I went with a Noiseblocker BlackSilentPro-Series PK2 in the end. The air coming out the back of my PSU before the swap was fairly cool so I figured there wouldn't be much wrong with swapping it for a 1200 rpm PK2 instead of the 1700 rpm PK3 and I seem to be right. The loudest part of my system are n...

Thank guys, you're a great help. The Yate Loon already annoys me at the constant 1300 rpm that it chugs away at, can't even begin to imagine what 2800rpm of full blown fury would sound like to my sensitive ears. :) I saw the X-Bit review but I never looked into the Noiseblockers enough - typical and...

Hey guys, I just bought a Corsair Obsidian 550d as an upgrade from my completely demolished P182 (huge holes for watercooling radiators in the walls, etc.). The problem is, it's now even more obvious than before that my Corsair HX850 is by far the loudest component in my system, as it runs at a cons...