Cheap quieting advice

Chris Chan · Post by **Chris Chan** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 8:49 pm

I'm looking for a cheap solution that can encompass damping and/or fans to quiet my PC while still maintaining good temps (<30C CPU idle in 19C room)

I have:
1.7GHz Celeron at 2040 MHz (27C idle, 35 load in a 18-19C room)
Zalman CNPS7000-AlCu LED at ~8v with Fan Mate - draws air thru duct to case side
Asus P4B533-VM board -passive stock NB cooler
integrated video, sound, LAN
Foxconn 92mm rear exhaust fan - specs unavailable, 2200rpm at 12v
ProTechnic 80mm MGA8012MS intake fan in front - rather loud and powerful, maybe mislabelled?
Hipro 300w PSU
and a really crappy case with 92mm rear and 80mm front fan mounts.

I also have a big selection of 80mm fans to replace teh front one, nearly all of tehm are old and discontinued tho so no specs.

Krazy Kommando · Post by **Krazy Kommando** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 9:04 pm

the easyest things to do would be to:
a) run the CPU cooler at 5v (lowest on fan mate)
b) replace rear fan with panaflo "L"/yate loon/nexus/coolermaster 92mm
c) replace front fan with panaflo "L"/yate loon/nexus/coolermaster 80mm
d) buy x2 Fan Mate 2's and connect them to panaflo case fans

when it becomes loud again (which it will

), u could probably use a new PSU like a seasonic S12 or Antec Neo HE

Chris Chan · Post by **Chris Chan** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 9:13 pm

The CPU fan is the least of my worries, I can't hear it over all the other fans. I do have a JMC panther, I'll probably replace the front fan with that and add a couple Fanmates running my exhaust and intake at like 7-8v.Or else I could just buy a drive bay fan controller to replace the Fan Mate(s) with as it is a slight pain to reach behind the case to adjust fan speeds.

Chris Chan · Post by **Chris Chan** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 8:47 am

I disconnected my intake fan, replaced my exhaust with a NMB 3110GL-B4W-B24 quiet 8cm fan, and now I actually hear my HDDs! How can I quiet those down?
and I have no $$$ for L1A's lol. Maybe on my birthday...