Watercooling!

[Greebe]

Sounds kinky Thop... where do ou get these ideas?!

[mutz]

...tried cork 'n foam before Noiseblocker. I can only say cheap is what cheap does. In this case, lightweight vs. heavyweight...

[az]

Ah Mutz, but when you do it, you should've done it right and taken Magic Fleece, then

You're of course excused if Magic Fleece didn't exist when you built your system - it's not as old as Noiseblocker (NoiseMagic - NoiseControl back then, a nicer name if you ask me - used cork before NoiseBlocker even existed, AFAIK )

AZ

[mutz]

...my off the cuff comment before was on my futile attempts.

What I now have is (((Noisblocker))) - Extreme + Extreme-Pro by BLACKNOISE. Read in a test somewhere it was the best with a margin over Fleece. Since many things go under different names in different countries and from different resellers, you don't always know whether you've been Fleeced or not...

When I got this alu case I actually ran some acoustic tests on it. I put it in front of an array of JBL speakers and played the Denon audio technical CD. As expected, the side panels did a pretty good version of a flat panel speaker. With the sides off, however, there was practically no sympathetic vibration and rattles.

When I stuffed the box with all the goodies, I did chopstick and wine glass checks on anything I could get too. Interesting was that the mobo transmits the sounds and vibrations of everything on it, acting itself as a speaker and then transmitting it all mechanically to anything that will move. I don't know of any acoustic suspensions for mobos, but fixing it firmly with screws on every available point helps. Limits flexing which might lead to fatigue and cracks too.

Naturally changing the CPU HSF and PSU had the greatest effect. But going around with chopstick or wineglass, you pick up all kinds of sounds and frequencies you really can't trace, but Noisblocker has taken care of about all of that.

Next is Northbridge and P. I've scoured MURC, Matrox and the net and see what others have done, and say, including the Coojag JAC 311C. Now I'm thinking to go for the Titan TTC-CUV2AB for both, if it fits.

..or somebody says "My God! Don't do THAT! Do this..."

[Technoid]

This thread has become somewhat messy

So I think I'll start a new one for my new Systems pictures

[thop]

well it's true cork will make the case very heavy. especially if you put it everywhere, like i did. but thats also part of the positive effect, it will dampen (is that a word? i think not) the low frequency rumblings(?) in your case.

another thing that most people forget: dont let your hdd touch any metal! instead make some nice bed of foam for it

[mutz]

Sorry Tech, it IS your thread. I've noticed whenever they get long, they wander. Or perhaps it's when they wander, they get long. Whatever it is, I got a lot out of it and say Thanks!

[Technoid]

I'm not angry at anybody

Its just that it's much neater to open a new thread

[az]

Hmm... since this thread is already way off topic, I'm looking for a cheap and quiet cooler as a replacement for my dying Kyro II (yes, yes, I know - I could get a faster card for little more money than a cooler alone) cooler?

I tried the passive HS of an old TNT2-M64 (or Vanta, however you will), but the system keeps crashing with it. I think my case temp is kind of high (about 35°C IIRC), but I don't want to add any loud fans to it, and it works.

So, any recommendations?

AZ

[Greebe]

Start a new thread AZ

[Greebe]

well it's true cork will make the case very heavy. especially if you put it everywhere, like i did. but thats also part of the positive effect, it will dampen (is that a word? i think not) the low frequency rumblings(?) in your case.

Dampen is the proper word (just look it up)

What kinda cork are you lining your case with Thop? Lead Cork?!

Cork itself is very light weight and isn't suitable for use in PC as it's has a very low sound absorbtion coeficient, not to mention quite reflective.

[az]

Disregard my above post, go here instead

AZ

[Technoid]

Shit!!!
Something seem to have started to grow, (I think so because its greenish and dont look like rust or oxidation)
Is it "to late" or can I get something "poisonus" and kill it? (it's verry small)
Or do I have to throw away all and buy new?? (No i don't thinks so but....)

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It happened overnight when I drained the system to do modifications.....
Dang it!

[az]

Stop using it, clean it. add some (just a little) denaturated alcohol to the water next time you use it.

If it's really green. (Pretty fast, impressive!)

If it looks like there's metal particles in it, you forgot the G12. Go and read "How to bake your CPU" over at www.dansdata.com

It happened when there was NO WATER in it? or how do I understand "when I drained the system

AZ

[EDIT: It happened when there was NO WATER in it? And you're sure it wasn't there before?]

[Technoid]

I had a clamp in the reservoir that rusted pretty good
I't now removed.
I'ts not that green and seem to have washed away partly.

im sure there was some drops of water left in there as I didnot hook up my vacum to get it all out

Sorry az