Soundproofing

eyetrip · 29 Dec 2007 at 05:39

Have been on a mission lately to get my PC completely silent. In a small room and any vibration/noise starts bugging me after very long.

Have been trying to avoid splashing out on a new case, seeing what I could do myself first.

So far, just replacing/removing couple of fans has helped somewhat, as well as using insulation tape to "pad" potential vibration points, such as case sides, and so far its a lot quieter... so much so that the GT is now unbearably loud at any fan setting over stock.

Was just wondering about the soundproof padding things from Akasa. Do they work? I can get a set for less than £10, so was thinking it might be worth trying, though would be nice to hear from someone with experience possibly...

jak731 · 29 Dec 2007 at 05:45

try replacing your Graphics cooler with a Arctic Cooling Accelero S1 VGA Cooler, im not sure is a fan needed

eyetrip · 29 Dec 2007 at 05:52

Actually, was thinking if replacing it with a GTS

jak731 · 29 Dec 2007 at 06:06

some say the performance between the 2 isnt worth the extra cash, i would just change the cooler and see if its possible to OC the graphics card

eyetrip · 29 Dec 2007 at 06:28

jak731 said:
some say the performance between the 2 isnt worth the extra cash, i would just change the cooler and see if its possible to OC the graphics card

As I can currently get one for less than £200 incl delivery, it really won't make much diff in price once I sell my GT.

InQ · 29 Dec 2007 at 13:47

You can get a fanless 8800GT, made by Sparkle.

duncsharp · 29 Dec 2007 at 15:53

having the case on a wooden floor or something with poor acoustics wont help

TheRedZealot · 29 Dec 2007 at 15:58

If on the floor you could try a think rubber mat of some sort.

Ben M · 29 Dec 2007 at 16:10

have you suspended your HDD(s) from elastic to stop them vibrating? =]

eyetrip · 29 Dec 2007 at 18:44

The pc is standing on a carpet. And I have got some new rubber feet to put on bottom of case, even though am sure they will do nothing.

The hard drives rack uses rubber grommets(?) to help reduce vibration, and apart from the actual noise of the hard drives, don't think they are contributing too much to noise.

The PC is very quiet now, but would still like to know if anyone has any experience with the Akasa Paxmate or something similar, and if so, how well it worked.

jellybeard999 · 29 Dec 2007 at 19:01

ffallic said:
The pc is standing on a carpet. And I have got some new rubber feet to put on bottom of case, even though am sure they will do nothing.

The hard drives rack uses rubber grommets(?) to help reduce vibration, and apart from the actual noise of the hard drives, don't think they are contributing too much to noise.

The PC is very quiet now, but would still like to know if anyone has any experience with the Akasa Paxmate or something similar, and if so, how well it worked.

Its crap !

Silent fans @ 5v - case, cpu, psu
Passive GPU
Well mounted HDDs
Non resonating panels

Thats all it takes

YZFAndy · 29 Dec 2007 at 20:52

Squash balls cut in half work as very good vibration dampers for case feet. Also if your looking for case wall dampening try looking in a craft shop. I found some very dense foam thats about 3mm think and sticky on one side that worked very well. 89p per A3 size sheet.

mnemonix · 30 Dec 2007 at 00:55

Paxmate is rubbish as it has very little mass. Acoustipac however is very good, and will effectively kill any resonance in case panels as it's a composite with a heavy rubber layer behind the foam.