Silencing a Stacker. Possible?

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Hi.
Im wondering if its possible to silence a Stacker (v1), case?
Obviously i can replace the cooling on the components with quiet ones (90%) done, and then buy ultra-quiet fans, but with a case like the Stacker, is it gonna be possible to truely quieten it? Or will the massive of ventilation it has make this objective impossible?

Thanks in advance all. :)
 
Well I guess if you set the stock fans at 7v it'll be quieter, but because it's so open unless you have Delta's in the first place I don't think it'll make much difference. Personally I would just silence the loudest thing, ie if you have a Seasonic PSU , stock case fans, but loud SB and dual X1900XT cards then replace the SB and video card coolers. My 810 in sig is still quieter than brothers midi tower (same number of hard drives) He's got several 8cm case fans probably around 3000rpm each, so they chuck out a lot more noise.

I've removed the top 8cm fan, it has plenty of airflow anyway. The stock case fans are pretty quiet.
 
squiffy said:
Well I guess if you set the stock fans at 7v it'll be quieter, but because it's so open unless you have Delta's in the first place I don't think it'll make much difference. Personally I would just silence the loudest thing, ie if you have a Seasonic PSU , stock case fans, but loud SB and dual X1900XT cards then replace the SB and video card coolers. My 810 in sig is still quieter than brothers midi tower (same number of hard drives) He's got several 8cm case fans probably around 3000rpm each, so they chuck out a lot more noise.

I've removed the top 8cm fan, it has plenty of airflow anyway. The stock case fans are pretty quiet.
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The PSU is a just bought Antec NeoHE, which is recommended on several sites as being quiet, video card is a X800XL with a VGA Silencer, Mobo is heatpipe cooled, 2 of my HDDs are Samsung P120s, my 3rd HDD is a marginally louder than the other HDDs, Hitachi, and the processor has a SI-120 on it.
Im finding that the fans are the loudest part of the system. Including the CPU fan. Which is supposidly a 'quiet' fan. :p

What im concerned about is that i could be spending £20+ on new fans, only to find that they make little difference to the overall noise level. :confused:
 
This might be a bit radical, but I think, given the massive air volume inside the 810 that it might just be possible to run with 1 exhaust fan, as high up at the back of the case as possible.

This, coupled with the 120mm fan in the PSU drawing air out and the CPU cooler fan, might well give you enough air movement to keep the whole lot at an acceptable temperature.

I have seen several Akasa Eclipse setups where the user bought the case and has not fitted any fans at all, as they didn't realise they were required. Generally, these have worked fine except a Prescott 478 system which throttled in high summer. One 120mm fan was fitted to the rear port and it worked fine after that.

It's worth a try, anyway.
 
Raikiri said:
What fan do you have on the CPU cooler/case?
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The stock Stacker ones for the 2 intakes and exhaust.
And a 'Akasa Amber Ultra Quiet' on the SI-120.

WJA96 said:
This might be a bit radical, but I think, given the massive air volume inside the 810 that it might just be possible to run with 1 exhaust fan, as high up at the back of the case as possible.
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I dont have a 810. I have a Rev1 Stacker.

This, coupled with the 120mm fan in the PSU
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My PSU doesnt have a 120mm fan.

Temperatures arnt a problem really. My HDDs run at sub 30*c, my video card sub 50*c, and the processor rarely tops 30*c itself.
 
What you should do is spend some time with a really loud system, ie with a couple of Deltas. Then go back to your stacker, and it'll seem quiet by comparison, and won't bother change fans.

It's a free upgrade, psychologically :D
 
squiffy said:
What you should do is spend some time with a really loud system, ie with a couple of Deltas. Then go back to your stacker, and it'll seem quiet by comparison, and won't bother change fans.

It's a free upgrade, psychologically :D
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lol.
Done that.
My old system was a Cheiftec Scorpio, with 6x80mm fans. All of them v.loud fans. :p
 
Where does the tower live? If it's on your desk put it on the floor/under the desk makes a huge difference. 7-Volt every fan you can will make a big difference to the noise and cost you nothing.

That big stacker is just crying out for water cooling if you put you CPU, Chipset and Graphics under water you could get away with one slow quiet exhaust to keep things moving.

Failing that you could always buy a less open case and put up with being more confined and having slightly higher temperatures. Sadly noise is very much a compramise!
 
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BoomAM said:
I dont have a 810. I have a Rev1 Stacker.
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My error - I thought they were the same case.

BoomAM said:
My PSU doesnt have a 120mm fan.
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I'm not doing very well at all today. Again, I assumed that any recent PSU would have a 120mm fan.
 
In my stacker v1 it always used to be noisey - then I unplugged the front Hard drive fan and now its silent. Its simply because the air is being dragged through tiny spaces and forced through gaps between the hard drives. The pc is now almost completley silent and I cant hear it atall when in my room.

Btw the temps on my hard drives are around the 30oC mark

Oh and I also unplugged the top fan and ripped the mesh outta the back - makes a massive difference
 
RoachycaL said:
In my stacker v1 it always used to be noisey - then I unplugged the front Hard drive fan and now its silent. Its simply because the air is being dragged through tiny spaces and forced through gaps between the hard drives. The pc is now almost completley silent and I cant hear it atall when in my room.

Btw the temps on my hard drives are around the 30oC mark

Oh and I also unplugged the top fan and ripped the mesh outta the back - makes a massive difference
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Ive been considering a different option, SPCR allways recomends suspending HDDs in bungie cord, so i was thinking of getting a shed load of it, suspending my HDDs in it, and also suspending the 2x120mm fans as well. Effectivly reducing the vibrations to zero.
 
BoomAM said:
Ive been considering a different option, SPCR allways recomends suspending HDDs in bungie cord, so i was thinking of getting a shed load of it, suspending my HDDs in it, and also suspending the 2x120mm fans as well. Effectivly reducing the vibrations to zero.
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The HD mounting works VERY well :)
 
Yep, bungie mounting works really well, done it to one of my HDs and it has stopped any vibrations from it plus it is easy to do. You should also put a part of elastic accross the front and rear of the HD to stop it sliding about :)
 
Raikiri said:
Yep, bungie mounting works really well, done it to one of my HDs and it has stopped any vibrations from it plus it is easy to do. You should also put a part of elastic accross the front and rear of the HD to stop it sliding about :)
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Where can i get the cord from?
 
I think I got mine from a super market, any should do it. Although I don't think I can say the name due to them selling consoles/TVs etc. :/
 
I don't think suspending the HD's will make much difference, after all the CM module has rubber grommits either side of the module, plus one extra layer of steel to reduce noise (although front is totally open)
 
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