Quiet ICE Fan ?

Got the ST61G4 with the SilentX PSU. Its quiet but not quiet enough. I'm now on a mission to get it as quiet as possible without sacrificing CFM or making any major mods. Been Browsing the forums and found that ST61 uses the 80mm sunon fan, not sure which model and haven't taken it out to find out. But its not quiet. So this will be where I'll start to tackle it.

Can anyone recommend a real quiet fan that will fit nicely into the ST61 without further mods. Ideally, it would make less noise than a whisper whilst keeping the same CFM or even increasing....

While I'm at it, anyone know if I need to allow for extra with the fan if I were to add some noise damping material ?? and Anyone know the spec for the sunon fan used in the ST61 ?

So far come across the following potential replacements.......
Vantec Stealth Fan SF8025L 21 dBA 27 CFM
SilentX 11.4/14.8 dBA 18/28 CFM
AcoustiFan™ AF80CT 14/21 dBA 15.6/25.4 CFM
Papst 8412N/2GML 19dBA 26.5 CFM

Thanks in advance :)

Please keep us informed how you get on with this... My new shuttle is noisy like a freight train! How effective was the silent PSU? I may order one...anything is better than this!!! Also Gordy's latest mod looks good - removing the airholes from the ICE fan to reduce wind noise. Where's my Dremel!?!?!
(Link: http://www.gordonhandley.co.uk/gordyhand/liquidbloo.htm - scroll down)

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Well I recently shelled out for a Noiseblocker S3 for my SN45G. Much quieter with it in, and pretty much the same case temps. It does 38.2 CFM compared to the Sunon's 42.5 CFM but at half the noise level at full speed (26dBA rather than 36dBA). Best £16 I've spent in a long time! :D

Now all I need to work out is whether the SilentX PSU will make a big enough difference to make it worth it. Hmm... decisions, decisions...

Noiseblocker S4 on my SS51g, but at the time I bought it, it was running a 3.06 p4!

I've heard a few things about the Noiseblocker too, So Just in the process of checking it out. No doubt, I won't be able to resist the temptation for much longer. Unfortunately, I'm still having trouble finding some software to measure the temp. Tried Speedfan which has no support for the ST61 and tried Motherboard Monitor which seems to be giving false reading.....its giving 77 celsius (very worrying), but the bios is reading 36 Celsius.

As for you guys that want to know about the SilentX, in my opion, its quiet as compared to my tower but I don't have another SFF to compare with. On top of all that, I can only hear the Sunon fan buzzin away. I would say, go the 'hibby' way, deal with the noisy ICE fan first then deal with the PSU. :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Ultra

I've heard a few things about the Noiseblocker too, So Just in the process of checking it out. No doubt, I won't be able to resist the temptation for much longer. Unfortunately, I'm still having trouble finding some software to measure the temp. Tried Speedfan which has no support for the ST61 and tried Motherboard Monitor which seems to be giving false reading.....its giving 77 celsius (very worrying), but the bios is reading 36 Celsius.

As for you guys that want to know about the SilentX, in my opion, its quiet as compared to my tower but I don't have another SFF to compare with. On top of all that, I can only hear the Sunon fan buzzin away. I would say, go the 'hibby' way, deal with the noisy ICE fan first then deal with the PSU. :rolleyes:

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I have just taken delivery of the SilenX, Noiseblocker S3 and the Accoustifan so am planning to build a new SN45G this weekend and will probbly try all 3 fans.

Best one wins - will let you guys know how I get on!

Recommend the noiseblocker :)

I replaced mine with a Noiseblocker S3 - very very quiet when its below the BIOS threshold but still does a very good job when you're pushing the machine a bit.

Looks like Noiseblocker S3 or S4....Lets just see how doopydug gets on........

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Originally Posted by doopydug

I have just taken delivery of the SilenX, Noiseblocker S3 and the Accoustifan so am planning to build a new SN45G this weekend and will probbly try all 3 fans.

Best one wins - will let you guys know how I get on!

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Which one won then ?? I'm dying to find out so I can sort my noisy fan out !!

Not had a chance to test yet mate - just got the shuttle put together today and am downloading MBM as I type.

Will get some done tomorrow hopefully when I have finished work

try speedfan, very useful as you can vary the speed of the fans and make them even quieter.

Noisenblocker S3, very good, set it to 4% in speedfan and its nice and quiet :)

The noiseiest thing in my machine is the gfx fan! Grrrrr

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Originally Posted by wol

try speedfan, very useful as you can vary the speed of the fans and make them even quieter.

Noisenblocker S3, very good, set it to 4% in speedfan and its nice and quiet :)

The noiseiest thing in my machine is the gfx fan! Grrrrr

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I've tried Speedfan with my ST61G4, however, its not supported so I can't get it to work. I also tried MBM which is giving wrong readings. Its showing 77c yet the bios is showing 36c at idle.

Any ideas, am I missing some configuration ??

I tried a Noiseblocker S3 but wasn't that impressed. It was quiet white noise, but it seemed to have an annoying fan whine which put me off. For a 10 quid fan I wasn't too impressed. Instead I got an Evercool three pin from Tekheads for about 4 quid and it runs just as quiet and without any of the fan whine either.

I did exhange the NB but the replacement I got was the same so I'm sticking with my Evercool.

I made a guide on how to silence a shuttle a way back. You can check it out here:

http://www.n0w.co.uk/shuttle/

Speedfan should pickup the 3 sensors itself without configuring it and you can go through the wizard in MBM to get it configure itself for your system.

Anyway in MBM i used to use these settings:

CPU - ITE8712F-2 Diode
Case - ITE8712F-1

if they dont work checkout the forums on this place - www.sfftech.com

Thanks for the link to the noise guide, ill take a look.


Wol

Noiseblocker S3 I prefer yet the Sharkoon SL1 is the best fan available on paper. Available from www.whispertec.com

Right guys - I have tried the noiseblocker s3, silenX and the Accoustifan.

I decided to order all three to see which did the best job.

All three were tested this afternoon with a stagnant room temp of 23c. SN45G with an XP1700 @ 2.4GhZ.

All three fans failed to keep the shuttle at the same temps as the stock fan but there was no more fluctuation than 2 - 3 c.

Base setting with standard fan was 47c CPU and 38c CASE.

I had no better testing method than my ears unfortunately, and it was a matter of quickly disconnecting the old fans, reconnecting new and trying to remember how the last one sounded. There wsas nothing much between the noiseblocker and the Accoustifan, HOWEVER the SilenX fan was AMAZING - almost inaudable at 7V and only seemed half as loud as the other two at full pelt.

I cannot recommend these fans enough - have just put two 120mm and two 80mm in my PC75 Lian Li as well, and can't even hear them above my whisper quiet ENERMAX 550W. !!!

i've just ordered up one of those 14db SilenX fans, on your recomendation doopy :)

can't stand having this sunon screamer one moment longer...


tick tick royal fail ;)

i dont get it, my sn45g runs amazingly quiet, (inaudible from over 2meters away) with the normal fan since i worked out that it would run at 40 degrees at 5% fan speed, and give me the option to pump the speed up for when m playing games, obviosly iv not got anything to compaire this to other than my main system, but isnt this a cheaper/easier way?

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Originally Posted by doopydug

Right guys - I have tried the noiseblocker s3, silenX and the Accoustifan.

I decided to order all three to see which did the best job.

All three were tested this afternoon with a stagnant room temp of 23c. SN45G with an XP1700 @ 2.4GhZ.

All three fans failed to keep the shuttle at the same temps as the stock fan but there was no more fluctuation than 2 - 3 c.

Base setting with standard fan was 47c CPU and 38c CASE.

I had no better testing method than my ears unfortunately, and it was a matter of quickly disconnecting the old fans, reconnecting new and trying to remember how the last one sounded. There wsas nothing much between the noiseblocker and the Accoustifan, HOWEVER the SilenX fan was AMAZING - almost inaudable at 7V and only seemed half as loud as the other two at full pelt.

I cannot recommend these fans enough - have just put two 120mm and two 80mm in my PC75 Lian Li as well, and can't even hear them above my whisper quiet ENERMAX 550W. !!!

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Sounds good to me.....nothing better than trusting your own ears !!

So where do I pick up a Silent X Fan in the uk ? and have your any spec for the fan you tested ?

Thanks in Advance....

as well what temps did u get with the SilentX

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Originally Posted by Ultra

Sounds good to me.....nothing better than trusting your own ears !!

So where do I pick up a Silent X Fan in the uk ? and have your any spec for the fan you tested ?

Thanks in Advance....

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http://www.soadvanced.com/store.htm

Thanks doopydug, will have a good look at the site a little later.......

Seems like we're heading back to square one ......which fan......looks like a good fight between the Silent X and S3....... :rolleyes:

i run the ice fan on my SB51 at 5% and it's still far too loud. the power variation is on a logarythmic scale, so there's far more variation in fan speed from 0-20% than in 20-100% (30% is pretty much full whack), so the slower/quieter fan at stock will give me far greater control than the stock sunon fan.

if this silenx fan is quet enough at full then it'll just be left full permenantly. just hope it cools as well as the sunon at 5%...


[edit] almost forgot. doopy, how was your silenx tailed? 3 or 4 pin? just in case i have to modify it :)

ok, cool, thanks for clearing that one up, wasnt sure, may be worth me getting a silentX fan then, wasnt sure

i'm tempted to get one of these, having seen all the above reccommendations - which one would I need for my SN45G ?? the 80mm I think - but what's the difference between the different dB's ?

An increase of 10dB is a doubling of the volume, so a 26dB fan is half the volume of a 36dB fan.

hibby, an increase of 3dB signifies a double in volume.

my SilenX fan turned up today, but i think they've sent me the wrong one (shock horror). I specified the 14dB @ 12V model and they've sent my the variable one :/

screw paying postage to send it back, i'll just stick the thermistor somewhere hot :)

btw, they come in 3-pin with a 4-pin adapter, and rubber mounting grommets... very nice :D

yeah, i decided to go for the S3, easyer for me to get hold of, hope it worth it

my bad! thought it was a log2 rather than log10 relationship. nee hee, am i scaring you yet?

I'm looking at going with a soadvanced 80mm fan to replace the ICE fan, but I'm a bit concerned on the cooling effectiveness of it. Whats the real temp difference like between this and the stock fan? I plan to overclock my cpu so heat may become an issue. I'm also gonna replace the psu fan.

Also has anyone tried a sharkoon silent fan?

Negative mate, but most people with shuttles who look for a quieter alternative have looked to the NoiseBlocker series (S2, S3, S4). I for one will be upgrading to one of these hush hush babies soon along with the SilentX PSU :)

Noiseblocker S4 here. Pushes about the same amount of air but much quieter, recommended.

Yer it certainly looks that way from the stats. That'll probably be the one i go for to be honest

mmm, iv been talking to hibby (whom i go to college with oddly) who's got an S3 and i reckon im going for a S4 aswell, shouldnt take long to get here

Thing is with an S4 you got the option of running full speed if you want/need or throttling it back with speedfan.

I have the setup in my sig. The noisiest thing is definately the PSU.

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I have the setup in my sig. The noisiest thing is definately the PSU.

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Where do you have the 2 S4's - either side of the ICE ?

I have recently purchased a fan from this web site and used paypal to pay for it. They came the next day. http://homepage.ntlworld.com/dorothy...ry/panaflo.htm
I bought the Panaflo L1A, its so much quieter than the sunon! :D

I've just ordered 2 80mm and a 60mm SilenX fan gonna mod my case should be dead quite :D

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Originally Posted by The 47th Ronin

I made a guide on how to silence a shuttle a way back. You can check it out here:

http://www.n0w.co.uk/shuttle/

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Does anyone know of an updated URL for this? It was an excellent guide and I've finally got all the bits ordered and its gone! :eek: