- Joined
- Jun 1, 2003
- Location
- Ashland, KY
Well gang I have been on a mission to quiet down my PC.
Here is a run down of the type of fans I have had within my Chieftec case.
My CPU type is TbredB 1700@ 2.0ghz
Temps measured by Speedfan.
Ambient was close to 70*F. Give or take 2 degrees.
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4x Sunon Med spd fans. 40CFM @ 34dBA.
1x Sunon Ultra High Spd fan. 88cfm @ 44dBA.
CPU temps: 32*C idle
Case temps: 29*C
I got very tired of the noise coming from my PC. I hated watching movies or playing games b/c I had to crank my speakers up really loud.
I decided I was going to quiet this thing down. I read up on Paxmate, Magic Fleece, etc. for things that would dampen the sound. From the reviews I have seen, they are just pointless and an absolute waste of money.
I stumbled upon some 80mm Panaflo L1A fans. They are listed as 24CFM @ 21dBA. I was able to grab several of these from FrozenCPU.com dirt cheap. These were to replace all my case fans. I also bought a Enermax Temp monitor. It allows you to monitor 2 seperate temps for your computer and allows the manual adjust of 2 fans. (I have the 3.5" model BTW.) This would allow me to adjust the fan speed on my super duper loud CPU fan for my AX-7. (I know it isn't as loud as a Tornado but I think this sucker is loud.)
CPU temps: 38*C idle
Case Temps: 28*C
I wasn't happy. I still heard too much noise coming from my PC. It is about 2 feet away from my ears at night so I don't like the whirl of the fans.
I realized that the noise I was hearing came from my GPU fan for my Albatron TI4800SE. So I purchased a Zalman 80-HPa for a replacement device. No fan for the GPU means even less noise. I was quite pleased with this product as it allowed me to gain an additional 12mhz on my core. It rests at 328 right now.
CPU temps: 36*C
Case temps: 30*C
Recently Case-mods.com had an price error on the SLK900u heatsink. I picked up 2 of these bad boys for my server and my main rig for a whopping 52 bucks. I also picked up a Zalman Northbridge HS. I was replacing my stock Abit HS/F which made a whirl.
After placing one of the Panaflo L1A fans on the SLK I was shocked by my temps.
CPU temp: 34*C
Case temps: 29*C
After the addition of the SLK, I was able to completely remove 2 of the Panaflo fans. For the first time I could hear my hard drive
grinding away.
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Currently the loudest thing in my room is my laptop fan. I can't believe how loud this Dell is!!
For those of you out there that think a quiet PC is out of reach..........you are dead wrong. Patience and planning is the key.
I know if I used the Paxmate I would have an even quieter system but I don't wanna **** away any more of my money for just a 2dBA loss.
Here is a run down of the type of fans I have had within my Chieftec case.
My CPU type is TbredB 1700@ 2.0ghz
Temps measured by Speedfan.
Ambient was close to 70*F. Give or take 2 degrees.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
4x Sunon Med spd fans. 40CFM @ 34dBA.
1x Sunon Ultra High Spd fan. 88cfm @ 44dBA.
CPU temps: 32*C idle
Case temps: 29*C
I got very tired of the noise coming from my PC. I hated watching movies or playing games b/c I had to crank my speakers up really loud.
I decided I was going to quiet this thing down. I read up on Paxmate, Magic Fleece, etc. for things that would dampen the sound. From the reviews I have seen, they are just pointless and an absolute waste of money.
I stumbled upon some 80mm Panaflo L1A fans. They are listed as 24CFM @ 21dBA. I was able to grab several of these from FrozenCPU.com dirt cheap. These were to replace all my case fans. I also bought a Enermax Temp monitor. It allows you to monitor 2 seperate temps for your computer and allows the manual adjust of 2 fans. (I have the 3.5" model BTW.) This would allow me to adjust the fan speed on my super duper loud CPU fan for my AX-7. (I know it isn't as loud as a Tornado but I think this sucker is loud.)
CPU temps: 38*C idle
Case Temps: 28*C
I wasn't happy. I still heard too much noise coming from my PC. It is about 2 feet away from my ears at night so I don't like the whirl of the fans.
I realized that the noise I was hearing came from my GPU fan for my Albatron TI4800SE. So I purchased a Zalman 80-HPa for a replacement device. No fan for the GPU means even less noise. I was quite pleased with this product as it allowed me to gain an additional 12mhz on my core. It rests at 328 right now.
CPU temps: 36*C
Case temps: 30*C
Recently Case-mods.com had an price error on the SLK900u heatsink. I picked up 2 of these bad boys for my server and my main rig for a whopping 52 bucks. I also picked up a Zalman Northbridge HS. I was replacing my stock Abit HS/F which made a whirl.
After placing one of the Panaflo L1A fans on the SLK I was shocked by my temps.
CPU temp: 34*C
Case temps: 29*C
After the addition of the SLK, I was able to completely remove 2 of the Panaflo fans. For the first time I could hear my hard drive
grinding away.
-------------------------------------------
Currently the loudest thing in my room is my laptop fan. I can't believe how loud this Dell is!!
For those of you out there that think a quiet PC is out of reach..........you are dead wrong. Patience and planning is the key.
I know if I used the Paxmate I would have an even quieter system but I don't wanna **** away any more of my money for just a 2dBA loss.