Silent is Silent

[TheToxicgamer97]

Hello,

I'm not sure if I'm putting this in the right category, but anyway, I want to make my PC as silent as possible. My main concern right now is anti-vibration fan mounts. I'm not exactly sure if certain rubber grommets are better than others, which would explain my I'm here.I am also u sure of where to buy rubber grommets. If have any good reccomendations of brands and places to buy, that would be appreciated

[TheToxicgamer97]

Hello,

I'm not sure if I'm putting this in the right category, but anyway, I want to make my PC as silent as possible. My main concern right now is anti-vibration fan mounts. I'm not exactly sure if certain rubber grommets are better than others, which would explain why I'm here.I am also unsure of where to buy rubber grommets. If you have any good reccomendations of brands and places to buy, that would be appreciated

** Also if different types of rubber grommets exist, please inform me of pros and cons if there are any. I want all Tue knowledge

[ViruZ_HUN]

Loud is loud!

[AMICLG]

It doesn't matter if you have anti-vibration mounts if the fan still makes noise so if you want a completely silent computer then your going to have to make every fan a Noctua. 

[TheToxicgamer97]

Loud is loud!

"Silent is silent" is a quote from a Linus video. Full quote "Silent is silent. And not silent is not silent" I put that as my title because he got genuinely upset how the internet doesn't know silence

[AMICLG]

@TheToxicgamer97 Please don't double post but some times it's the forum so don't click the post button more than once as sometimes it takes a few seconds to post, use this thread http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/140577-silent-is-silent/ as this one will be deleted.

[werto165]

Personally I don't care whenever im on my pc I have my headphones on listening to music, or gaming, or watching videos/

[DoubleY]

It doesn't matter if you have anti-vibration mounts if the fan still makes noise so if you want a completely silent computer then your going to have to make every fan a Noctua. 

Gentle Typhoons

 

 

[W-L]

Hello,

I'm not sure if I'm putting this in the right category, but anyway, I want to make my PC as silent as possible. My main concern right now is anti-vibration fan mounts. I'm not exactly sure if certain rubber grommets are better than others, which would explain why I'm here.I am also u sure of where to buy rubber grommets. If have any good reccomendations of brands and places to buy, that would be appreciated

Rubber mounts for fans are rubber mounts, the differences between are very minor, just make sure they are made of very soft pliable rubber. Try places like FrozenCPU or ebay. 

 

These ones aren't bad: 

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/13316/scr-250/Gelid_Solutions_Open_Chassis_Anti-Vibration_Rubber_Screws_-_8_Pack_RB-GR02-B.html?tl=g47c481s1260#blank

[loccilucas]

yep,noctua fans are silent and have rubber mounts,same with noiseblocker PL-2's and apparently Gentle Typhoons are completely silent aswell although I don't have any fist hand experience of them. Basically make sure every fan in the system is a noctua, Gente Typhoon or noiseblocker PL-2 and you'll have a very very quiet system. 

[AMICLG]

Gentle Typhoons

They're quiet as long as there under 7.5 volts so if you're not running them at near full speed they're great.

[DoubleY]

They're quiet as long as there under 7.5 volts so if you're not running them at near full speed they're great.

Check my edited post. They're quieter and move more air than the NF-F12

[loccilucas]

when they are in a system though the difference in sound and performance is pretty much nothing, abit like comparing 1 F1 car to another F1 car, 1 might be better but not by alot.

[AMICLG]

Check my edited post. They're quieter and move more air than the NF-F12

I've seen the videos before must have gotten them mixed up.

[Jaybird]

you could go for a passively cooled system. so that means zero fans. 

[Mateyyy]

Noctua fans come with rubber mounts, for example. For a very silent system, you should get Noctua, Silverstone Air penetrators, Gelid Wings. Also undervolt them. I've also heard people saying that the Gentle Typhoons are quite good too.

[spwath]

Gentle Typhoons

Silverstone ap

[DoubleY]

Silverstone ap

But they're louder than both Noctuas and GT's

[spwath]

But they're louder than both Noctuas and GT's

I have one and it is dead quiet and makes a column of air.

[DoubleY]

I have one and it is dead quiet and makes a column of air.

GT's are THE quietest fan right now. If there was something better, more people would know about it. 

 

But, then again, not many people know about GT's

[spwath]

GT's are THE quietest fan right now. If there was something better, more people would know about it.

But, then again, not many people know about GT's

Check out the video from Silverstone here

Comparing the two (ik it may be biased) http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8m8fC809TK0

[DoubleY]

Check out the video from Silverstone here

Comparing the two (ik it may be biased)

They didn't even mention which fans they were comparing it to. For all we know, they were comparing it to some fan from 1984

[spwath]

They didn't even mention which fans they were comparing it to. For all we know, they were comparing it to some fan from 1984

Wait wrong video hold on.

There was one they compared it to gt's

One sec

[spwath]

They didn't even mention which fans they were comparing it to. For all we know, they were comparing it to some fan from 1984

Here is what I meant

[DoubleY]

Here is what I meant

That noise is because of the GT's frame. Notice how when the place down the grille, it makes a loud clink on the GT? That doesn't happen on the Silverstone fan. So either they boosted the noise levels or something.