a better case makes a HUGE difference???

[scroller52]

 

[scroller52]

sorry, i hit enter by accident...well here it is

right now im running an old cooler master active thermal convective system case. its a few year old, but it still works fine
my friend has basically the same setup as me, but he got a lian-li S80, when he runs his comp, you can barely hear the noise...and this coolermaster, its wayyy louder than my old dell....is it the case fans? if it is, can i just change them to better fans??

my setup
asus p5w-dh
e6600
zalman cnps-9500
seagate barracuda 320gb
x-fi fatal1ty
zalman fatal1ty vf-7 gpu cooler
7900gt
maxtor 120gb ide drive

his setup
asus p5w-dh
e6600
zalman cnps-9500
x1900xtx
accelero x2
150gb raptor
320gb WD caviar
x-fi extreme

 

[slpaulson]

It's probably the fans. Does your case use 80mm fans like my coolermaster case? If so I like the 80mm nexus fans I put in mine.

 

[VinDSL]

Originally posted by: scroller52
sorry, i hit enter by accident...well here it is

right now im running an old cooler master active thermal convective system case. its a few year old, but it still works fine
my friend has basically the same setup as me, but he got a lian-li S80, when he runs his comp, you can barely hear the noise...and this coolermaster, its wayyy louder than my old dell....is it the case fans? if it is, can i just change them to better fans??

my setup
asus p5w-dh
e6600
zalman cnps-9500
seagate barracuda 320gb
x-fi fatal1ty
zalman fatal1ty vf-7 gpu cooler
7900gt
maxtor 120gb ide drive

his setup
asus p5w-dh
e6600
zalman cnps-9500
x1900xtx
accelero x2
150gb raptor
320gb WD caviar
x-fi extreme

Shift-keys make a big difference too! Bwahahahaha!

*edit*

Er... sorry... inside joke...

Have you been 'keyboarding' for 20 years, by any chance?

I have a reason for asking this...

 

[gamefreakgcb]

Originally posted by: VinDSL

Originally posted by: scroller52
sorry, i hit enter by accident...well here it is

right now im running an old cooler master active thermal convective system case. its a few year old, but it still works fine
my friend has basically the same setup as me, but he got a lian-li S80, when he runs his comp, you can barely hear the noise...and this coolermaster, its wayyy louder than my old dell....is it the case fans? if it is, can i just change them to better fans??

my setup
asus p5w-dh
e6600
zalman cnps-9500
seagate barracuda 320gb
x-fi fatal1ty
zalman fatal1ty vf-7 gpu cooler
7900gt
maxtor 120gb ide drive

his setup
asus p5w-dh
e6600
zalman cnps-9500
x1900xtx
accelero x2
150gb raptor
320gb WD caviar
x-fi extreme

Shift-keys make a big difference too! Bwahahahaha!

*edit*

Er... sorry... inside joke...

Have you been 'keyboarding' for 20 years, by any chance?

I have a reason for asking this...

Man, you really dont let go of something once you get it do ya :evil:

 

[VinDSL]

Originally posted by: gamefreakgcb
Man, you really dont let go of something once you get it do ya :evil:

Oh, I dunno...

Sometimes I'm like a dog with a bone, but this is the end of it, believe me!

I guess I was trying to make a point. Some ppl will get it, some ppl won't. Obviously, you got it, so kudos to you!!!

With that, let's just let it go, okay?

 

[erikistired]

actually, you're not worth it.

 

[pkme2]

Since I swapped out my old fans for Yate Loons, my rigs have been really quiet.
I can hear the 80mm on my oldest rig, but the 120mm are super quiet. Using the 120's on my PC-7 works really fine. You really have to get up close to hear anything and they really keep them cool.

 

[VinDSL]

Originally posted by: fisher
actually, you're not worth it.

Sorry! I'll drop an extra sawbuck in the Salvation Army kettle this year, okay?

 

[Skott]

I got a Tt XaserIII v2000A case with seven 90mm case fans in it. The new Chakra I have has a 250mm and two 120mm fans in it. Huge noise difference. The Chakra is nearly silent. I can only hear it when I put my ear up to the side of the 250mm fan. I can hear the Tt running from just a few feet away. The Tt noise has more to do with the video card and psu though IMO than the 90mm fans themselves. All that noise from the various components does add up though.

 

[erikistired]

Originally posted by: VinDSL

Originally posted by: fisher
actually, you're not worth it.

Sorry! I'll drop an extra sawbuck in the Salvation Army kettle this year, okay?

i'm glad cts is a joke to you, i can only hope they cut your wrists one day.

 

[scroller52]

yea..i figured it was the casefans probably...since they are somewhat old n whatnot. ill def swap them out for better ones.
thanks for the advice!

 

[PChang11]

Once you have quiet fans, the case can make a difference. A case with thicker walls will resonate less and keep more noise inside of the case. Sound dampening material can also play a factor in VERY quiet PC's. (Sound dampening does almost nothing to a loud PC). Lian-Li cases are actually generally pretty loud due to the thin aluminum walls. Your Cooler Master case should actually be more quiet than your friends case once you get rid of all your noisy fans. Don't forget about your chipset and VGA fans because they are also common culprits of noisy PC's.

 

[bitbum]

Lian-Li cases are actually generally pretty loud due to the thin aluminum walls.

You think sound dampening would help a thin wall aluminum case like a Lian-Li?