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Answer» I have a computer that sounds like it is GOING to take off at any time. I would like to know who makes a really quit fan. Other than the noise every thing works good.Is this a recent issue related to a changed noise level on the particular fan or has it always been like this? truenorthDepends on which fan...if it's the PSU fan i'd spend the cabbage on a new PSU just from experience...when they start gettin noisy they are close to failing. That being said any other fan involved including CPU;vid card and case fans the quietest i use are all ball bearing fans... Hope this helps. I think it is the case fan. I didn't even think about the CPU fan. What ever fan it is it has all ways made a lot of noise. I really didn't notice how much noise it made till I used the wife's computer then went back to mine. Hers has an Antec case and it is really quiet. Mine is really loud. I may need to replace the case to an Antec. Thanks for your time.Well of course you are free to spend your money as you desire, However it seems to me your likely to be a lot LESS out of pocket by 1st identify which fan is actual the noisy one and then it is very likely it can be replaced by a quieter one that will be compatible with the requirements of the computer. Changing to another case has the potential to be fraught with other problems given all that will have to be moved. For your consideration.truenorth Quote from: truenorth on April 23, 2011, 09:31:37 AM Well of course you are free to spend your money as you desire, However it seems to me your likely to be a lot less out of pocket by 1st identify which fan is actual the noisy one and then it is very likely it can be replaced by a quieter one that will be compatible with the requirements of the computer. Changing to another case has the potential to be fraught with other problems given all that will have to be moved. For your consideration.truenorth This is so true. Noisewise, a case is only as good as the fans it contains. Changing the case because of a loud fan is like changing the body of a car because a door squeaks. The case I am using is a cheap cube case and it has no sound dampening in it. That may be why the fan is so loud. I will find out witch fan is noisy and replace it first then see if I need a new case. Thank you much for your time. By the way I asked for what type of fan made the least noise. The fan that is in there is a ball bearing fan. The noise I am hearing is from the air movement, I think. It isn't grinding or any thing like that. Quote from: I Shooter on April 23, 2011, 01:23:08 PM By the way I asked for what type of fan made the least noise. The fan that is in there is a ball bearing fan. The noise I am hearing is from the air movement, I think. It isn't grinding or any thing like that. Fan noise is from two sources: air movement and the bearing. Bigger fans with larger blades are quieter than smaller ones because they don't have to rotate so fast to move the same volume of air. I would honestly just buy some ELECTRICAL grade lubricant. Rather than sitting there and buy a new fan or component.If the O/P's determination of the reason for the high noise level is "The noise I am hearing is from the air movement, I think. It isn't grinding or any thing like that." I would be interested to hear your explanation for why you think this would help "just buy some Electrical grade lubricant. " ?truenorth Quote from: BluerjB on April 23, 2011, 04:42:19 PM I would honestly just buy some Electrical grade lubricant. Rather than sitting there and buy a new fan or component. I would honestly disregard this post. Indeed my initial thought exactly but given the lack of any reasonable possibility of assisting the problem (in my opinion) i wanted to hear the justification for it from the suggester.truenorthIm honestly just speaking from experiece... When my fans get loud, that means that they need to be lubticated. And if thats not the OP's problem then I would suggest that he/she check if he's/her motherboard has the capabilities of fan control. And seriously I know that im relatively new at this forum, but PLEASE dont tell the OP to disregard a suggestion. Any possible help is better nothing. No matter how short or long the suggestion is its still a possible solution. Sent from my SGH-I897The noise is coming from the P.S.U. fan. So I will change out the P.S.U. and see if that helps. Thank you much for your time. Quote from: I Shooter on April 23, 2011, 07:18:08 PM The noise is coming from the P.S.U. fan. So I will change out the P.S.U. and see if that helps. Thank you much for your time. Can I ask what kind of noise its making? If it makes a buzzing noise, I personaly would suggest that you opent the power supply (if you have the technical know how) And lubricate the face with the appropriate lubricant. Im sating this bevause its exactly what im doing as we speak. And it did get RID of the noise level on my power supply. I hope you follow my advise so you dont have to spend money on a new power supply.

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I have a computer that sounds like it is GOING to take off at any time. I would like to know who makes a really quit fan. Other than the noise every thing works good.Is this a recent issue related to a changed noise level on the particular fan or has it always been like this? truenorthDepends on which fan...if it's the PSU fan i'd spend the cabbage on a new PSU just from experience...when they start gettin noisy they are close to failing.

That being said any other fan involved including CPU;vid card and case fans the quietest i use are all ball bearing fans...

Hope this helps.
I think it is the case fan. I didn't even think about the CPU fan. What ever fan it is it has all ways made a lot of noise. I really didn't notice how much noise it made till I used the wife's computer then went back to mine. Hers has an Antec case and it is really quiet. Mine is really loud. I may need to replace the case to an Antec. Thanks for your time.Well of course you are free to spend your money as you desire, However it seems to me your likely to be a lot LESS out of pocket by 1st identify which fan is actual the noisy one and then it is very likely it can be replaced by a quieter one that will be compatible with the requirements of the computer. Changing to another case has the potential to be fraught with other problems given all that will have to be moved. For your consideration.truenorth Quote from: truenorth on April 23, 2011, 09:31:37 AM

Well of course you are free to spend your money as you desire, However it seems to me your likely to be a lot less out of pocket by 1st identify which fan is actual the noisy one and then it is very likely it can be replaced by a quieter one that will be compatible with the requirements of the computer. Changing to another case has the potential to be fraught with other problems given all that will have to be moved. For your consideration.truenorth

This is so true. Noisewise, a case is only as good as the fans it contains. Changing the case because of a loud fan is like changing the body of a car because a door squeaks.
The case I am using is a cheap cube case and it has no sound dampening in it. That may be why the fan is so loud. I will find out witch fan is noisy and replace it first then see if I need a new case. Thank you much for your time. By the way I asked for what type of fan made the least noise. The fan that is in there is a ball bearing fan. The noise I am hearing is from the air movement, I think. It isn't grinding or any thing like that. Quote from: I Shooter on April 23, 2011, 01:23:08 PM

By the way I asked for what type of fan made the least noise. The fan that is in there is a ball bearing fan. The noise I am hearing is from the air movement, I think. It isn't grinding or any thing like that.

Fan noise is from two sources: air movement and the bearing. Bigger fans with larger blades are quieter than smaller ones because they don't have to rotate so fast to move the same volume of air.

I would honestly just buy some ELECTRICAL grade lubricant. Rather than sitting there and buy a new fan or component.If the O/P's determination of the reason for the high noise level is "The noise I am hearing is from the air movement, I think. It isn't grinding or any thing like that." I would be interested to hear your explanation for why you think this would help "just buy some Electrical grade lubricant. " ?truenorth Quote from: BluerjB on April 23, 2011, 04:42:19 PM

I would honestly just buy some Electrical grade lubricant. Rather than sitting there and buy a new fan or component.

I would honestly disregard this post.
Indeed my initial thought exactly but given the lack of any reasonable possibility of assisting the problem (in my opinion) i wanted to hear the justification for it from the suggester.truenorthIm honestly just speaking from experiece... When my fans get loud, that means that they need to be lubticated. And if thats not the OP's problem then I would suggest that he/she check if he's/her motherboard has the capabilities of fan control. And seriously I know that im relatively new at this forum, but PLEASE dont tell the OP to disregard a suggestion. Any possible help is better nothing. No matter how short or long the suggestion is its still a possible solution.

Sent from my SGH-I897The noise is coming from the P.S.U. fan. So I will change out the P.S.U. and see if that helps. Thank you much for your time. Quote from: I Shooter on April 23, 2011, 07:18:08 PM

The noise is coming from the P.S.U. fan. So I will change out the P.S.U. and see if that helps. Thank you much for your time.

Can I ask what kind of noise its making? If it makes a buzzing noise, I personaly would suggest that you opent the power supply (if you have the technical know how) And lubricate the face with the appropriate lubricant. Im sating this bevause its exactly what im doing as we speak. And it did get RID of the noise level on my power supply. I hope you follow my advise so you dont have to spend money on a new power supply.

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