Need to make myself a SILENT case

[Viperoni]

Alrighty!
I've had enough

My case is a monster Full tower ATX, 6 5 1/4 bays.
BP6 + dual 366's @ 550

My plan:

6 Panaflo 60mm's 20cfm bottom front
6 Panaflo 60mm's 20cfm high in the back
1 Panaflo 60mm 20cfm behind the CPU's

CPU#1 has an Alpha pfh + Sunon fan
CPU#2 has an Alpha pal + Sunon fan

HD = WD 24300, for now


Now, my dilemma

The CPU fans will be run @ a constant 7v, and the Panaflo's will be individually switchable from 7, 5 and off.

The PS will get itself an ultra quiet fan...dunno what kind yet.

How about the rest?
The stuff you put on the side of your case, any other suggestions?

I want to be able to SLEEP in the same room as the comp with it ON.

Help me out here

 

[Ulysses]

Put it in the closet.

P.S.
Be sure to close the door.

P.P.S.
Don't sleep in the closet.

 

[oreoafk]

Eh that's not a bad idea... better get longs cables

 

[zuffy]

what if you have to swap CDs?

 

[Usul]

Look here: there is a rview od Dynamate, might be what you'r looking for!

 

[Big Lar]

I found that using 110v Radio Shack fans cut down on most of my case noise/ trick is to cut the opening out to the size of the actual fan hole, runs great/ lottsa air, and pretty darn quiet

 

[Viperoni]

I haven't built this case yet.
I wanna get it right from the beginning

Which stuff is the best for dampening?
B-Quiet any good?

I was thinking of using egg crates to dampen the noise even more.

 

[subhuman]

Eggcrates will help, but they aren't exactly made for sound dapening -- you want something really really dense. Products specifically designed for this do a much better job. Dynamat is okay, but there are better products. You can get Dynamat for cheap though...

 

[Tsaico]

beleive it or not, the foam rubber in mouse pads are pretty good. I used this stuff on the side panels of my case and it cut the noise a good aount. Not super impressive, but for free mats with the fabric removed and cut to fit, it did a good job.

 

[Jhhnn]

60mm fans are not the best choice for quiet. 80mm L1A panaflos have a much better airflow/noise ratio, and the 120mm's are also good.

 

[Viperoni]

hmm....
I thought about it, and the stuff that IBm/Seagate ships they're drive in, the eggcrate looking stuff wouldn't be half bad actually

BTW: I already bought the 13 panaflos

 

[nickburns]

radio shack fans???...last time i checked they wanted me to mortgage my house for one of them

 

[Wik]

Go down to the local car stereo shop. They can sell you the Dynamate or the spray.

 

[Viperoni]

hmmm...spray doesn't sound too bad...
maybe dynamat then spray ontop

 

[Usul]

Use teflon around the fan's screws: will kill vibration.
Also, do not direct ouflow fans to the wall, air will make noise.
And rounded cables are a must: better airflof, and aid doesn't crash on the flat surface.

 

[Viperoni]

of course rounded cable's
Thanks for the tip about the wall, never thought of that

 

[CHiMPBizKiT]

Check out tweakmeister.com. There are a couple of articles on sound dampening -- nifty stuff.

 

[Viperoni]

Lol!
I do odd articles for tweakmeister, been loaded down with work for the last while
I have a lotta stuff do catch up on

 

[Tweakmeister]

Viperoni man, I'm disappointed

Should you have followed the Doctor's orders as prescribed in the SoundProofingII Article, you'd be on your way! All you'd probably need is two 60mm in the front, and maybe two more directed over the important spots! Follow up with two on the output.

My suggestions to all would be to get a Raytek Minitemp Infrared heat sensing gun, you can find the hot spots of your case/components and position fans accordingly.

ChimpBizkit you da man!

 

[Tweakmeister]

Oh yeah...stay tuned for more soundproofing action.

Next up with be yet more materials, and a standardized testing procedure.

 

[Viperoni]

Great!
Get on ICQ will ya?

 

[Viperoni]

How good is that "B-Quiet" damping stuff?
Anybody use it/tried it/saw it in action?

 

[Tweakmeister]

Get on ICQ (if that is possible) and let me know when we can talk...big news! If not ICQ, how about AIM? We need to chat.

Send me an email for a time tomorrow evening for when you'll be free.

Oh yeah...check the article for a review of B-Quiet