Fans get louder?

[Statik]

Hey guys. So a while back I grabbed a few Noctuas for my H80i. I remember them practically rendering my rig silent. I was screwing about today with installing my new 500gb SSD and cable management mess, and after really paying attention to it, it really seems louder then I recall.

 

I plan to get the Define R5 whenever my shop gets them in stock, and switch over to that. But in the mean time would giving the fans/rad a good clean improve sound any (I don't imagine it would...), or am I just off?

 

Thanks for any help.

 

Also, if I were to get my rig into a Define R5 w/ nothing but pure Noctua NF-F12s, and NF-P12s, my rig should be damn near silent, no?

 

P.S. Should I be using low noise adapters that come with my Noctuas (for intake/general case fans, and/or for my 2 NF-F12s on my H80i)?

 

 

[WoodenMarker]

You should clean your fans and find out which parts are making the most noise.

 

Near silent?--sort of. NF-F12's are louder and have a worse sound signature than P12's which is why I don't use any NF-F12's.

Low noise adapters aren't needed if your motherboard can already lower the fan speeds enough.

[Statik]

You should clean your fans and find out which parts are making the most noise.

 

Near silent?--sort of. NF-F12's are louder and have a worse sound signature than P12's which is why I don't use any NF-F12's.

Low noise adapters aren't needed if your motherboard can already lower the fan speeds enough.

Thanks. I'm going to see if my shop can get me a rough time when they'll get R5s. If not, I might just grab one from Newegg, and when I put everything in I'll give it a good clean and see how it all goes.

[Statik]

Thanks. I'm going to see if my shop can get me a rough time when they'll get R5s. If not, I might just grab one from Newegg, and when I put everything in I'll give it a good clean and see how it all goes.

I also have a shitty stock Zalman fan in the top, and two stupid 80mms in the side, which probably are helping contribute to the noise.

[WoodenMarker]

I also have a shitty stock Zalman fan in the top, and two stupid 80mms in the side, which probably are helping contribute to the noise.

Remove the loud fans then?

[Statik]

Remove the loud fans then?

That was originally the plan, but the top cover to my case it wired together and cant come cobuilt ly apart, so i cant get a screwdriver in there to remove the top 120mm fan, and the 2 80mm are built into each side panel, so i would have to cut apart each side panel and rip them out.

Yea, the case is as bad as it sounds.

[Statik]

If you want silence get 140mm case fans.

And why is that?