Sound Insulation for Case.

[vvizecrk]

Im looking to cover the side of my case with some sort of material to dampen the sound. I have a GlobalWin F0P32-1 HSF and it is extremely loud. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what sort of material I should insulate the case with in order to allow maximum absorbsion of noise and not prevent air flow. Also any suggestions as to where to purchase specific products designed for this purpose that can't be picked up at the local Home Depot.

Also I am considering purchasing an ALPHA socket A HSF. Is is any less noisy or provide better cooling than the F0P32-1. I had broken the GlobalWin clip and had to rig my own clip together but am afraid of it popping off one day and my CPU burning up.

I have a 900Mhz T-Bird@1050Mhz on A7V board.
Cpu Temp is 34C right now under no stress. But can get up to ~50C.

 

[sandbasser]

Here's the ultimate (in performance and expense):

Custom Consoles

 

[bigjon]

I've never tried this but for building computer speakers roofing shingles provide excellent damping, mostly in the lower frequencies though. You could glue shingles to the inside of the case - they're thin enough that they won't interfere with airflow or components.

This is basically the same type material used in Dynamat, for a heck of a lot cheaper

If you have any case fans you could recess-mount them on 3" PVC pipe (same airflow but the fan would be farther inside the case so the noise level wouldn't be quite so bad).

 

[ZeroBurn]

holy hell for that much i don't think i mind the humming so much now

 

[vvizecrk]

I actually went and bought dynamat today. I guess it does help a bit but don't know if it was worth the $30 for 4sq Ft. Right now Im dealing with some problems with heat after putting the case sides back on. I have to get a better exhust fan. Current 90mm fan is outputing only 2100rpms. Should have ordered online. Oh well. What does everyone think about replacing my Socket A GWFOP32-1 HSF with the Alpha?

 

[bigjon]

Alpha should give you a couple degrees better cooling perhaps, but is it really worth the extra Presidents? Personally I'd go for a better exhaust fan and if you're up to it perhaps an intake fan over the CPU. You might want to make sure you have some/enuf grease on that HSF.

 

[vvizecrk]

What do you mean by an intake fan over the cpu. I have 2 80mm fan in front bottom of case. GW FOP32-1 HSF and a POS 2100RPM 90mm exhaust fan in the back. Next thing I am doing is getting a good exhaust fan from like 2cooltek.com or somewhere. But what are you suggesting about an intake fan over the cpu. I have a bracket that mounts right above the cpu fan. But I believe it is supposed to be for Harddrive. How can I setup better airflow.

 

[bigjon]

Sorry - I guess "above" is rather relative Cut a hole in the left side of the case and install a fan so that it blows cool room air onto the CPU. If your hard disk mounts get in the way, it might be a little tricky/impossible. Also, since you have to be able to remove the side that the fan would be attached to you should rig some sort of quick-release connection for the fan power cord.

I am working on a case that does just that. Here are some pictures that [hopefully] make sense. I took a few quick pics of it to show someone what the paint I'm using looks like. The case panels aren't even put together yet, but you'll get the idea:

My case pics (notice the side panel with the hole for the fan)

 

[bigjon]

One more thing, if your power supply is over the CPU, that might prevent a side intake. Of course, you could always get a new case

BTW, The case I'm working on (in the pictures above) will have the side 80mm fan and a front-bottom 120mm fan as intake, and for exhaust it'll have a 120mm blowhole fan and the 80mm power supply fan (which is exhaust).

 

[ZeroBurn]

you may not need an intake above the cpu if you have a decent exhaust system for the CPU. i have a 80mm quiet panaflo in the back as an exhaust, next to the I/O ports, which is directly in line for the heat dissipation of the CPU. I'm using a gorb setup on a 370 chip, which means all the heat sits right above it there, so the exhaust takes care of that pretty well. anything else travels up a bit and the psu exhaust catches (also a 80mm panaflo) and goes out the back. the only intake i have right now comes from the bottom right, which i'm installing dual filtered 80mm panaflos for. i plan to install antoher fan on the side for the cpu later on, but i haven't got the time or tools right now for it, so this setup will last for a while until i get my new cpu. then we'll see how will heat dissipation works on it.