Hey guys.
I recently noticed something pretty strange on my computer. I was trying to get it to quiet down a little bit (because it is really pretty dang loud) and I figured out what was making so much noise. It was my 120mm front intake fan. So, I took that out and put in an 80mm I had laying around. It is an Antec and is dang quiet when it runs. I start everything up and it is INSANELY loud. I know something is up, so I take it out and turn my computer on again (with it still connected, just sitting outside the case). No noise whatsoever. It is dead silent! I then connect my 120mm in the same manner and it is also dead silent. Now, to further see what the problem is, I move it in front of my HDD's to see if the noise changes, and boy did it! It makes a pitched whirring noise whenever there is a fan in there (that is pitched according to the RPM it is spinning out). Now, I also had the front panel of the case off while doing this. So, I've concluded that the little "grate" thing in front of the fan must be making that noise. Is there something I can do (besides cutting all of it off) to get rid of the noise? Or should I somehow cut the metal off so that it doesn't make such a loud noise?
I disconnected the fan completely and my system temperatures rose substantially, especially my HDD's (duh), so I definitely need it in there. It is just really loud! And, without that fan, it is pretty dang quiet.
Thanks!
I recently noticed something pretty strange on my computer. I was trying to get it to quiet down a little bit (because it is really pretty dang loud) and I figured out what was making so much noise. It was my 120mm front intake fan. So, I took that out and put in an 80mm I had laying around. It is an Antec and is dang quiet when it runs. I start everything up and it is INSANELY loud. I know something is up, so I take it out and turn my computer on again (with it still connected, just sitting outside the case). No noise whatsoever. It is dead silent! I then connect my 120mm in the same manner and it is also dead silent. Now, to further see what the problem is, I move it in front of my HDD's to see if the noise changes, and boy did it! It makes a pitched whirring noise whenever there is a fan in there (that is pitched according to the RPM it is spinning out). Now, I also had the front panel of the case off while doing this. So, I've concluded that the little "grate" thing in front of the fan must be making that noise. Is there something I can do (besides cutting all of it off) to get rid of the noise? Or should I somehow cut the metal off so that it doesn't make such a loud noise?
I disconnected the fan completely and my system temperatures rose substantially, especially my HDD's (duh), so I definitely need it in there. It is just really loud! And, without that fan, it is pretty dang quiet.
Thanks!