Sound Insulate my computer?

 hi all,

i'm looking for creative ways to sound insulate
a noisy computer, that sits under my desk

[the thing has 3 fans going!]
any ideas?

thanks
mark

  MarkPHd21@gmail.com wrote


Makes a lot more sense to use quiet fans.

 On Nov 1, 4:21 pm, MarkPH...@gmail.com wrote:

Now that you mention it and I concentrate on it, I can hear mine too.
Of course I operate mine with the cover off and it's overhead for easy
reach.  I have to wonder why this normal sound is enough to bother
you. If I had a radio or TV on I could not tell the noise over that
TV. So background noise would be one answer if you desire. It's going
to be hard to deaden that sound without wasting time and money. If
that's your choice, you could glue sound deadening material about the
box while leaving the doors and vents open. That would only be a
partial fix. You could move the box a distance away behind something
and use necessary extensions such as a powered USB hub with
extensions. It would be an interesting project to build a sound
canceling device that would allow everything else to sit in place.
Such devices are being designed and may already be ready in high level
vehicles. You might Google in that direction.

 
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Go into your BIOS setup and look for fan control options. If your fans
are four-wire devices, the motherboard can control their speed based
upon temperature. This can make a huge difference in noise.


Gary

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Why is it that these days, the words "What idiot" are so frequently
followed by the words "at Microsoft"?

 On Nov 1, 2:21 pm, MarkPH...@gmail.com wrote:

1. Clean the fans with some canned air (slightly clogged fans are
noisier).
2. Find some "Marvel Miracle Oil" to lubricate the ball bearings of
the fans
3. Move the PC to another room and get a very long monitor cable :P
4. Wear ear plugs
5. Play music on the stereo that's louder than the PC fans

You definitely don't want to "insulate" the PC as this could cause too
much heat build up resulting in the premature death of the CPU or MB.
It needs to exhaust that heat and that's what those fans are for.