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| Thread ID: 77952 | 2007-03-29 00:11:00 | Reducing PC noise. | mejobloggs (264) | Press F1 |
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| 536604 | 2007-03-29 00:11:00 | Needing a bit of help... I'm trying to reduce system noise enough so that I can sleep with the pc turned on. For me that requires a fairly low noise level. www.ascent.co.nz I got one of the above Acoustic absorption kits, but unsure how to install it. It has 4 mats... I assume one on each side, and... one on front/back? Or top/bottom? I have stealth fans installed on the case (120mm ones. 1 front, 1 back). A heatsink-only graphics card. It still makes a heck of a racket, which I think is the 60mm cpu fan. But there is also a 40mm fan on the motherboard which is probably really loud as well. I think the 40mm fan is the northbridge fan. If I get this: www.ascent.co.nz will I need thermal paste? Unsure about what to do with the cpu fan. It's a Socket A (462) cpu, which is old, so don't want to go spending money on a big cooler. So far all the stuff I have got is just general stuff, so if I upgrade pc, I can still use them. Spending $80 on a cooler for an ancient cpu is crazy, cause it's probably worth more than the rest of the pc :waughh: I bought a 60mm case fan, and will put that on the cpu. I'm hoping that it's noise is just because it is old and wearing out. Anything else I can do? The reason I want it to stay on overnight, is because other people will need to access some files off it during the night. If it's in sleep mode, will it wake up if someone tries to access it? Because if it doesn't wake up, then I don't think they will be able to access it. (Have made a lan with Hamachi with a friend overseas, and we are working on a project together, where all the files are on my pc) |
mejobloggs (264) | ||
| 536605 | 2007-03-29 00:43:00 | you can get passive heatsinks for the northbridge and also 80-60mm adaptors so you can fit a slow revving 80mm fan to the heatsink. what heatsink does it have on it? maybe a better heatsink is required | tweak'e (69) | ||
| 536606 | 2007-03-29 01:12:00 | A quieter heatsink/fan combo and power supply would definitely quieten things down IF you can afford them | bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
| 536607 | 2007-03-29 04:00:00 | Ah, power supply, I overlooked that. Passive heatsinks for northbridges is pretty cheap, but cpu heatsink/fan combo's aren't :( I'm just using the standard thing that came with the Athlon xp 2000. |
mejobloggs (264) | ||
| 536608 | 2007-03-29 05:02:00 | still the stock heatsink... thats the first thing to change. need something better and something that dosn't require a fast fan to get good cooling. standard cooling is ok but it won't be very good once you fit a slow fan on it hence the need to upgrade the heatsink. | tweak'e (69) | ||
| 536609 | 2007-03-29 05:04:00 | A quieter heatsink/fan combo and power supply would definitely quieten things down IF you can afford them Bob, whats that curry of your like?, i'm quite partial to lamb curry! |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 536610 | 2007-03-29 06:11:00 | A good formula to use is... Use fewer BIG fans. So you'd want to replace your 80mm fans with 120mm ones they are quieter and push out more air. Replace your PSU... especially if you have an el cheapo one. Thermaltake. Antec etc will do well but are dearer than generic PSU's. Basically if you want quiet you will have to fork out a few penny's if you want it done properly. Cheers |
chiefnz (545) | ||
| 536611 | 2007-03-29 06:23:00 | If the bank account is plush then water cooling is the best option, get a big ass rad with 2 x 120mm fans and it will be super quiet. Otherwise have a hunt round trademe for a second hand skt A cooler. There should be a fair few second hand as a lot of geeks are upgrading to C2D. I picked up a pure copper CoolMaster unit for $30 brand new the other day. It came with a 80mm fan that could easily be replace with a Vantec Stealth or something similar. There are quieter fans than the Vantecs but they're not easy to come by. Power supply will probably be your biggest issue, it is in my near silent server. You can replace the fans if your handy enough but it will void your warranty and could kill you :) The easiest option is a new PSU but this might not be affordable, you could consider volt modding the existing fans. |
Pete O'Neil (6584) | ||
| 536612 | 2007-03-29 06:43:00 | What's wrong with the youth of today? I once slept on the floor between two (running) 50 kVA diesel generators . I have slept in the draught produced by a 5HP axial flow fan . And you can't sleep when you've got few 3W fans going . :groan: |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 536613 | 2007-03-29 11:24:00 | Ahaha, but I have replaced the cpu fan with just another 60mm. Such a difference! The other one was crazily loud. Maybe I can sleep now :) | mejobloggs (264) | ||
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