Silence Optimizations

[PCBudgetSolutions]

So I replaced most of my case fans with Cougar Hydraulic-Bearing Ultra Silent fans, turned my hyper 212 down to 40% in my HAF 932.  I keep my GPU overclocked but the fan curve really low under 70*C.  So now everything is silence optimized, it's JUST as loud as before.  Turns out this entire time 90% of the noise was the power supply.  It's a CM GX 650, it's not like a bearing going bad, just the fan is moving at high RPM.  I feel the air coming out and it's not very warm.  So is the XFX 850/AX 850 are they pretty quiet?  I am overclocking my I7-2600K to 4.5Ghz and my HD 7950 to 1050/1450.

 

[Kayn]

Getting a 850W power supply for your build is overkill unless you're going Crossfire. I have a Seasonic G series 550W and it's very quiet and its semi modular with nice ribbon cables.

[nightlitezzz]

You could just change out the fan.

 

http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=206965

I remember there was another one somewhere.

[gibbsy81]

So I replaced most of my case fans with Cougar Hydraulic-Bearing Ultra Silent fans, turned my hyper 212 down to 40% in my HAF 932.  I keep my GPU overclocked but the fan curve really low under 70*C.  So now everything is silence optimized, it's JUST as loud as before.  Turns out this entire time 90% of the noise was the power supply.  It's a CM GX 650, it's not like a bearing going bad, just the fan is moving at high RPM.  I feel the air coming out and it's not very warm.  So is the XFX 850/AX 850 are they pretty quiet?  I am overclocking my I7-2600K to 4.5Ghz and my HD 7950 to 1050/1450.

Clean the dust out with a compressor or a can of air.

Dust out of the psu should lower the temps intern lower fan rpms and less noice.

[PCBudgetSolutions]

Clean the dust out with a compressor or a can of air.

Dust out of the psu should lower the temps intern lower fan rpms and less noice.

Already did that.

 

Getting a 850W power supply for your build is overkill unless you're going Crossfire. I have a Seasonic G series 550W and it's very quiet and its semi modular with nice ribbon cables.

Going to be building a loop and running Xfire HD 9xxx series pretty soon.

[Kayn]

Already did that.

 

Going to be building a loop and running Xfire HD 9xxx series pretty soon.

Ahh ok that would make more sense. Still I would go with a Seasonic power supply because they are pretty amazing.

 

http://www.amazon.com/Seasonic-PLATINUM-860-ATX-Power-Supply/dp/B00608MP5E/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1374386852&sr=8-2&keywords=860+power+supply

[PCBudgetSolutions]

Ahh ok that would make more sense. Still I would go with a Seasonic power supply because they are pretty amazing.

http://www.amazon.com/Seasonic-PLATINUM-860-ATX-Power-Supply/dp/B00608MP5E/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1374386852&sr=8-2&keywords=860+power+supply

You do know XFX and AX 850 are both Seasonic Oem's right?

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151102

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207028

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139015&Tpk=AX%20850&IsVirtualParent=1

 

Exact same PSU.  Same cable design and everything.

[Kayn]

You do know XFX and AX 850 are both Seasonic Oem's right?

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151102

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207028

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139015&Tpk=AX%20850&IsVirtualParent=1

 

Exact same PSU.  Same cable design and everything.

 

yeah i know they are OEMs of seasonic but why not just get seasonic? Unless you want matching brands.

[mrthuvi]

It's a CM GX 650, it's not like a bearing going bad, just the fan is moving at high RPM.

How old is the PSU? Maybe the fan just need some oil. I gave my old CM PSU fan some oil and it ran like a baby.