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I was not too optimistic about the door, and I had to do a little tweaking to get it to close right, but in the end I like it. It cuts down on optical noise a bit, and just gives the front a clean, simple look.
I got my sound dampening (acoustipack) from endpcnoise.com. Be forwarned though, that this case is premade to dampen vibrations, and to get much material in would be a long and arduous process due to the construction of the case. Also, it doesn't produce better cooling, actually worse cooling, since there is less air in the case to absorb/transmit heat, and airflow paths are inevitalby narrowed. As far as your system stands right now, once the video card cooler is turned down in speedfan, the power supply is the predominant source of noise. Dampening the case isn't going to do much about that. The HDD is very quiet, and the 120MM fans produce little noise/vibration. To make this system much quieter than it already is not very practical.
She is all packed up and ready to ship out for your place tomorrow!
Originally Posted by gsferrari The case looks fantastic now...I dont really like cases with "doors" but that seems to be the "in thing" now... Where can I buy sound dampening material? I want to line the inside of the chassis with this material leaving only the fan vents open. Less noise, better cooling and less vibration also. |
I was not too optimistic about the door, and I had to do a little tweaking to get it to close right, but in the end I like it. It cuts down on optical noise a bit, and just gives the front a clean, simple look.
I got my sound dampening (acoustipack) from endpcnoise.com. Be forwarned though, that this case is premade to dampen vibrations, and to get much material in would be a long and arduous process due to the construction of the case. Also, it doesn't produce better cooling, actually worse cooling, since there is less air in the case to absorb/transmit heat, and airflow paths are inevitalby narrowed. As far as your system stands right now, once the video card cooler is turned down in speedfan, the power supply is the predominant source of noise. Dampening the case isn't going to do much about that. The HDD is very quiet, and the 120MM fans produce little noise/vibration. To make this system much quieter than it already is not very practical.
She is all packed up and ready to ship out for your place tomorrow!