Originally posted by: Zepper
The rubber pin type isolators work better than the gasket type.
.bh.
Originally posted by: soccerballtux
I put towels over my computer, and behind it. I rolled up 2 wife beaters and put them underneath it, so noise isn't xferred to the floor and everywhere else. Also I took some cheezits boxes, cut off the very top, made a hole in side, and put that hole over my fans. All in all this about halved my computer noise.
Originally posted by: GroundedSailor
I use fan mounts as shown in this pic http://emcsolutionsltd.com/images/vib1.gif
Look at the blue & black items in the second from bottom image.
You can get them from http://www.mcmaster.com/ for $10 for a pack of 20. Search for item 5801K4 at mcmaster.com.
Also show below the fan mounts in the pic are vibration grommets. McMaster has them too - type 1245 in search to get to that catalog page for a full listing. I've used the ribbed grommets with good results.
Originally posted by: smilingcrow
Looking at your system spec it seems as if you have a fairly low power PC, so your 550W PS is way more than you need. The main keys to quiet computing are to buy low power & power efficient parts, under-volt where possible and to use the largest fans that your system can support and to dynamically control them depending on temperature.
As someone else mentioned Speedfan is a great program, but if you buy power hungry parts then it?s not going to help that much.
It sounds as if your P/S is a dog when it comes to noise even though they claim that is low noise. That doesn?t inspire confidence in me and since the P/S is the last thing that you want to tinker with for obvious reasons, I seriously suggest that you ditch it. You really want a P/S that is designed for low noise AND is also efficient. I say that because P/Ss will ramp up their fan speeds depending on their internal temperature and a more efficient P/S will run cooler for a given load and therefore potentially quieter. If you can keep the whole system power load below a certain threshold, your P/S internal temp is not going to get high enough so that the fan becomes noisy.
Look at a program like CrystalCPUID as that will undervolt your CPU dynamically, and that keeps your CPU temps lower which allows you to run your CPU fan slower and also stresses your P/S less.
If your Athlon 64 is not a 90 nm version, then moving to one of those will make a big difference also.
If you?re seriously looking to reduce the noise of your PC then the SilentPCreview site that someone else mentioned is a phenomenal source of info. It does take quite a bit of time to understand the basics of building a quiet PC, but once you?ve done that it becomes fairly straightforward. SilentPCreview has a recommended components section as well as very detailed articles on how they come to their decisions. It?s highly recommended.
Or else, post a link to another site that also lists useful information on this topic and helps us all enlighten ourselves.Originally posted by: JEDIYodaAs usual we need to post a disclaimer against using just one site to obtain the info that you need!!