There are a lot of factors in noise level.
The amount of fans, the condition (unbalanced, dusty fans make more noise),
the case time, internal dampening.
The Dual 1.6GHz Athlon MP Linux box I am running has 13 fans. Including the
two in the plexiglass side window. It sounds like a server room all by
itself.
http://www.thecenotaph.com/pics/punisher5.jpg
I plan on getting a dampening kit from
www.coolerguys.com It's how I manage
noise, it helps a little.
On Friday 27 September 2002 11:21 am, Michael Knee wrote:
> Several replies to Mark Berkwitt's post seem to imply that noise level
> depends on the case. I thought noise level was determined by the fans,
> especially the CPU fan, since that's the big one.
>
> Will putting the same fans in a different case change the noise level?
>
> I currently have a Thermaltake Volcano 7 in a Futurecase case. The noise
> level is sometimes annoying. Would moving it to different case reduce the
> noise?
>
> Mike Knee
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