PC Cooling / Noise Poll

[Kornowski]

What do you prefer your PC to be:

Cool (Generally loud fans)
Quiet
Both
Passive Cooling
Water Cooling

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At the moment, I've got one 92mm fan (44DB), two 120mm fans (44DB too ) and two 80mm fans, which are fairly quiet.

Though, I'm getting 35c idle and 50c full load...

 

[nffc10]

I would prefer mine to be cool and quiet, but thats only possible at a price. But if i can find some middle ground then i'm fine with that.

 

[Geoff]

I just use high-powered fans

 

[Kornowski]

I would prefer mine to be cool and quiet, but thats only possible at a price. But if i can find some middle ground then i'm fine with that.

Yeah, I know what you mean... Good Call! Sorry, off topic, COD4, Meanmans server?

I just use high-powered fans

Join the club! Doesn't the noise annoy you though?

 

[tuxify]

I got quiet fans, but I wish I was WC.

 

[epidemik]

Mines in the middle.
I wish it was quieter.

 

[pies]

I said "Monster"
I'm using the antec 900 with three 120mm fans, a 200mm fan, and Zalman 9700 cpu fan.
There really that loud just big.

 

[spanky]

I like loud high CFM fans.

 

[mep916]

I prefer a mixture, but the 900 is pretty loud at the moment.

 

[Kornowski]

I like loud high CFM fans.

You like loud? Craaazy!

The 120mm on the front of mine shifts 110cfm!

I prefer a mixture, but the 900 is pretty loud at the moment.

I can imagine

Is there a way to tell how loud something actually is?

 

[Geoff]

You like loud? Craaazy!

The 120mm on the front of mine shifts 110cfm!



I can imagine

Is there a way to tell how loud something actually is?

The louder they are the cooler your PC is

 

[spanky]

You like loud? Craaazy!

The 120mm on the front of mine shifts 110cfm!



I can imagine

Is there a way to tell how loud something actually is?

With a decibel meter? www.decibel-meter.com

 

[Kornowski]

The louder they are the cooler your PC is

True, but loud is a bit of an understatment when I have all my fans on the highest settings! lol

With a decibel meter?

Oh, they sound expensive, I'll use my ears to measure it...

loud
louder
and loudest!

 

[taylormsj]

I need the cooling due to the fact my cpu idles at around 45 C, but i also need the quietness so i can watch TV on my pc when in bed.

So every single fan in my PC is controlled (8 i think) so when i wanna watch somthing its whisper quiet, and i get temps of around 48 -52 just watching a dvd lmao

I also think water cooling gives worse processor temperatures than good air cooling unless you spend a lot more on good parts

 

[INTELCRAZY]

When I take the side panel off of this PC, my room is a machine shop.. When I put it back on, it is pretty darn quiet. Whatever Antec did is working...

 

[skidude]

Mixture for me. I got 1 120mm and 4 80mm fans.

 

[epidemik]

Oh, they sound expensive, I'll use my ears to measure it...

loud
louder
and loudest!

HAHA, yeah well the cheapest one on the link he gave was 300$
Totally worth it to see actually how loud your comp is. At that price ill order 2.

 

[diduknowthat]

Mines pretty quiet, I have the P180 with 4 Antec 120mm tricool fans set to all low, and a passively cooled graphics card.

 

[oscaryu1]

My 2.8 is a monster... Seriously. Not as loud as my lawnmower without a muffler, but it has a CPU fan rated at like 40 something dba...

 

[Kornowski]

The noise is kind of annoying, but I guess you get used to it, eh!
Idle I get 35c and load 49c, which doesn't seem right?