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My PC has really loud fans..., I haven't really done anything about it because it is not really that important but I figured it was time to around to it....
also I am pretty sure it is not my power supply fan..., it sounds like it is comming from the one underneath it and I know that the front one it loud
SO, I need one for the front and one for the back...
thanx in advanced,
Byan
I have had good experience with SUNON fans and ENERMAX fans, especially some with thermal control.
Check www.nexfan.com , also www.newegg.com . Make sure you look for ball bearing vs. sleeve bearing - those run quieter.
Alternatively check if the current ones are mounted tight - not rattling against the case. Also, you could remove the little center sticker, but a tiny drop of oil (like WD40) in it and replace the sticker.
How many hard drives do you have? Mine contribute to at least 50% of my case's noise. Next time I upgrade, I'm going to make it a point to get ONE drive. The disks are loud just idling. When I put my machine to sleep, the noise drops considerably. Another 25% of my noise comes from air movement, which really can't be avoided.
Most cheap fans are somewhere between 25-35dBa. I've seen some that are 40 or 50 (yeep!). I would look for something around 20dBa. You can pay a lot and get something that's more like 16dBa, but I don't think it's really worth it. You'll find that the fans themselves don't contribute as much to the computer's noise as you think.
Personally, I've given up on the whole noise issue altogether. I have 6 fans in all, and once I get a new video card, I'll have 7. My case sounds like a 747, and there's not a darn thing I can do about it :)
80mm Sunon ball bearing vanilla flavor work fine. Just be sure to get low wattage('bout' 2.1) for silence. They still run at about 2,800Rpm and cool well.
Sorry,,have to disagree with using WD-40 to oil the bearings. It will gum-up at high speeds/heat. Would suggest you use a good machine oil instead. Believe it or not,one of the best is 'Hoppe's' lubricating oil. High viscosity,but won't gumup. They recommend it for electric motors and so do I...:)
Right now I have a
All products > Fans, Heatsinks (Case, CPU, Chipset) > SUNON > N82E16811999001
**This item is NOT REFUNDABLE, exchange for same exact item only!!**
SUNON 80x80x25mm, Ballbearing, Case Fan, DC 12V, 2.1W, 2900 RPM, 39.0 CFM, 4-pin. MODEL: KD1208PTB2 More...
--- Like to Have Fans with LEDs? Single-color, 2-color, 3-Color, & 4-Color to dress up your case. --- -OEM
and another fan that came with my case, it is also a SUNON
I noticed this has a 32 dba, I guess I would like a nice one that is about 20 or so...., can someone give me an example of a model of one
thanx again,
Byan
I like enermax I found good deals on ebay for 4 packs
just make sure you note shipping charges
I don't know about led fans I'm not into that
but the newer enermax fans with sensors are quiet but I think they can get louder if stressed.
Sunon's are quite good... Panaflo's are also very good. But have heard that Pabst makes the quietest fans around. NMB's are excellent also...
So, you want data... here's data.
if you want a quieter system you might consider several mods such as
https://discussions.virtualdr.com/
CMS LW6350HP 350W Silent PSU ATX 12v with 12cm 24CFM Fan, Pentium 4,
I have one of those it has a large 6" fan blowing up through the bottom of the power supply out to the rear of the case and is a whole lot quieter than a standard supply fan.
Some of the Zalman products are especially made to quieten the PC such as:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/images/prod...s7000cu-b1.jpg
Zalman CNPS7000-Cu CPU Cooler
http://www.thinkgeek.com/images/prod...man-cooler.jpg
Zalman CPU Cooler
http://store5.yimg.com/I/siliconacoustics_1765_1742636
SilentMaxx proSilence PCS-350 [fanless power supply]
Depends on your budget really.You could fit temperature controlled fans or even water cooling.
Even just changing from the standard 4" to a 6" fan will reduce noise due to the fan having a lower speed for the same volume of air moved.
A simpler solution maybe this:
https://discussions.virtualdr.com/
Zalman Fan Mate
Quote:
The Fan Mate is an adjustable fan speed connector for allowing you to control the speed of a fan to create an optimal cooling environment.
Ditto on the hard drive noise issue. I too soon realized it's not the case fans that are making the biggest noise - it's the hard drives spinning.
The other thing I noticed is that my CPU heatsink fan was way louder than the case fans too. The Zalman coolers look awesome :) but what helped me a lot was to switch my CoolerMaster 60mm heatsink fan (running at a loud 5000 RPM) to a generic 80mm case fan (running around 2300 RPM). From CompUSA, I got a little plastic bracket that allows you to mount an 80mm fan to a 60mm slot - cost me $5. It adds to the heatsink total height by about 2", but I found it cools as effectively but is much quieter.
You can get harddrive enclosures or rubber mounting mats to remove noise if its a big issue but like you've found the smaller the fan the faster it has to turn and hence the more noise it makes.
I'm a big fan of www.quietpc.com
It has all sorts of tips for quieting your pc, including fans, HDs, coolers, etc for sale that have all been tested and rated for how quiet they are. They also have baffles they sell for your case, which contain even more of the noise.
This has done a good job in overall noise reduction in my mod.
Nice pun RingoSaturn! :DQuote:
I look at the stats for Quiet Vs. CFM and I noticed that my sunon is pretty good seening on how it gets 39 CFM with only 32 Noise, I mean I dont want to compromise the heat of my system for the noise....,Quote:
Originally posted by Abhoth
Sunon's are quite good... Panaflo's are also very good. But have heard that Pabst makes the quietest fans around. NMB's are excellent also...
So, you want data... here's data.
I would like something simular of to this only it would monitor the heat and adjust the speed accordingly..., I dont want to mess with the PSU and how do I get the CPU fan off if it is thermal paisted to the CPU?Quote:
Originally posted by 104456
A simpler solution maybe this:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/images/prod...t/fan-mate.jpg
Zalman Fan Mate
thanx again,
Byan
The heatsink is hooked to the CPU socket, don't need to mess with that.
The fan is generally hooked to the heatsink with screws... sometimes clips. Let us know what yours looks like... remove the fan from the heatsink and replace it in a similar manner only reverse.
My choice for cooling equipment and other case 'goodies' would have to be here: http://www.plycon.com/index.html
If you have the budget for it, for a great heatsink, i would suggest the Thermalright SLK 800u .Coupled with the variable speed YS Tech 80mm fan. Mine has the adjustment knob mounted on an unused front drive slot to make it easy to get to.
With my AMD T-Bred 1700+ (1.47GB) OrClocked to 1.72GB, it runs at 43c at idle and has 'never' gone above 45c under load. Ambient room temp is 69°F to 72°F. Nuff sed...:D
I only have one harddrive and I have been looking at silence stuff for that and they are a little too expensiveQuote:
Originally posted by Dr.Gibbs
How many hard drives do you have? Mine contribute to at least 50% of my case's noise. Next time I upgrade, I'm going to make it a point to get ONE drive. The disks are loud just idling. When I put my machine to sleep, the noise drops considerably. Another 25% of my noise comes from air movement, which really can't be avoided.
Most cheap fans are somewhere between 25-35dBa. I've seen some that are 40 or 50 (yeep!). I would look for something around 20dBa. You can pay a lot and get something that's more like 16dBa, but I don't think it's really worth it. You'll find that the fans themselves don't contribute as much to the computer's noise as you think.
Personally, I've given up on the whole noise issue altogether. I have 6 fans in all, and once I get a new video card, I'll have 7. My case sounds like a 747, and there's not a darn thing I can do about it :)
I have the one that came with my P4 1.8ghz, I am sure you know whcih one that is.., I am thinking that it is the clips but I can't remember, this computer was the first I built so a friend of mine was handeling the CPU..Quote:
Originally posted by Abhoth
The heatsink is hooked to the CPU socket, don't need to mess with that.
The fan is generally hooked to the heatsink with screws... sometimes clips. Let us know what yours looks like... remove the fan from the heatsink and replace it in a similar manner only reverse.
thanx again,
Byan
It seems that I am out of options...
I really dont want to spend more then $20 or so, the CPU, hard drive (sheesh those cases are expensive), PSU (unless there is something I can add on the outside for cheap) are all out....
if there are any cheap options you guys have....
thanx again,
Byan
I have three of these:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...8014&CatId=803
They move a pretty substantial amount of air for their noise level. I'm happy with them. Like I said, though, my case is loud... but that's due to the hard drives (mostly) and the 4 other fans I have in there.
Unfortunately, the days of quiet PC's are over... unless you want to spend big bucks, you won't be able to keep your machine cool enough without making some noise :)
K G G,
Thanks for the idea....."remove the little sticker". I had a fan that was driving me crazy and it was going to be difficult to replace. I took a closer LQQK at it and noticed that the sticker was way off center, so I peeled it off and the fan is now quite and well behaved!!
SM
Great ! :D Sometimes it's the little things that make the difference...
got one for ya...my processor fan runs at around 7800 rpms and my case fan at 2100 rpms? Is that normal.....also my cpu fan is REALLLY loud...its the only loud one in the bunch (9 fans altogether including video fan and fsb fan) its a custome fan.....with a custom heatsink..works quite well....is everyone elses fan running that fast and that loud or do you think i got shackled with the purchase of the fan?
EDIT.....will that wd40 trik work on the processor fan????????????????
First, those speeds should be different, they are different fans with different designs I'd assume.
Is your HSF (CPU fan) having a temperature control or speed control option? You could simple turn the rpm's down a little bit. E.g. my Volcano 11 runs max. at 4800 rpm, but I have it set to approx. 3800 rpm, that does make hardly a temp difference but now it's a quieter fan than the case ones.
If not, you could always opt to go with a new HSF that runs much quieter and give you various control options.
TangZ,,sounds like you have a 60mm Delta 'screamer' on that HS? Or the equivalent. 60mm's have to run much faster to do the cooling job on overclocked AMD's. If none of that pertains to you, as K G G says, slowing the fan down 'will' quiet it down. Whether you get a slower fan,or a speed control for the one you have. Just be sure to watch those CPU temps 'very' closely. One reason why i went to an 80mm with HS that supports it...
Oh yeah,,tried one of those 'Zalman fan mate' things. Turned out to be crap.:( Poorly built to say the least. Went to a local electronics supply house and got a POT(potentiometer) for half the price and it worked very well.
WOW, GOOD CALL MAN....thats exactly what it is (screamer) ...so you guys think I should just get one of those 5 1/4 bay fan adjusters? how do they plug into the fan? does a power cable go to the bay and then from the bay to the fans or do i have it all bass ackwards?
If you guys want a cool fan controller, try this:
Sunbeam fan controller
I just picked one up from Directron a month ago. Love it! TangZ, you have it correct: you connect power to the controller and then plug the fans into the controller (it only takes 3 pin fan plugs, so you may need an adapter if your fan only has Molex. It came with two adapters though).
The like that the fan controller doesn't just adjust from 7V to 12V as many do. It actually turns off if you want it to. And the coolest thing is when you first crank it up, the LED glows red. When you increase voltage past 7V, the red LED turns BLUE!!