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Originally Posted by HammerSandwich
Brian just nailed it! Good post. (And I'm glad I never promised that the DDC would be silent...)
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We're not all dead. I'm just slower.
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There is a world of difference between your current fans & YL120s running under 1000rpm. And Loons are cheap, so you should try a few of them before thinking about water. |
Um, YES. The fans make a huge difference. With good cooling techniques, fast loud fans are just useless noise producers.
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Originally Posted by HammerSandwich
Just be warned that silencing can be addictive.
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Which is why my HTPC isn't water-cooled. The best solution I ever came up with (DDC, 2 120mm Yate-Loons), wasn't quieter than really good air-cooling simply because of the pump.