Dampening/Quieting a Computer Project

[SpyderX]

I was wondering if there were any sites or anyone that had an overclocked PC and then tried to make their PC as quiet as possible...
Is there such a project or something I could read about and how they did it and etc?
I plan to O/C my computer and all but I don't want my PC to sound like tons of delta all at once. So I was wondering what i could do to quiet it *A LOT
Thanks!

 

[Wintermute76]

You could get the Digital Doc 5. It controls up to 8 fans and has 8 temp sensors. You can set it to turn on additional fans if the case/CPU temp gets too hot.



Just a thought.

 

[SpyderX]

Oh...well maybe I can take the noise for now and save up for a watercooling kit....

 

[CurtCold]

Try cases and cooling, there are lots of guys there who have built near silent computers that they have overclocked.

 

[VBboy]

There are numerous sites to be found on Google which deal with PC quieting... Look for "quiet PC" or something

They will recommend using quiet Panaflo fans, sticking noise-dampening material to the case walls, buying quieter hard drives and using fanless heatsinks for the CPU and the videocard.

Simply moving a PC to another room will do the best job, though

Search forums for the word "quiet", as well.. I had lots of questions answered when I was doing my own research.

Good luck.

 

[majewski9]

2cooltek has a lot of good tips and products to buy for reducing noise.

 

[Davegod]

main thing, buy a whopping great copper heatsink, SLK800 or something. Basically, the more efficient the heatsink is, the slower all the other fans can be. A quality case will help too, one that enhances rather than restricts airflow... of course quality fans that are efficient with airflow and dont vibrate or cause turbulence - panaflo seems to be reccomended. Bigger fans = more airflow at less noise, as they can be ran at slower rpm. Case needs to support the larger fans though of course...

watercooling is of course another option altogether

 

[pocketExistentialist]

Why OC for silence? Unless it's an easy OC, like a P4 1.6@2.13, the issue is that OCing is a cost cutting manuver unless you are overclocking a high end chip (in which case you need serious cooling), and silence costs money.

 

[jeffrey]

Use Panaflo L1A fans.
Buy a quiet (but adequate) power supply.
Look into Akasa Pax-mate noise reduction mats.

 

[SpyderX]

Originally posted by: pocketExistentialist
Why OC for silence? Unless it's an easy OC, like a P4 1.6@2.13, the issue is that OCing is a cost cutting manuver unless you are overclocking a high end chip (in which case you need serious cooling), and silence costs money.

Cause I leave my PC on 24/7... I might as well opt for watercooling then...

 

[RalfHutter]

SilentPCReview.com.

Tons of good articles, DIY projects, recommended components and good forums too.

This sounds like exactly what you're looking for.