Akasa PAX.mate Noise Reducer

[Zucarita9000]

Akasa PAX.mate. I was thinking about buying some of this to put on my case's side panel and on the bottom of it.

Is it any good? Is it worth it? Will it raise my case temps?

 

[smithdj]

I have not used it, but I have heard all of the sound dampening mats act like insulation and keep the inside of the case warmer.

 

[Zucarita9000]

Yeah, that's what I thought it would do. I read a couple of reviews and both reported that the air inside the case was 1-3ºC warmer.

 

[Gamingphreek]

I haven't used it however SIlent PC Review has a small review on it. They said it was very nice however it is best to use it in conjunction with a HDD suspension mechanism or a no vibes device etc...

-Kevin

 

[Tiamat]

Basically unless you have already done the following, it will be meaningless waste of time and money.

1.) Antec Phantom/Seasonic SuperTornado 400
2.) Rear 120mm YateLoon D12SL at less than 9V Isolated from case
3.) Suspended Seagate or Samsung w/Nidec motor HDD
5.) Passive Northbridge
6.) Passive or low volts Arctic Cooling for GPU
7.) 92mm Panaflo L1A on less than 8V or 120mm YateLoon D12SL at less than 8V for CPU
8.) "Unnecessary" holes blocked up

x.) Some sort of home-made sound enclosure for harddrive that facilitates ample cooling, but minimal sound leakage.

 

[Nessism]

Originally posted by: Tiamat
Basically unless you have already done the following, it will be meaningless waste of time and money.

1.) Antec Phantom/Seasonic SuperTornado 400
2.) Rear 120mm YateLoon D12SL at less than 9V Isolated from case
3.) Suspended Seagate or Samsung w/Nidec motor HDD
5.) Passive Northbridge
6.) Passive or low volts Arctic Cooling for GPU
7.) 92mm Panaflo L1A on less than 8V or 120mm YateLoon D12SL at less than 8V for CPU
8.) "Unnecessary" holes blocked up

x.) Some sort of home-made sound enclosure for harddrive that facilitates ample cooling, but minimal sound leakage.

I agree in concept with this. Quiet parts that use large slow moving fans.

 

[Zucarita9000]

Originally posted by: Tiamat
Basically unless you have already done the following, it will be meaningless waste of time and money.

1.) Antec Phantom/Seasonic SuperTornado 400
2.) Rear 120mm YateLoon D12SL at less than 9V Isolated from case
3.) Suspended Seagate or Samsung w/Nidec motor HDD
5.) Passive Northbridge
6.) Passive or low volts Arctic Cooling for GPU
7.) 92mm Panaflo L1A on less than 8V or 120mm YateLoon D12SL at less than 8V for CPU
8.) "Unnecessary" holes blocked up

x.) Some sort of home-made sound enclosure for harddrive that facilitates ample cooling, but minimal sound leakage.

Hmmm... I wish I've had that checklist before I built my rig. Anyways, I believe that my parts are not *that* bad either:

1.) Antec SmartPower 350. Quite silent, the fan rarely goes beyond 1000rpm
2.) Panaflo 120L1A. Not precisely the quietest around, but excellent airflow.
3.) My Antec case came with rubber grommets in the drive cage. I can barely hear my drives running, even while seeking.
5.) My P4P800-E Dlx comes with passive northbridge cooling.
6.) No fan in the graphics card!
7.) 92mm fan from the Zalman 7000B Al-Cu cooler
8.) Not sure what you mean by this... are you taking about the air vent in the case?

 

[sirspotti]

supposedly that stuff sucks.. if you've got the cash then pick up some acoustipack deluxe

and for #8... i think he is referring to, for example, the stamped out "antec" logo on the sonata and slk3700b

 

[sirspotti]

a lot of people at spcr also have had some luck with melamine foam and sorbothane (sp?) i think both of those are foams to absorb noise. you would need that and another layer of something like roofers tape to block noise.