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Etacovda · 05-13-2006, 04:02 AM

3 80mm fans is my entire systems airflow - hes got that JUST on the side of the case, theres no way that'll be quiet enough for anyone thats serious about pc noise reduction. Put it this way, my enermax 485 @ lowest is still too loud for me, at a reported 25db by SPCR. My new psu is 21db, I should have some serious trouble hearing that when it arrives.

building a quiet pc starts from the ground up, less fans the better. I agree with Cathar, 1048/1046 is the winner.

Personally, external setup, large (ie as big as possible) openflow radiator (couple of PA 120.3's, perhaps), 1046/1048, low flow blocks for as much as possible. Encase the lot with foam, and you'll have a quiet enough setup that'll beat out aircooling very easily. Obviously enough its all about radiator surface area, but you're limited when it comes to commerical stuff, assuming you're talking PC commerical, not truck radiator commerical.

If we were going seriously nuts, heatsink and waterblock as much as possible, and do a geothermal copper pipe dig with the pump buried with the copper. Cant get quieter than really.

That said, theres a few people who would call the 7700 loud, theres a few modding theirs to use nexus fans over at SPCR.

05-13-2006, 04:02 AM	#7
Etacovda Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Dunedin NZ Posts: 735	Re: A challenge! 3 80mm fans is my entire systems airflow - hes got that JUST on the side of the case, theres no way that'll be quiet enough for anyone thats serious about pc noise reduction. Put it this way, my enermax 485 @ lowest is still too loud for me, at a reported 25db by SPCR. My new psu is 21db, I should have some serious trouble hearing that when it arrives. building a quiet pc starts from the ground up, less fans the better. I agree with Cathar, 1048/1046 is the winner. Personally, external setup, large (ie as big as possible) openflow radiator (couple of PA 120.3's, perhaps), 1046/1048, low flow blocks for as much as possible. Encase the lot with foam, and you'll have a quiet enough setup that'll beat out aircooling very easily. Obviously enough its all about radiator surface area, but you're limited when it comes to commerical stuff, assuming you're talking PC commerical, not truck radiator commerical. If we were going seriously nuts, heatsink and waterblock as much as possible, and do a geothermal copper pipe dig with the pump buried with the copper. Cant get quieter than really. That said, theres a few people who would call the 7700 loud, theres a few modding theirs to use nexus fans over at SPCR. __________________ Hypocritical Signature I tried to delete: Procooling: where scientific principles are ignored because big corporations are immune to mistakes and oversights.