Zalman Z11 Case, Help With Noise

ArcticFrenzy · 16 Aug 2014 at 19:57

I have had the zalman z11+ case for a while now and the fan noise is quite loud, even on a low setting and not running any programs...its at the point where it can be heard in my mic if i am talking to friends/doing voice overs,

so i was wondering: 1) what are the fans that make the noise 2) is it possible to make them quieter and 3) if 2 is no then what are some good fans that i can replace the loud ones with?

Bickaxe · 16 Aug 2014 at 23:25

My guess is that its your small intake fans.
Smaller fans = more noise (generally)
I looked at this case for my build but eventually dismissed it due to the amount of noise it could potentially make

ArcticFrenzy · 17 Aug 2014 at 09:02

Bickaxe said:
My guess is that its your small intake fans.
Smaller fans = more noise (generally)
I looked at this case for my build but eventually dismissed it due to the amount of noise it could potentially make

so are those the 2 small ones on the sides?

anthony566 · 17 Aug 2014 at 14:15

are they always loud ? or do they get louder as your system gets hotter ?? also have you got any fan profile software installed as you could maybe control the speed a bit better and reduce the noise, apart from that on the extreme you could replace all your fans with quitter ones that have rubber dampening built in and connect them to a case mounted fan controller and have direct control over there speed ??

Bickaxe · 17 Aug 2014 at 15:59

ArcticFrenzy said:
so are those the 2 small ones on the sides?

Yes, I read somewhere that these were a noise problem so the person with the case disconnected them. Try it and see if it helps

ArcticFrenzy · 17 Aug 2014 at 19:06

anthony566 said:
are they always loud ? or do they get louder as your system gets hotter ?? also have you got any fan profile software installed as you could maybe control the speed a bit better and reduce the noise, apart from that on the extreme you could replace all your fans with quitter ones that have rubber dampening built in and connect them to a case mounted fan controller and have direct control over there speed ??

i have MSI after burner and even at 10% power they are loud...always loud,

ArcticFrenzy · 17 Aug 2014 at 19:07

Bickaxe said:
Yes, I read somewhere that these were a noise problem so the person with the case disconnected them. Try it and see if it helps

i'll try that and get back to you after making sure that it wont overheat my system

ArcticFrenzy · 19 Aug 2014 at 18:49

update for you 2, unplugged the side fans and so far no over heating and its MUCH quieter so thank you for your help