Silencing my system. Opinions? Suggestions?
Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 1:08 pm
Hi guys,
I've been lurking around this site for a while now and have finally decided that my computer needs silencing. I built this computer about 4 years ago. My current system specs are:
Coolermaster ATC-200 (similar to 201C http://www.phamcomputer.com/coolermaste ... c201c.html )
AMD Thunderbird 1GHZ
Speeze CPU Cooler
Abit KT7-Raid <--- Actively cooled. Have a zalman nb available.
Muskin 512MB sdram
Geforce2 GTS <--- Actively cooled. Passive cooling recommendation?
Turtlebeach Santacruz
Seagate 7200.7 200GB x 2
Western Digital 250GB
Western Digital 160GB
Liteon 48x CD-RW/DVD Combo
Fortran 300W w/ 120mm fan
I think the noisiest part of my system right now is the CPU cooler. I am also only running the 2 front intake fans while the back and top exhaust fans are off. I was wondering if you guys can give me some suggestions on which way i should go about upgrading. My budget is about $150 but lower is always better
So far i plan to buy:
Zalman CNPS7000A-AlCu ($30.99 @ SVC)
Panaflo 80mm L1A x4 ($3.99 ea @ SVC)
Fan Isolators x5 ($2.00 ea @ SiliconAcoustics)
Nexus Damptek ($49.95 @ SiliconAcoustics)
Grand total of: $106.90 + tax and shipping = ~$130
But reading through posts and hearing talk about hard drive vibration, im thinking of maybe getting a new case (i can feel my case vibrating, maybe due to hard drives?). I have 4 hard drives total and with my current case there is no possibility of suspending or decoupling them in anyway. So i was thinking about this alternative:
Zalman CNPS7000A-AlCu ($30.99 @ SVC)
Compucase LX-6A19 ($39.00 @ Directron)
Papst 120mm 4412FGL ($17.99 @ Directron)
Fan Isolators x 5 ($2.00 ea @ Silicon Acoustics)
Grand Total of: $97.98 + tax and shipping = ~$130
So they basically cost the same, but the later one gives me a chance to try suspension later on i guess? Which do you recommend me getting? How well do you think the first option would work compared to the second? If i go with the first route, I somewhat plan on running the 2x panaflos in front at full 12v to cool my hard drives. Even though i checked the hd temps by hand and found them cool, one of them died recently, so better safe than sorry i guess. If i go the second route, ill probably mount the hard drives as is using those rubber grommets and maybe suspend them later.
Also, is there any speculation on how well the Nexus Damptek work? Ive looked around for reviews but nothing with too much info. And one more question, would i be able to cool the geforce2 gts with a passive zalman nb heatsink?
Any feedback is appreciated. Thanks for your help.
I've been lurking around this site for a while now and have finally decided that my computer needs silencing. I built this computer about 4 years ago. My current system specs are:
Coolermaster ATC-200 (similar to 201C http://www.phamcomputer.com/coolermaste ... c201c.html )
AMD Thunderbird 1GHZ
Speeze CPU Cooler
Abit KT7-Raid <--- Actively cooled. Have a zalman nb available.
Muskin 512MB sdram
Geforce2 GTS <--- Actively cooled. Passive cooling recommendation?
Turtlebeach Santacruz
Seagate 7200.7 200GB x 2
Western Digital 250GB
Western Digital 160GB
Liteon 48x CD-RW/DVD Combo
Fortran 300W w/ 120mm fan
I think the noisiest part of my system right now is the CPU cooler. I am also only running the 2 front intake fans while the back and top exhaust fans are off. I was wondering if you guys can give me some suggestions on which way i should go about upgrading. My budget is about $150 but lower is always better
So far i plan to buy:
Zalman CNPS7000A-AlCu ($30.99 @ SVC)
Panaflo 80mm L1A x4 ($3.99 ea @ SVC)
Fan Isolators x5 ($2.00 ea @ SiliconAcoustics)
Nexus Damptek ($49.95 @ SiliconAcoustics)
Grand total of: $106.90 + tax and shipping = ~$130
But reading through posts and hearing talk about hard drive vibration, im thinking of maybe getting a new case (i can feel my case vibrating, maybe due to hard drives?). I have 4 hard drives total and with my current case there is no possibility of suspending or decoupling them in anyway. So i was thinking about this alternative:
Zalman CNPS7000A-AlCu ($30.99 @ SVC)
Compucase LX-6A19 ($39.00 @ Directron)
Papst 120mm 4412FGL ($17.99 @ Directron)
Fan Isolators x 5 ($2.00 ea @ Silicon Acoustics)
Grand Total of: $97.98 + tax and shipping = ~$130
So they basically cost the same, but the later one gives me a chance to try suspension later on i guess? Which do you recommend me getting? How well do you think the first option would work compared to the second? If i go with the first route, I somewhat plan on running the 2x panaflos in front at full 12v to cool my hard drives. Even though i checked the hd temps by hand and found them cool, one of them died recently, so better safe than sorry i guess. If i go the second route, ill probably mount the hard drives as is using those rubber grommets and maybe suspend them later.
Also, is there any speculation on how well the Nexus Damptek work? Ive looked around for reviews but nothing with too much info. And one more question, would i be able to cool the geforce2 gts with a passive zalman nb heatsink?
Any feedback is appreciated. Thanks for your help.