DynoMat for Cases

[jjessico]

Has anyone tried putting DynoMat or Rockford NoiseBlocker on the inside of thier computer case in order to cut down on abient noise? My case is a bit obnoxious when I sleep as it has 4 80mm case fans, 1CPU fan, and 1 video card fan.(I know a lot of you have more than that, don't call me a sissy). I just wondering if something like that would help cut down on the noise by eliminating case panel vibrations and keeping sound inside the case. I'm not worried about the few degrees of temp increase as I have a non o/c P4 and case/proc temps are definately low already.

Thanks,
Jason

 

[Pacinamac23]

I would be interested to know about this stuff as well.

 

[CubicZirconia]

Unless your case vibrates like crazy (I hope not), the money is better spent elsewhere. Getting a rheostat to turn those suckers down or just buying new fans would be a better option.

 

[JackBurton]

I have DynaMat covering just about every inch inside my P4 case. DynaMat helped a little but getting quieter fans (Panaflo) helped even more. But the two together helped take my noise level down quite a bit. Before it sounded like a VERY loud wind tunnel. Now it sounds like a much quieter wind tunnel.

Be warned, adding DynaMat made my case heavier than sh!t!!!

 

[optoman]

Originally posted by: JackBurton
I have DynaMat covering just about every inch inside my P4 case. DynaMat helped a little but getting quieter fans (Panaflo) helped even more. But the two together helped take my noise level down quite a bit. Before it sounded like a VERY loud wind tunnel. Now it sounds like a much quieter wind tunnel.

Be warned, adding DynaMat made my case heavier than sh!t!!!

I did the same thing and this stuff can be heavy. I don't think its worth it. If the stuff was like $5 instead of $20 then I would say go for it. Otherwise, lower the fan speed.

Another trick is to place rubber grommets between the fans, hard drives, cd-roms and the case.

 

[RanDum72]

The Dynamat will help on noise caused by your case (vibration, resonance) but it will not help with the fan noise at all. Quieter fans are the key.

 

[larciel]

Originally posted by: RanDum72
The Dynamat will help on noise caused by your case (vibration, resonance) but it will not help with the fan noise at all. Quieter fans are the key.

bingo.

i'd put money on rheobus, or those 7v adapter, throttle.. or whatever related to it

 

[jjessico]

Well I picked up a roll of Rockford Noise Blocker, grabbed some rubber gromets from work and I will give it all a roll tomorrow afternoon. I will let you all know how it works.

Thanks,
Jason

 

[erikistired]

are you guys seeing any significant heat increases with the dynamat? it seems like it would insulate sound, but also trap heat. 2cooltek sells some acoustic foam for making your case quieter as well and it's not supposed to add much heat.

 

[jjessico]

It probably heats up the inside of the case, but I'm not too worried as my stuff is all non-o/c. I figure heat dissapation through my steel case isn't that great anyways.

Jason

 

[Deskstar]

Your P4 system does not need all the fans that you have installed or certainly does not need high speed noise making fans (if that is what you have).
Drop the fan speed, or the number of fans, or change to slower speed fans, rather than going the Dynamat way. I have it installed in my case and cannot tell any difference in noise (but my case was not acting like a base drum prior to its installation).

 

[everman]

Just use quieter fans or get a rhetostat to lower fan speed. I believe the dynamat just gets rid of higher pitch and makes the sound duller, but not a lot quieter.