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31-12-2003, 07:17 PM
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|  The noise! My computer was built for me by a friend a few months back, and is perfect accept for the fact that it is so noisy! The case was admittedly cheap, and someone has suggested to me that a better case may quieten down the computer when in use. However, I dont want to buy a new, dearer case when there is no guarantees that the noise will quieten down, or if it does, then I would like it to be noticably quieter. I use my computer instead of my main stereo, but I must have the music on at a fairly high volume for it to drown out the sound of the computer. Anyone got any ideas please? Thanks |
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31-12-2003, 08:26 PM
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| Best plan is to check what the fans are rated at so that you can start to see the CFM (cubic feet per minute volume of air a fan shifts) and its' dB(a) (the noise it generates). Fans at 20dB are basically silent. 10dB is an increase of double the amplitude i believe. |
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01-01-2004, 01:47 PM
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| Have you tried running it without the case and trying to determine if it's an individual fan that's problematic. You might be able to sort it by replacing the appropriate fan. |
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| You need to go here and start reading m8. http://www.silentpcreview.com/ |
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01-01-2004, 06:26 PM
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| Is there an easy way to silence a PSU? Ive got an antec 400W one, but its still fairly noisy (I got it second hand, I assume its quite old, but is still very stable so I want to keep it.) Its the only vaguely noisy thing left, since I bought a fan controller for my 7 case fans, and a thermaltake HSF, but since its still making lots of noise it seems to be making the rest of the noise reduction a little pointless!  |
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