felt

[Daemas]

How does felt do with dampening sound/vibrations? I'm building a PC case out of some kind of wood and felt seems like the perfect way to mount the HDDs and drives (I was going to use slide in rails with felt on the surfaces of the wood that would be touching the drives). I also thought about lining the 6 inner sides of the case itself to deflect/trap some of the noise. Was probably going to cut everything out and put it all together and then glue the felt down and cut it with a utility knife so it's perfect.

thanks for any advice and tips

 

[Oldie]

Yes, highly flammable conductive materials prone to static discharge make for awesome sound dampening in PC's. Just make sure you dip it in gas before you apply it to the inside of the case to ensure a good bond. Can't wait to see the pics.

(no felt is a very bad bad bad idea)

 

[E.T]

Unless used in really thin "sheets" wood is actually quite vibration resisting and wouldn't benefit from mass damping using bitumen mat.
Also it's acoustically lot more opaque than thin metal sheets so it keeps sounds inside better but that works only when there aren't direct noise escape paths so like always if you can see fans/insides acoustic foams are really waste of money.

 

[Dark Shroud]

If you're really insistent on this just go to the hardware store and buy a big sheet of foam board insulation. One sheet should cover both sides, the top, & bottom. This will be cheapest method that will net the results you want while allowing you to have "learning mishaps" that will not cost you.

 

[Rossi~]

Felt = Static

I would steer clear of such materials.

 

[Daemas]

Yes, highly flammable conductive materials prone to static discharge make for awesome sound dampening in PC's. Just make sure you dip it in gas before you apply it to the inside of the case to ensure a good bond. Can't wait to see the pics.

(no felt is a very bad bad bad idea)

yeah, i hadn't thought of the static part until like 6 in the morning. I will try the foam insulation though.