Help with slowing down fans...

[Marbat]

Okay, I've got my CPU fan going at about 7500 RPM, and it is loud as hell. I've got two other fans, one intake one outtake on my case, but I don't think those are the loud ones. Also, the fan on my power supply shouldn't be too loud since it is a Thermaltake Xaser III "Silent Purepower" model, so I'm assuming it is quiet.

How can I control the speed of my CPU fan?

I've got a Musketeer controller, which I assume I can hook up to control it. But how?

here are some pictures:

http://img135.exs.cx/img135/9739/dscn05329fw.jpg
this is my motherboard, an ASUS A8N SLI Deluxe

http://img135.exs.cx/img135/7062/dscn05347lm.jpg
this is my CoolerMaster Musketeer controller

 

[Marbat]

Hmmm... After messing with the CPU fan and the power supply fan... I determined it IS the powersupply being really loud. How can I control this?

 

[wisdomtooth]

Get a new power supply if you don't feel like opening it and messing with the fans.

Thermaltake is guilty of misrepresenting their PSU-- It is NOT "silent". It's as loud as a NASA aircraft-testing wind tunnel.

I got rid of my not-so-Silent Purepower 420 after one month of use. Can't stand the noise.

Went to a Seasonic Super Tornado 350, which is pretty much the quietest fan-cooled PSU you will find. I can sleep at night with my computer on these days.

 

[Marbat]

There is a way to slow down the fan though, right? Because after googling I saw some weird controllers that I don't have. However, I have the aforementioned Musketeer... If I get the damn Volt thing to work, I figure I can hook it up to the PS right?

 

[SuperPickle]

The Musketeer is cool, but not the most functional piece of equipment.
If the bulk of your noise is coming from your PSU, there are a few things you can do, most of which will void the warrentee on the unit. You can replace the fan with a fan that isn't so loud. Most will recommend Panaflo for this purpose, not just because of the raw, low dB-SPL numbers, but also because the fluid bearings produce little/no 'click' as associated with ball-bearing fans. Another thing you can do is switch the fan wires of the fan inside the PSU (again voiding the warrentee) to run the fan at an alternate voltage. If you run the fan at 7v, you will likely have enough airflow to cool it properly at a lower noise volume. However, if you have a computer that drinks power, you don't want to overwork and undercool your PSU. Posting your computer's specs would help us help you.

 

[Marbat]

The specs are in my signature.

I don't want to physically void the warranty. I googled and I saw a fan controller for this power supply. Should I get that?

 

[Operandi]

I find it very hard to believe any PSU could be louder then your CPU fan running at 7500 RPM; that has to be the primary source of the noise.

 

[psebas]

Agree.

I Have a TT P4 Spark that can go to 6000rpm and belive me nothing, not even the loudest psu in the world could beat that. Try installing the speed regulator that came with the cooler ( i believe that if your cooler is running at +6000rpm, its not an oem and so it should have the regulator ),
Use the Musketeer for your case fans ( follow the instructions on the manual ).

BTW i have also the TT Psu and even my cooler at 2500 rpm its louder then that, only when im encoding or gamming it makes more noise, but then again so does the cpu cooler.

Either way when i changed from a stock computer with no OC to a custom build i had a major disapointment regarding noise levels, even ended up buying a new desk that had a computer closed space build on. ( and it doesn't rise the temps being closed down )