Why are my Cases always Noisey!

ryansm

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Hi to all!

Recently bought a new Aluminium case as I was feeling my old case was getting a bit noisey, plus I wanted a new look for my Conroe Rig!

So I cut down on the fans (I had about 10 in my old case!) to 2 x 120mm and 1 x 92mm, and its still noisey! I even added liquid cooling to my GFX to cut down noise and bought a TT Big Typoon as I was told these were pretty quiet too.

What are the best fans to purchase to keep my noise levels low but give good cooling? Also are there any other ways to minimise noise apart from putting the case in another room. Any tips from anyone would be great!

Cheers!
 
I find the northbridge cooler on the motherboard to be the worst.

7V fans is the best way to get a free noise decrease aswell.

Just stop the fans with your finger for a second to see which are making the noise, or unplug them for a very short time.

The full spec with coolers would be a good idea aswell, may be something really simple.
 
Jokester said:
What PSU have you got?

That's my main source of noise now, also a Raptor isn't really ideal for silence.

Jokester
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well that could be put into one of them silentmaxx drive things to cut the noise

i have the same problem with my stacker case cant find the right combination of fans
 
Cheers for all the replies

Case is a Chenbro Gaming Bomb II. Its pretty well built and I did not pay loads for it which is reason I bought! I laughed at the 2 installed fans. They were Sunon 120mm Fans @ 3200RPM. Imagine the noise (44.9db). I have replaced them with my old Evercool fans for now (which are pretty good but still 36db), hence upgrade time!

My PSU is a THERMALTAKE TR2 500W, its suppose to be pretty quiet. I can live with the Raptor's noise thats fine. Its just the constant hum!

My Gigabyte board is cooled by the copper pipes so there is no fans on it.

Can I ask, how do I exactly set the fans to 7v? Sorry for the stupid question. Is it done via a fan controller or via the Bios? Maybe I should get a good fan controller? Any ideas? Cheers!
 
ryansm said:
Cheers for all the replies

Case is a Chenbro Gaming Bomb II. Its pretty well built and I did not pay loads for it which is reason I bought! I laughed at the 2 installed fans. They were Sunon 120mm Fans @ 3200RPM. Imagine the noise (44.9db). I have replaced them with my old Evercool fans for now (which are pretty good but still 36db), hence upgrade time!
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:eek:

ryansm said:
My PSU is a THERMALTAKE TR2 500W, its suppose to be pretty quiet. I can live with the Raptor's noise thats fine. Its just the constant hum!
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ryansm said:
Can I ask, how do I exactly set the fans to 7v? Sorry for the stupid question. Is it done via a fan controller or via the Bios? Maybe I should get a good fan controller? Any ideas? Cheers!
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Check the sticky - 7v mod :)

EDIT:

Here you go:

http://www.cpemma.co.uk/7volt.html
 
There is a guide in the sticky on how to mod the fans.

Theramltake made a 100CFM 14db 80mm fan, gives you an idea how much they exagerate their stats, just ignore fan statistics completely and buy some Akasa Ambers fans, good value fans that in the real world are among the best you can get, although the stats do not show it.

Thermaltake for low noise, never in a million years personally, PSUs made by Seasonic and Tagan are widerly accepted as the quietest you can get through normal channels, well worth a look into.

Beaten to it. :p
 
thats brilliant guys cheers - will look into some of those Akasa fans and the 7v links!

yeah I know what you mean about thermaltake, they must take there readings from 100m away! However I have never had any problems with there products - they have always been top notch imo.

As far as a new PSU goes, I will be looking into a new one soon, but the pennies are scarce at the moment so my TT will do fo the moment!

Cheers again!
 
Also worth checking if its an aluminium gaming case is that the panels aren't resonating. To check this press each panel individually and listen for a change in noise. Also if your case is on your desk so soft rubber feet can really improve the noise level, acustifan make stick on feet for a few quid.

Edit, if you want quiet then volt mod the ambers to 5v, 7v is too loud for me.

Mark
 
Cool, I will check out the rubber feet. That could help as does sit by my desk. Cheers!

The panels do resonate a bit? Any ideas for stopping this?
 
ryansm said:
Cool, I will check out the rubber feet. That could help as does sit by my desk. Cheers!

The panels do resonate a bit? Any ideas for stopping this?
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A new case :o

Tried blutac?
 
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Fan_Accessories.html

Top of page, these are the best method to cut fan vibration totally. They're made of really soft rubber to soak up any vibration from the fan and they totally isolate it from the case. Rubber washers and fan gaskets don't work at all in my experience of using them as the screws still make contact with the case and the rubber is usually pretty hard. They also make changing a fan over a doddle.

Mark
 
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