I recently upgraded to this card from MSi GTX570 Twin Frozr II and this card by comparison is VERY noisy. There is a some kind of mid-frequency bearing noise that is transmitted directly into my computer case and has made my system considerably more noisy. I was originally going to buy the 670 Direc...

For my build I used Enermax TB12 Silence which claims to push 42 CFM at 11dBA. No problems with clicking or whining with Enermax - but sound level has not been verified here yet, and I don't have a sound meter. Having said this the Enermax quoted performance figures seem believable from my subjectiv...

might also consider running the case under positive pressure. If my camera sd card weren't broken I'd post pictures of my 12mm-fan-into-5.25"drives mod (why else do they have dust filters there?) but basically it involves two pieces of .5mm balsa cut to size with a hole for fan inlet and mounting ho...