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does case have anything to do with noise?

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FS Effects

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some reviews i read over at newegg stating "this is a quiet case"

what the... it's just a case.
 
Certain materials, aluminum being one, dampen noise from fans better than say, steel.

Maybe the reviewer ment the fans that come with the case though.
 
Is this a serious question?


Obviously cases come with fans and therefore make noise.
 
The noise sources in a case are mechanical devices such as fans and drives.

Thus a 'quiet case' might be a case that features vibration-isolation for fans and drives and/or larger (quieter) ventilation fans. Or - it might simply be weasel-worded marketing hype to sell you a case.

Truly quiet - inaudible operating PC - will almost certainly require case modding.

Hope this helps!
 
The case may be quite, but I have ways of making it talk...
 
FS Effects said:
I have own 3 pc's and none of them came with a fan.
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You have three PC's and not a single one of them has ANY fans at all whatsoever?

You either have a pre-made water-cooling setup or you run a 486DX-33 or something.

A well-made case will have fans strategically placed to provide proper cooling but at the same time move the air without causing alot of "turbulence" and vibrations that can make a case noisy. Typical computer cases have a fan or two up front, one in the back, a CPU fan, a video card fan, maybe a fan in the top and/or side.. everything is pointing all different directions too. A well-made case can properly channel all of these different currents and do it without making the PC sound like there's a tornado happening inside.
 
Well some cases are better suited to dissipating heat (antec p180)

And heat has to do with noise, so yeah, a case can be 'quiet'

If a case is well designed air-flow wise, then you won't need to run your fans as fast, and you get less noise
 
SuperSubZero said:
You have three PC's and not a single one of them has ANY fans at all whatsoever?

You either have a pre-made water-cooling setup or you run a 486DX-33 or something.

A well-made case will have fans strategically placed to provide proper cooling but at the same time move the air without causing alot of "turbulence" and vibrations that can make a case noisy. Typical computer cases have a fan or two up front, one in the back, a CPU fan, a video card fan, maybe a fan in the top and/or side.. everything is pointing all different directions too. A well-made case can properly channel all of these different currents and do it without making the PC sound like there's a tornado happening inside.
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no watercooling. all 3 of them are brought at retail electronic stores. never had anyway problems with overheating, my pc even last longer than me in the summer.
 
m3ta1head said:
Certain materials, aluminum being one, dampen noise from fans better than say, steel.
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Incorrect. Aluminum tends to resonate more which then creates more noise. The quietest cases are steel cases.

If you bought your computers at "retail electronic stores", they will still have fans. Those types of buyers are not expected to open their cases, so the misconception of them having no cooling at all isn't very well-grounded...
 
SuperSubZero said:
You have three PC's and not a single one of them has ANY fans at all whatsoever?

You either have a pre-made water-cooling setup or you run a 486DX-33 or something.

A well-made case will have fans strategically placed to provide proper cooling but at the same time move the air without causing alot of "turbulence" and vibrations that can make a case noisy. Typical computer cases have a fan or two up front, one in the back, a CPU fan, a video card fan, maybe a fan in the top and/or side.. everything is pointing all different directions too. A well-made case can properly channel all of these different currents and do it without making the PC sound like there's a tornado happening inside.
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Dude he meant they didn't come with a fan, not that they don't HAVE fans persay...
 
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