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- Sat Dec 05, 2015 6:10 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: define r5 rattling noise
- Replies: 8
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Re: define r5 rattling noise
Alright, after some more extensive checking after removing most parts from the chassis I've come down to the fact that the clicky noise actually comes from the chassis fans themselves. It's not really audible unless if you keep your ear close to the fan, but I guess the sound travels through the cha...
- Thu Dec 03, 2015 11:40 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: define r5 rattling noise
- Replies: 8
- Views: 11493
Re: define r5 rattling noise
Already tried those things. Unplugging one fan at a time: Noise remains as long as either of the two case fans runs. Already checked and made sure wires aren't touching. Tried applying pressure to motherboard and various other parts to make sure it's not some lose part vibrating. Tried removing fans...
- Thu Dec 03, 2015 7:17 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: define r5 rattling noise
- Replies: 8
- Views: 11493
define r5 rattling noise
I picked a fractal define r5 as case for my next computer. During initial test runs I've noticed something of an slight noise that's somewhere between rattling and fast sparking sound. After some effort I've narrowed it down to that the sound is caused by the case fans. The noise doesn't originate f...
- Sun Feb 15, 2015 7:18 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Foam insulation tape
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2327
Re: Foam insulation tape
Thought I'd post an picture of how it looks like with the tape applied onto the side plates. It might be a little hard to see but I've covered most of the surface with vertical stripes and the 3 horizontal stripes which goes over the side of the GPU as well as hard drives. http://plonq.org/up/54e0b5...
- Sun Jan 25, 2015 3:05 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Foam insulation tape
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2327
Foam insulation tape
A few years ago I went looking around for some dampening for my old antec sonata case and simply got recommended buying simple foam insulation tape. http://plonq.org/up/54c4c8208b321.jpg This is what I ended up getting and simply slapping some of that onto the sideplates turned to work out pretty we...