Personal computing discussed
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Frugal wrote:If it has a whoosh sound it's not quiet.
It can be easy to ignore the noise of a computer if you are in an environment with a high noise floor.
I have a hard time getting to sleep with too much background noise so my standard for a PC is that I have to stick my head right next to the intake or exhaust to hear a faint purr. Once that is achieved I keep it as far away from where I sleep as practical.
slowriot wrote:(6+ case fans is excessive IMO)
HERETIC wrote:
I GRRRR every time I look at a GPU in a case,and think-Why couldn't/haven't they reversed them with the components
and heatsink on top instead of bottom..............................................................
ptsant wrote:1x intake from the PSU
Chrispy_ wrote:This would be a negative pressure case if all the fans were equal, but they're not; The three intakes are high static pressure design and the all the exhausts are the low-noise, airflow-efficient type. Without the GPU under load, the noisiest thing is my fridge in the next room. With the GPU under load, the noisiest thing is GPU, but it's still in close competition with the fridge.
blahsaysblah wrote:edit: You know everything is perfect when it takes almost no time to get everything back to idle temps after a full stress test.
blahsaysblah wrote:You know everything is perfect when it takes almost no time to get everything back to idle temps after a full stress test.
just brew it! wrote:Chrispy_ wrote:This would be a negative pressure case if all the fans were equal, but they're not; The three intakes are high static pressure design and the all the exhausts are the low-noise, airflow-efficient type. Without the GPU under load, the noisiest thing is my fridge in the next room. With the GPU under load, the noisiest thing is GPU, but it's still in close competition with the fridge.
I have to wonder if the exhaust fans might actually REDUCE overall airflow in this situation.
Takeshi7 wrote:I don't really fret over airflow. I just keep the case fans in their default positions. I figure the case designers know how to set up fans in their own design.
agreed
tsoulier wrote:Takeshi7 wrote:I don't really fret over airflow. I just keep the case fans in their default positions. I figure the case designers know how to set up fans in their own design.
agreed