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  1. 06-11-2004, 03:59 AM #1
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    Today I Found Out...

    That 59dBA is not an acceptable level of noise for a PC fan to make.
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  2. 06-11-2004, 09:19 AM #2
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    My whole computer makes 55dB of noise (measured at 1 metre from it)
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    No idea what mine make, but they're both damned whisper quiet!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Vaul
    That 59dBA is not an acceptable level of noise for a PC fan to make.

    oh mate....you should try a 7000 rpm delta on an SK6....my head was punding in 3 minutes...it had to go.

    What is it you have?

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  5. 06-11-2004, 12:06 PM #5
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    Im in the stage of replacing all my fans with some nice silent ones just ordered some silentx ones, at the moment it makes a hell of a lot of noise.

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    my cpu fan makes 59db alone, the focussed flow delta 120mm fan i think it makes more though, cos its louder when i put the 120-80mm converter on, lol

    but thats why god invented headphones
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    I found the table at the bottom of this page useful...
    http://www2.sfu.ca/sonic-studio/handbook/Decibel.html

    Threshold of hearing 0 dB Motorcycle (30 feet) 88 dB
    Rustling leaves 20 dB Foodblender (3 feet) 90 dB
    Quiet whisper (3 feet) 30 dB Subway (inside) 94 dB
    Quiet home 40 dB Diesel truck (30 feet) 100 dB
    Quiet street 50 dB Power mower (3 feet) 107 dB
    Normal conversation 60 dB Pneumatic riveter (3 feet) 115 dB
    Inside car 70 dB Chainsaw (3 feet) 117 dB
    Loud singing (3 feet) 75 dB Amplified Rock and Roll (6 feet) 120 dB
    Automobile (25 feet) 80 dB Jet plane (100 feet) 130 dB
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    Mine makes around 30db i think, 59's just bloody loud tbh :-/

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    I doubt some items on that table of relative loudness in decibels. Specifically the "Quiet home" one at 40dB. If that's the case, why does my PC seem overly loud at its sub-40 dB (Not sure of the exact figure - don't have a decibel meter)? Maybe my home's just more quiet than average.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Zak33
    oh mate....you should try a 7000 rpm delta on an SK6....my head was punding in 3 minutes...it had to go.

    What is it you have?
    Delta 120mm Focussed Flow Fan, 4000RPM.
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    close then..mine was a smaller Delta..a screamer....
    It DID cool the cpu.....but also made my head burn

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zak33
    close then..mine was a smaller Delta..a screamer....
    It DID cool the cpu.....but also made my head burn
    i had 40mm delta i found the other day damn it made noise, but it moved more air than my 80mm fans, that was until it clashed with my finger and 2 of the brushes snapped off

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    I had a 3600rpm delta foir a few weeks. Horrible noise and the perfoamnce wasnt that... hot

    I have a papst on it that i cannot hear at all now, running things nicely
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    my wife said to me once its either the delta or me

    or at least thats what I think she said!!!
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