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Brians256 · 02-25-2006, 02:43 PM

I know Zalmans aren't that great, but they aren't my primary noise source. Yet.

I think I can get the watercooled system much quieter by 1) changing pump, 2) reducing/removing front intake fan, and 3) turning off 1-2 top fans and/or swapping them out for quieter ones.

My plan for the aircooled system is simpler. Change the set points for the NB and CPU for fan speed. Then, remove hard drives so I can reduce the rear 120mm TriCool fan speed. Too many hard drives makes it almost impossible to cool a system quietly (in current setups. A better case layout would allow a low speed 120mm fan to blow onto 4 hard drives. Trying to rely on a rear fan to suck enough air through the front to cool the HDs is just noisy.

02-25-2006, 02:43 PM	#5
Brians256 Pro/Staff Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Klamath Falls, OR Posts: 1,439	Re: Htpc I know Zalmans aren't that great, but they aren't my primary noise source. Yet. I think I can get the watercooled system much quieter by 1) changing pump, 2) reducing/removing front intake fan, and 3) turning off 1-2 top fans and/or swapping them out for quieter ones. My plan for the aircooled system is simpler. Change the set points for the NB and CPU for fan speed. Then, remove hard drives so I can reduce the rear 120mm TriCool fan speed. Too many hard drives makes it almost impossible to cool a system quietly (in current setups. A better case layout would allow a low speed 120mm fan to blow onto 4 hard drives. Trying to rely on a rear fan to suck enough air through the front to cool the HDs is just noisy.