Spent 50$ on cooling supplies and screwed up. It's too loud
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Spent 50$ on cooling supplies and screwed up. It's too loud
I should have consulted here but for some reason, I had the ambition to "just buy it" b/c I always spend days researching stuff. Well I bought the following:
2x Artic Cooling 120mm fans
Artic Cooling Freezer 64
Well, doing some research, I knew I was taking a risk on the CPU heatsink that it may not fit my Antec Fusion case, but i thought that it may just slightly bend the top of the case but still fit it. Well it tottaly doesn't fit so i'm outa ideas here.
The 2 fans are way too loud. I bought them because the cables were sleeved.
Are there any solutions to quiet my system? I currently have the budget artic cooling heatsink which is pretty nice but Under the bios settings of my mobo, I tried turning down the % of the fans but it didn't help much.
Do you guys have any suggestions?
2x Artic Cooling 120mm fans
Artic Cooling Freezer 64
Well, doing some research, I knew I was taking a risk on the CPU heatsink that it may not fit my Antec Fusion case, but i thought that it may just slightly bend the top of the case but still fit it. Well it tottaly doesn't fit so i'm outa ideas here.
The 2 fans are way too loud. I bought them because the cables were sleeved.
Are there any solutions to quiet my system? I currently have the budget artic cooling heatsink which is pretty nice but Under the bios settings of my mobo, I tried turning down the % of the fans but it didn't help much.
Do you guys have any suggestions?
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I've built some pretty quiet PCs using similar hardware. AC Freezer 64 (or 7) and AC 92mm PWM fans. I can see the AC fans being a bit loud at full speed. But they should be very quiet when dropped to a more reasonable speed. Sounds to me like your motherboard might just not have a very good speed controller. You may need an external one like a zalman fanmate or something. The only way I see getting new fans to fix your problem would be if you bought something like the Scythe ones that max at 800rpms.
What motherboard and CPU do you have?
What motherboard and CPU do you have?
Generally, when posting a question like this, it's a good idea to post your system specs and OS, so people know where to better direct you.
In this case, you could always buy a fan controller to dial down your fan speeds to your liking. Then buy the slipstreams if it's still too loud.
Others can provide better input on the best/cheapest fan controllers.
In this case, you could always buy a fan controller to dial down your fan speeds to your liking. Then buy the slipstreams if it's still too loud.
Others can provide better input on the best/cheapest fan controllers.
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quick question, are these fans good?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6835103022
seem like a great deal and according to the stats they seem quiet, But i know you can't always trust the specs
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6835103022
seem like a great deal and according to the stats they seem quiet, But i know you can't always trust the specs
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No LED fan tend to resonant due to the materials they are made of.Which explains why there two for nine dollars. You would want these http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6835185057 or any of the other SPCR recommend fans http://www.silentpcreview.com/article63-page2.html .