0t0r0la · 31 May 2007 at 13:33

Making a quite PC is pretty simple and cheap really. All you need is LOTS of large 120mm FANs and some resisters (cheap £1 fans will do fine) but run them all at very low rpms (6v ish). This will mean you need to probably cut a few extra 120mm holes in the case to generate decent airflow through the case.

misterPK · 31 May 2007 at 13:43

M0t0r0la said:
Making a quite PC is pretty simple and cheap really. All you need is LOTS of large 120mm FANs and some resisters (cheap £1 fans will do fine) but run them all at very low rpms (6v ish). This will mean you need to probably cut a few extra 120mm holes in the case to generate decent airflow through the case.

Have you seen the size of a V600? There's no space for any more fans! Personally I'd rather live with a bit of noise that start hacking at my beautiful Lian Li, leave that kind of thing for the old beige mods!

PK!

HighlandeR · 31 May 2007 at 14:53

Just skimmed this thread another idea since im a silence freak too, is to get a big fluffy pillow and put the entire pc on top of it.

This kills the vibrations/and overall noise of the pc, it cut my noise by 10-20% easily.

Ive seen another forum member use a white cardy and it worked as well

Perhaps also HDD enclosures....

misterPK · 31 May 2007 at 15:02

HighlandeR said:
... get a big fluffy pillow and put the entire pc on top of it.

lol, good idea, but for some reason I just cant help but picture it with a little teddy too...

Personally I'd be worried about the stability, I am known for the odd clumsy moment...

PK!

HighlandeR · 31 May 2007 at 16:43

yeap while it can be wobbly it will naturally flatten it and be more rigid.

Dont do it if u think its gonna fall down, but its a wicked way to cut noise/vibrations