Minimum recommended wattage with capacitor aging (off enermax site) is 560. However I disconnected most of fans, also my 3 previous configs went from 470w during bench to 380w next next gen card to 280w with gtx 680 which I replaced now with gtx 980... so every time less wattage, more gpu power. ......

Hi, Mike, was almost doing it.. however I backed out after reading about some teenager getting electrocuted by disconnected PSU. Will use this most probably: corsair HX1000i, its passive till 400w, and decent fan 140mm after that. I heard there are some PSUs which are passive till 650w or higher but...

Hi again, vibration eliminated! Corsair fan mounted on middle tray (connected to power - which is always 100% for this mobo) was the one causing vibration. Also finally replaced case fans with NB-BlackSilentPRO PK1. Switched off my server (thats next to computer). And my "comparative" noise from pho...

Hi, yep this seems to be the case. There is tiny bit vibration if I push panel also found out PSU is fan is 100% at all times, apparently controller of this OCZ fan has common issue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40UNpqxy28w However, computer now is almost as quiet as my synology NAS that is next ...

Will check in the evening, had this problem before. 1. Could be PSU - cheap OCZ ZS 750 (fan reports 1000 rpm and its in bottom of the case) and this and CPU cooler are ONLY 2 mechanically active parts. 2. Or perhaps case construction somewhat deteriorated? Had this vibration issue with 2 PSU so far ...

Hi so parts arrived: 2 redux 14, y splitter, gelid extreme Tested only 2 fans exchange without reseating. 2600k@@4500, idling in browser. Middle fan dampeners could fit better. Front fan not centered due to ram (glad I have low profile ripjaws). Also almost touching side window. Sound meter from pho...

Hi, thx!

Still got AC mx-2 paste, will reseat when new fans arrive.

Thanks again for insightful replies. Mentioned by you Noctua redux seems like good fit ~20usd for 1500rpm version and its 140mm fan which I could control (lowering rpm as needed). Is it any better than Noiseblocker B12-2 which tops 120mm charts? (which is 3 usd more expensive here) OR I could put 75...

Hi, thanks for pointers, unfrotunately SpeedFan does not allow for controlling of CPU fan speed for some reason, there is direct control, and custom chart, however when I adjust speeds or try for automatic adjustment on my chart it just doesnt do anything for fan speed itself. Will try working it ou...

Thx for quick reply. Will see if I can gain few c in reseating that would allow me to run lower rpm (fanexpert2 does not allow me to control speed on cpu for some reason, asus z68vpro). Still when I campare audio from nexuses seems they are quieter. I even considered newer cpu but i7-4790k and 6 cor...

Hi, so I own this cooler and after few years of cooling I want to make it quiter. i7-2600k@4.5ghz, stock coolers @ max = max 70c. With 2 noctua low voltage cables = 80c during heavy gaming However its actually CPU fan that is still WAY audible in my case since when computer idles every other fan shu...