quiet PC hardware???

I thought making a new system would quiet things down a bit. I was wrong. a new PS and case did nothing, and I thought those were the culprits. So it seems my 9600GT and CPU fan (Zalman AlCu) are the real problems. Does anyone have any reccomendations for a quiet yet effective cpu fan? I also wanted to upgrade my GPU to like a GTX 275 or a 4890, but I hear they are even louder.

The Freezer Pro 7 is a amazingly priced cpu cooler and is silent!

The Freezer Pro 7 is a amazingly priced cpu cooler and is silent!

Daytona_178

just get a true(thermalright ultra 120) you can run it passively without much worry of an overheat as long as your not overclocking to like 4Ghz

I have an HR-03 GTX and it keeps my GTX280 pretty cool, so I'm sure that you could get away with a slower fan even though the 1900rpm S-flex on it is pretty quiet. You could also use a Xigmatek Dark Knight with a slower fan and get great results. A TRUE is a great option but it needs lapping and a pressure mod for proper results. I've been hearing good things about the Megahalens as well. Water cooling is an option as well.

Performance must be sacrificed to achieve true silence. You can use fanless power supplies, but they cap out at around 400 Watts. You can get as high as a Radeon HD 4850 by buying an aftermarket passive cooler, but it can eat up as much as two or three adjacent slots given the size of the heatsink.

Wil you probably cant go passive cooling on the CPU, unless you are running a mobile processor or underclock it, but you can get away with alarge heatsink and specialized fans (i recommend Noctua fans). You'd still want at least one large, 120MM slow moving fan to get some airflow inside the case.

looks likeI need a GPU cooler, never thought of that. As for an new CPU cooler, I heard the Freezer Pro 7, any other good ideas? Preferably better than my Zalman now (running Bioshock or tf2 will leave my q6600 in the low fifties for about half an hour). Price isn't really an issue.

Before you go out buying things blindly, find out what specifically in your computer is making too much noise. One method is to briefly stop each fan, one at a time, with a rubber eraser and find those that make the most significant improvement. If that doesn't sound safe to you, you can roll a sheet of paper into a tube and listen to the different fans in your case to find out what's making the most noise. Sounds can be deceptive - you might think the CPU fan is making the most noise and it turns out to be the exhaust fan.

After that, research all the options for the parts you want to replace. The best place to start, if you haven't already, is on Silent PC Review, where they are focused exclusively on this topic. There are lists of recommended heatsinks, fans, PSUs, and other components, as well as an active forum of other quiet PC aficionados. There are tips and techniques for further reducing noise, such as hard drive suspension, simple case modding and ducting fans to different areas of the case. If you just rush into buying new components, you could waste a lot of money, so make sure you know what's making noise and the best way to fix the problem.

Before you go out buying things blindly, find out what specifically in your computer is making too much noise. One method is to briefly stop each fan, one at a time, with a rubber eraser and find those that make the most significant improvement. If that doesn't sound safe to you, you can roll a sheet of paper into a tube and listen to the different fans in your case to find out what's making the most noise. Sounds can be deceptive - you might think the CPU fan is making the most noise and it turns out to be the exhaust fan.

After that, research all the options for the parts you want to replace. The best place to start, if you haven't already, is on Silent PC Review, where they are focused exclusively on this topic. There are lists of recommended heatsinks, fans, PSUs, and other components, as well as an active forum of other quiet PC aficionados. There are tips and techniques for further reducing noise, such as hard drive suspension, simple case modding and ducting fans to different areas of the case. If you just rush into buying new components, you could waste a lot of money, so make sure you know what's making noise and the best way to fix the problem.

ajkalan

Alright I checked each fan; the CPU cooler is by far the loudest, it's like an AC (which is weird because on Newegg most reviews say it's really quiet). what do you guys think about the Xigmatek Dark Knight S1283? looks like a quality cooler for temperature at least, also in sound.

Alright I checked each fan; the CPU cooler is by far the loudest, it's like an AC (which is weird because on Newegg most reviews say it's really quiet). what do you guys think about the Xigmatek Dark Knight S1283? looks like a quality cooler for temperature at least, also in sound.

jmsbond35

sounds like maybe just the fan on your CPU cooler is broken. In this case you could just replace the fan and solve the problem. If you want help though, post the link to the CPU cooler you have (from newegg) and i/we can help you further.

Or be like me and just put your finger inbetween the fan to stop it :) Oh and hopefully don't mess up if you have those vntec 5000rpm fans... I got a gash :(

JigglyWiggly_

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Alright I checked each fan; the CPU cooler is by far the loudest, it's like an AC (which is weird because on Newegg most reviews say it's really quiet). what do you guys think about the Xigmatek Dark Knight S1283? looks like a quality cooler for temperature at least, also in sound.

czechgangster44

sounds like maybe just the fan on your CPU cooler is broken. In this case you could just replace the fan and solve the problem. If you want help though, post the link to the CPU cooler you have (from newegg) and i/we can help you further.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118114

idk why the fan would be broken though.