what does 55 decibals sound like?

Bose-Einstien Condensate · 01-31-2001, 07:26 PM

I plan to buy a 92mm delta fan that puts out 110cfm to go on my new OCWC 4x4 radiator but i'm worried that it will sound like you had a close encounter of the turboprop kind. can anyone give me an appox. sound level i can actually hear?http://www.delta.com.tw/dcfans/pdf/FFB9238.pdf

melvyn · 01-31-2001, 09:22 PM

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Originally posted by Bose-Einstien Condensate:
I plan to buy a 92mm delta fan that puts out 110cfm to go on my new OCWC 4x4 radiator but i'm worried that it will sound like you had a close encounter of the turboprop kind. can anyone give me an appox. sound level i can actually hear

About twice as loud as the Delta black label fan attached to a FOP38. Or to put it another way, 55dB is about the same level as normal conversation.
http://www.neurophys.wisc.edu/~ychen...soundlevel.jpg

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UnaClocker · 02-02-2001, 10:53 AM

The volume level itself isn't what makes the Delta a whore, it's the fact that it's all high pitch..

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Freakyfrank · 02-10-2001, 05:21 AM

even 47dB is no fun!!

UnaClocker · 02-10-2001, 08:31 AM

I'd guess 55db would sound much like the fan over most people's stoves..

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01-31-2001, 07:26 PM	#1
Bose-Einstien Condensate Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 84	what does 55 decibals sound like? I plan to buy a 92mm delta fan that puts out 110cfm to go on my new OCWC 4x4 radiator but i'm worried that it will sound like you had a close encounter of the turboprop kind. can anyone give me an appox. sound level i can actually hear?http://www.delta.com.tw/dcfans/pdf/FFB9238.pdf

02-02-2001, 10:53 AM	#3
UnaClocker Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Bremerton, WA Posts: 514	The volume level itself isn't what makes the Delta a whore, it's the fact that it's all high pitch.. ------------------ The UnaClocker Overclock till it goes BOOM! Watercooler extraordinaire!

02-10-2001, 05:21 AM	#4
Freakyfrank Cooling Savant Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Eindhoven, Holland Posts: 238	even 47dB is no fun!!

02-10-2001, 08:31 AM	#5
UnaClocker Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Bremerton, WA Posts: 514	I'd guess 55db would sound much like the fan over most people's stoves.. ------------------ The UnaClocker Overclock till it goes BOOM! Watercooler extraordinaire!

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