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Sound deadening material?

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  • 30-06-2011 7:28pm
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    quarryman
    Registered Users Posts: 7,496 ✭✭✭


    Anyone added some insulation to the inside of their PC case to quieten it?

    Mine is pretty quiet but the graphics card can make a fair bit of noise when gaming. Rather than messing around with the fan settings or even modding the fan which I think can often result in a dead graphics card I was thinking of silencing it somehow.

    Any suggestions?


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    deejer
    Registered Users Posts: 712 ✭✭✭deejer


    You can get kits on Caseking but they are expensive when you factor in postage. General ones or for specific cases.

    You can also get stuff on amazon that I have seem people use in their PC and is probably cheaper.

    That being said, if your graphics card is loud I am not sure how much help this will be in reducing that sort of noise


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    Monotype
    Registered Users Posts: 6,710 ✭✭✭Monotype


    I've heard these ones are fairly good.


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    Burgo
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    quarryman wrote: »
    Anyone added some insulation to the inside of their PC case to quieten it?

    Mine is pretty quiet but the graphics card can make a fair bit of noise when gaming. Rather than messing around with the fan settings or even modding the fan which I think can often result in a dead graphics card I was thinking of silencing it somehow.

    Any suggestions?

    What graphics card do you have? I had an 8800gt in my old pc, the thing sound like a jet, i ended up just buying a cooler and sticking that on. It dropped the temps and the noise, was well pleased.

    Would any sort of foam like that affect the temperature inside the case?


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    quarryman
    Registered Users Posts: 7,496 ✭✭✭quarryman


    I've got an Nvidia 560Ti. It's not too bad, barely audible at idle. But it's just the general noise from all the fans I was hoping to reduce.

    Thanks for the link Monotype.


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    Dublin_Gunner
    Registered Users Posts: 7,692 ✭✭✭Dublin_Gunner


    If you're going to insulate it enough to make any difference - be prepared for a LOT of work.

    Depending on your case, it may be completely futile.

    You will have to ensure to cover every part of the inside of the case, and pay attention to area's where there might be gaps in the case - sound will escape here, so these should be covered as best you can. (you could leave a little sound proofing material overlap any gaps to help).

    TBH you'd be best off just getting an aftermarket cooler for the 560, and new, quieter fans for the case. (and have them temperature controlled to keep silent).


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    Monotype
    Registered Users Posts: 6,710 ✭✭✭Monotype


    Actually, that link I supplied was only one sheet and you'd probably need more.
    http://www.quietpc.com/ie-en-eur/products/caseaccessories/ap-kits
    has three sheets in a pack, but it will be nearly €50 including postage.

    I think that it would work out cheaper to get a few new fans or a fan controller/temperature controlled as mentioned by DG.


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