Acoustical Insulation

Alchemy · 05-27-2003, 12:04 AM

I was looking around and noticed these offerings from AcoustiCase, which uses multiple layers of structural support and acoustical insulation.

http://www.quietpcusa.com/acb/showde..._ID=61&CATID=9

http://www.acoustiproducts.com/en/futureproducts.asp

Basically they've decided they can get away with taking a decent case (they're doing the same to the Antec Sonata), installing this insulation from their own product line, and selling the "modded" case. Hey, more power to them - the illustration looks like decent job to me. They won't be selling them until late June 2003, if even then.

So I was wondering if anyone else has specific info about sound insulation - good cases to use, good types of insulation to use, and specific techniques. I see few cases with any actual insulation in them, but losts of examples of places selling sound-dampening foam without any indication of how and where to install it.

Alchemy

msv · 05-27-2003, 01:01 AM

I use NoiseKiller in a Chieftek case, the insulation is precut to fit that specific case (pleases my ego mightily).
It does damp vibrations and fan sound to some degree, but doesn´t do jacksh*t about the fan on my GF4 ti4200.
The only reason I don´t hear the HSF anymore is because I replaced it with a DD Maze3, *after* I got disappointed with the noise insulation.
Though it *do* add a masculine amount of weight to the computer.
regards
Mikael S.

05-27-2003, 12:04 AM	#1
Alchemy Cooling Savant Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Boston Posts: 238	Acoustical Insulation I was looking around and noticed these offerings from AcoustiCase, which uses multiple layers of structural support and acoustical insulation. http://www.quietpcusa.com/acb/showde..._ID=61&CATID=9 http://www.acoustiproducts.com/en/futureproducts.asp Basically they've decided they can get away with taking a decent case (they're doing the same to the Antec Sonata), installing this insulation from their own product line, and selling the "modded" case. Hey, more power to them - the illustration looks like decent job to me. They won't be selling them until late June 2003, if even then. So I was wondering if anyone else has specific info about sound insulation - good cases to use, good types of insulation to use, and specific techniques. I see few cases with any actual insulation in them, but losts of examples of places selling sound-dampening foam without any indication of how and where to install it. Alchemy

05-27-2003, 01:01 AM	#2
msv Cooling Savant Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 336	I use NoiseKiller in a Chieftek case, the insulation is precut to fit that specific case (pleases my ego mightily). It does damp vibrations and fan sound to some degree, but doesn´t do jacksht about the fan on my GF4 ti4200. The only reason I don´t hear the HSF anymore is because I replaced it with a DD Maze3, after* I got disappointed with the noise insulation. Though it do add a masculine amount of weight to the computer. regards Mikael S.

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