exhaust fan

[Fuze]

I recently was fiddling with my system and I disabled the exhaust fan for kicks to see how it affected system noise. However, without the exhaust fan, my computer seems 50% quieter than it was with the exhaust fan. However, I still want it for cooling potential. I think it has to do with the air being sucked out is being pushed against the fan grill that's part of my case. Any way to know how to quiet it? Maybe it's vibration?

[TwoRails]

Hi Fuze,

I'd bet that 80% of folks with extra fans just flat out don't need them. Moniter your temps for a while. like after surfing, after game play, and You deside if you temps are OK or not. If it stays within the temps you want, then you don't need any extra fans, meaning you don't need to replace the noisey fan.

If it starts heating up, then get a new fan. Many nice ones out there, but it seems that Antec fans are being sold at more places than some of the others ( I can even buy them locally), and they are a good and quite fan.

HTH

TwoRails

[Zinedene]

Hi,

You could use some power tool, and cut/modify the case, so the fan grill/part of the PC case is cut out..

I got rid of the grill shaped part on the back of my case, and the noise went down slightly, but not a great deal..

As TwoRails has said, monitor your temps, and decide whats best for you..
Their are lots of fans available nowadays, so you can shop around and find one that has a good CFM, and a low noise level..
If you think that your 'zorst fan is making nearly 50% of the total noise, then find out what fan it is, and its specifications..ie CFM noise level etc.
Then locate a fan with ruffly the same CFM or higher, which also has a lower noise level than your current one..
Many standard case fans are pretty noisy, with low levels of airflow....

Hope that helps..

Zinedene

[cuffs007]

quick fix... find a filter for the fan... that may dampen any vibrations...

worked for me, at least

[juppy]

If the fan is mounted directly to the case with screws, you could put some small rubber washers over the screws between the fan and the case to help dampen the vibration. If your fan sets in one of those plastic fan clips, then that obviously wouldn't work. Don't know what to do then.

[Fuze]

I'm just eliminating the exhaust fan for a little while and seeing how things go.

[Cricket]

Hi Fuze,

Actually, a better idea would be to disable (or remove) the front intake fan (if you have one installed now). You want a exhaust fan installed so it can actively remove the heat from your case. This creates a vacuum within the case and cool air is drawn in from the front of the case naturally (with the front fan removed, there is less obstructions and air can enter freely).

I've noticed that if there is something close to the intake side of a fan, more noise is created. If you move the fan away so there is some space between the front of the fan and the object, the noise level lessens. It doesn't seem to affect the exhaust side as much.

Cricket