i've got my case quietened down enough so that the loudest thing in it is the power supply. it's an antec, about 2yrs old, and still works great, except that the fans are starting to rattle a bit. i leave my computer running 24/7, so it's not that surprising but it is making it hard to sleep. i actually had to turn up the speed on my exhaust fans so that it would drown out the power supply. the case is a p180, and there is a 120mm fan blowing air directly into the power supply as shown in the pic below what do you guys think about removing the cover and fans from the power supply and just letting the air from the single 120mm fan cool it? the side of the power supply is cool to the touch right now.
What i would do is buy a good 120mm fan put it in in place of the other 120mm and just take out the 80 and leave it out
Why not turn it off, unless theres a specific reason it needs to be on. Don't fans effect true REM sleep or something.
How's about you jsut replace the 120 mm and invert the psu. fan should be in the bottom to get cooler air.
Not if you get it really quiet, I don't think. I bashed my computer with the Zalman stick and the loudest part is the hard drives heads ticking occasionally - its quieter than normal ambient noise.
hm, my friend dani has that case, and his is quiet as ever, cant understand how he keeps his system stable mind =S it like nothings spinning at all =S i suggest the psu inverted, and the 80mm removed
it stays on to download and record tv. i've still got a bar fridge and radiator making noise even if it is off. i took off the cover and the top fan. it was only a 92mm, not a 120. that helped, but i think i will replace the exhaust fan with something quieter still. i've got a spare 92mm panaflow low speed somewhere.
I've never heard that one before I have a couple of Lian-Li PC70's - each with 8 fans in 'em (counting the ones in the PSU) running 24/7 in my bedroom (DC projects), and they've never affected my sleep? I suppose you get used to the constant 'hum' after a while though OK... "hum" might be something of an understatement, when all 16+ fans are running full pelt... but I do turn the majority of 'em down at bedtime
If the power supply fan goes, it could make your power supply overheat and fail (and can cause serious damage to stuff connected to it). It would be best to repalce the PSU now, rather than replace it later with maybe half of the stuff in your PC. The bottom fan in the P180 is 38mm thick, so that will provide great airflow. Also, if you want to replace the fans with quieter ones, sharkoon fans are the best. Custom PC mag did a feature and test on loads of fans, and they came out tops for quietness and airflow.
