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So i have this case, with 3 thunderblades, which if you cannot click the linky are rated at 78cfm @ 21 dba.
You might be saying, 78cfm for 21dba?! and you want quieter you must be crazy. I'm not, these fans are loud as fuck (excuse my language). I have 3 of them in my case like i said, one in the front as an intake, one on my thermaltake typhoon, and one in the back as an exhaust. Let me tell you, its sounds like a turbine, its so bad that when the computer shuts off i have to turn down my tv from 60% volume to 40%. I was in the insane boat where i once thought that for proper cooling i have to deal with it, but its just too much now.
So im wondering if theres anything out there that can cut this noise, im actually debating on purchasing the expensive nocta fans due to what people say about em. Which in total would be around the price of brand new fucking case.
So here are my choices.
A) Buy Scythe Kama Bays to replace the front mesh grills (Its similar to the antec 900/1200 just that its not attached to a hard drive cage). Which will add some more cooling and remove dust problems and of course noise.
B) Purchase either 4 nocta fans or 4 Scythe slipstreams.
C)Look around to see if theres some kind of switch bay, which would be perfect for me, in the meaning that i can plug in my extra fans, and they will be off, and by the click of the switch, will turn on when needed. Keep in mind the thunderblades are 4 pin molex.
D) Purchase a new case, Perf the lian-li pca05b.
So what are my other choices, or any ideas i can do to solve this? Like my C choice, i have actually unplugged 2 fans when going to bed and noise just goes away. I leave my pc on almost 24/7 doing random crap.
You might be saying, 78cfm for 21dba?! and you want quieter you must be crazy. I'm not, these fans are loud as fuck (excuse my language). I have 3 of them in my case like i said, one in the front as an intake, one on my thermaltake typhoon, and one in the back as an exhaust. Let me tell you, its sounds like a turbine, its so bad that when the computer shuts off i have to turn down my tv from 60% volume to 40%. I was in the insane boat where i once thought that for proper cooling i have to deal with it, but its just too much now.
So im wondering if theres anything out there that can cut this noise, im actually debating on purchasing the expensive nocta fans due to what people say about em. Which in total would be around the price of brand new fucking case.
So here are my choices.
A) Buy Scythe Kama Bays to replace the front mesh grills (Its similar to the antec 900/1200 just that its not attached to a hard drive cage). Which will add some more cooling and remove dust problems and of course noise.
B) Purchase either 4 nocta fans or 4 Scythe slipstreams.
C)Look around to see if theres some kind of switch bay, which would be perfect for me, in the meaning that i can plug in my extra fans, and they will be off, and by the click of the switch, will turn on when needed. Keep in mind the thunderblades are 4 pin molex.
D) Purchase a new case, Perf the lian-li pca05b.
So what are my other choices, or any ideas i can do to solve this? Like my C choice, i have actually unplugged 2 fans when going to bed and noise just goes away. I leave my pc on almost 24/7 doing random crap.
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