I'm gonna attempt this, now please talk me out of it!

I going to attempt to do this, is there a reason why I shouldn't, besides it killing me.

How To - Make your Power Supply Quieter

I'll be using a Panaflo 80mm High Fan FBA08A12H1A. I have the same PSU as the guy that did it on the site I listed above. My PSU is too too loud and I need some peace and quiet! Now there is nothing wrong with my PSU, I'm 110% sure of that, it's just LOUD. "It sounds like a ShopVac:D ."

I considered buying a new quiet PSU, but the quietest one I've found runs $110:( . I really can't afford that right now.

"Should I Do It Or Not:confused: "

That link was dead for me, but if it requires you to change the fan, I'd suggest you don't bother as the replacement could be cheap and fail. The manufactuers don't put those noisy fans in there for nothing. You may even ruin the power supply in the process.

If the noise is that bad, I'd suggest geting a newer case that isolates your computer's components better. Or perhaps buy a quieter power supply. It's safer that way.

That's the way I see it.

Don't... Find a better / cheaper one here

Done it a couple of times myself with some "loudmouths" - no problem, but a) stay away from the cheap fans, b) concentrate on what you are doing and c) don't cut any wires you are not sure how to reconnect again. If in doubt, don't.

Whether you go for it or not, you might be interested in this article on making your computer quieter.
http://www.quietpcusa.com/articles/h..._computer.html

Thanks everyone for your replies and links.

kallikru, have you had any problems with the ones you did, over heat?

No, so far no problems....been running for over 1/2 year now.

You need to be quite careful playing around inside a power supply. There are capacitors in there that still have a charge when the psu is unplugged. They can give you a real nasty jolt if you are clanking around in there with a screwdriver, not to mention ruining the psu. Watch what you are doing when replacing those fans. I've replaced psu fans with quieter Panaflos with no problems, but when you can afford it, try the Enermax or Vantec quiet psu's---well worth the investment.

Thanks bistro and kallikru,

I'm aware of the danger, I've been inside PSU several times before, just never changed out a fan.

heh heh heh, oops, when i was younger, i used to play around in an open PSU with the thing plugged in. i thought it was fun to play around with the fan. lol

Is that how you got the name Spooky?

yes, after getting fried my hair stood up and thats how i got the name. JK :)

btw fuel, great (armpatch?) Fallout will never die. great game no matter what. so what if its horribly gory?

Just to give you the update on what I decided, and did.



The PSU.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...f/fc65c0f2.jpg

The case off the Power Supply Unit.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...9/fc65c0d1.jpg

The loud fan removed.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...5/fc65c0a7.jpg

The new quiet fan installed.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...5/fc65c081.jpg

I went ahead and cut a new hole on the bottom of the PSU, to add in another fan. If I start to have any heating problems, I will enable the fan to start with a switch.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...e/fc65c06a.jpg

This is with the extra fan added on the bottom of the PSU.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...2/fc65c055.jpg

I've also added some padding inside the computer case to deaden the sound, it's installed on the inside of both panels. (Two layers thick.) I turned off one of 4 case fans, I noticed after doing that the temp on the CPU went up from it's usual 49C to 53C, and the MB temp went up from 30C to 31C. I did notice that while I was working on this that the inside of the case was very dusty, especially the heat sink and CPU fan. After I blew some compressed air to clean out the case and fans, now the CPU temp sits at 43C and the MB temp at 29C.

The compter is about half as loud as it was before, I may need to now replace the CPU fan, and I can't hear the PSU's fan as much now. I won't do CPU fan till much later.

Just thought I'd share this with you.:)

The quietest fans are PABST fans.

I replaced the fans in my Enermax Power supply and could tell a difference immediately. I often have to look at the fans to tell they are running. MY temps are OK as reported by Hardware Monitor.l

http://www.endpcnoise.com/cgi-bin/e/00025.html