getting a quiet case.

Norcent · 08-21-2006, 08:04 AM

If i put styrofoam around in my case just a thin layer will that abbsorb some of the sound?

I have a thermaltake fan and blower i'd like to run on high without hearing as much noise from the fans.

Norcent · 08-21-2006, 01:05 PM

nobody knows?

Oh well my friend said he will get me some styrofoam stuff that people use for there car stereos that keeps the noise down.

I just hope that the stuff he is getting me won't fry anything.

WorldIndustries · 08-21-2006, 11:52 PM

Won't make much difference at all. If the hardware is attached to the case, it'll cause vibrations throughout the case, making noise. Quality cases have ways of dealing with this vibrations. Cheaper cases usually have very thin steel that spread vibrations.

radtadtod · 08-23-2006, 12:10 AM

styrofoam proably wont do much, but thick foam padding will, I think... better off just buying a sound obsorbing kit if you want it quieter. http://svc.com/aam1.html

Norcent · 08-24-2006, 09:16 AM

that stuff is what my friend is getting me i think.

He said at car stores they sell that obsorbing kit for $50.00.

He also said on ebay its $5.00 so i am getting 2 from him.

cwiz · 08-24-2006, 10:00 AM

my old roomate from college put dynamat in his case... it worked pretty well, cept for the fact that you can't dynamat the window (if you've got one) and alot of vibration comes thru it...

Norcent · 08-24-2006, 04:21 PM

Thanx cwiz I asked my friend and he said that what he's getting is dynamat.

08-21-2006, 08:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
Norcent Banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,829	getting a quiet case. If i put styrofoam around in my case just a thin layer will that abbsorb some of the sound? I have a thermaltake fan and blower i'd like to run on high without hearing as much noise from the fans.

08-21-2006, 11:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
WorldIndustries Monster Techie Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,239	Won't make much difference at all. If the hardware is attached to the case, it'll cause vibrations throughout the case, making noise. Quality cases have ways of dealing with this vibrations. Cheaper cases usually have very thin steel that spread vibrations. __________________ A64 3500+ (@2.2GHz) 1GB OCZ Plat DDR600 DFI Lanparty NF4-D XFX GeForce 8600GT Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Samsung Spinpoint 120GB IDE Toshiba Satellite A-200 C2D T5250 @1.5GHz 2GB DDR2 RAM 200GB SATA Drive ATI Radeon HD 2400

08-23-2006, 12:10 AM	#4 (permalink)
radtadtod True Techie Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 118	styrofoam proably wont do much, but thick foam padding will, I think... better off just buying a sound obsorbing kit if you want it quieter. http://svc.com/aam1.html __________________ phaux keeng mahuds.

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cwiz Ultra Techie Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 990	my old roomate from college put dynamat in his case... it worked pretty well, cept for the fact that you can't dynamat the window (if you've got one) and alot of vibration comes thru it... __________________ Change the world upgrading... PS3 -> Folding as we speak Team# 64582

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08-21-2006, 01:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
Norcent Banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,829	nobody knows? Oh well my friend said he will get me some styrofoam stuff that people use for there car stereos that keeps the noise down. I just hope that the stuff he is getting me won't fry anything.

08-24-2006, 09:16 AM	#5 (permalink)
Norcent Banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,829	that stuff is what my friend is getting me i think. He said at car stores they sell that obsorbing kit for $50.00. He also said on ebay its $5.00 so i am getting 2 from him.

08-24-2006, 04:21 PM	#7 (permalink)
Norcent Banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,829	Thanx cwiz I asked my friend and he said that what he's getting is dynamat.