Getting my system quieter

[Kaleb604]

I have a cryorig r1 ultime and I was wondering if there was any way to make it quieter without sacrificing cooling. The sound isn't coming from the fans it is coming from the air going through the fins themselves. The noise isn't unbearable but the quieter the better in my mind. Is there any way to make it quieter? 

 

[ForumTryhard]

Put a bag of ice on top of your desktop. It won't make a sound.

[Quindor]

12 minutes ago, Kaleb604 said:

I have a cryorig r1 ultime and I was wondering if there was any way to make it quieter without sacrificing cooling. The sound isn't coming from the fans it is coming from the air going through the fins themselves. The noise isn't unbearable but the quieter the better in my mind. Is there any way to make it quieter? 

 

Are you using fan speed control (Either voltage or PWM?). Almost all motherboards from the last 10 years feature some kind of fan speed control. 

 

If your fans are running full speed all the time they are making a lot more noise then necessary. Using the automatic fan speed control they will slow down and speed up when needed, removing a lot of noise! This is valid for your CPU fans but also for your case fans. Check to see how they are hooked up.

 

The best way is hooked up to your motherboard (most have multiple fan headers) using PWM (4 pin) fans. 3 pin fans also work but you will need voltage adjusting fan headers (motherboards from the last 5 years). If your fans are hooked up to your power supply it might be worth looking to connecting them to your motherboard.

 

 

 

 

[DragonTamer1]

You shouldn't hear any white nose from the air passing through the fins unless one of the two following conditions are met:

 

1.) You have no side panel on and your head is inside the case while you are using it, or rather wearing the system like a hat.

 

2.) Your fan is running at a high RPM without you knowing.

[Bcat00]

Shoulda went with a stronger cooler if you cared so much about noise. Size does matter when it comes to heatsinks and noise.

[Raisin06]

On 8/27/2016 at 9:30 PM, Kaleb604 said:

I have a cryorig r1 ultime and I was wondering if there was any way to make it quieter without sacrificing cooling. The sound isn't coming from the fans it is coming from the air going through the fins themselves. The noise isn't unbearable but the quieter the better in my mind. Is there any way to make it quieter? 

 

Some quieter fans would definitely help. I've picked up a few Noctua fans for my system and have one on my Cryorig H7. The cooler you have is perfectly fine, but like I said it could use some better fans to deal with the noise. Cryorig's fans are pretty nice and quiet themselves, but don't push as much air as something like a good NF-F12 would (at least in my findings) Also having something that has some kind of rubber dampener helps too. The Noctua fans I've got in my case and on my cooler all have the rubber corners and help immensely with vibration noises

4 hours ago, Bcat00 said:

Shoulda went with a stronger cooler if you cared so much about noise. Size does matter when it comes to heatsinks and noise.

Not helpful at all. 

On 8/27/2016 at 9:46 PM, Quindor said:

Are you using fan speed control (Either voltage or PWM?). Almost all motherboards from the last 10 years feature some kind of fan speed control. 

 

If your fans are running full speed all the time they are making a lot more noise then necessary. Using the automatic fan speed control they will slow down and speed up when needed, removing a lot of noise! This is valid for your CPU fans but also for your case fans. Check to see how they are hooked up.

 

The best way is hooked up to your motherboard (most have multiple fan headers) using PWM (4 pin) fans. 3 pin fans also work but you will need voltage adjusting fan headers (motherboards from the last 5 years). If your fans are hooked up to your power supply it might be worth looking to connecting them to your motherboard.

 

 

 

 

This will definitely help as well. Getting a good curve set up for your system based on temps is super helpful for keeping things quiet when you're not doing much, and speeding them up when you're in a game (and presumably wearing a headset or having the game sound turned up loud enough )

[WoodenMarker]

Noise from air going through the fins should be negligible. Are you sure you know that's what the noise is coming from? Does stopping the fans on your heatsink stop the noise?

What speed are you running your fans at?