What to use for homemade noise filters? - Overclock.net

**TaiDinh** · 04-25-08

I've been wanting to quiet down my case for a while now, but I lack money to purchase a actually noise filter foams for my case. Well, I am thinking of using items I have around my house.

Do you guys have any ideas what I can use? I'm about to go try cutting a cardboard box up and taping it onto my side panel. Will provide pictures.

danewfie · 04-25-08

Watch out for anything that might cause static.

noobdown · 04-25-08

double sidded tape its about a 1/2 inch thick

CattleRustler · 04-25-08

static, like mentioned above, is bad, and so is FIRE. Dont use anything that can easily combust into flames... that would be bad, m'kay.

Manyak · 04-25-08

cardboard won't work. well, i guess it technically would, but dropping 5dbA doesn't really count as much of an improvement (thats less than unplugging one of your fans). what you COULD use is a carpet that you spraypaint (to prevent any static). That should actually work better than the foam they sell.

but either way, those paddings sell for like $20, pretty much any working solution you come up with would probably end up costing about the same price in materials.

**TaiDinh** · 04-25-08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Manyak

cardboard won't work. well, i guess it technically would, but dropping 5dbA doesn't really count as much of an improvement (thats less than unplugging one of your fans). what you COULD use is a carpet that you spraypaint (to prevent any static). That should actually work better than the foam they sell.

but either way, those paddings sell for like $20, pretty much any working solution you come up with would probably end up costing about the same price in materials.

Do you know any local shops that would sell an actually noise filter pads/foam?

The Pook · 04-25-08

Lowes

G|F.E.A.D|Killa · 04-25-08

use foam works great for me this is what mine looks like ( which you should all know by now LOL)

Manyak · 04-25-08

Quote:

Originally Posted by TaiDinh

Do you know any local shops that would sell an actually noise filter pads/foam?

Sorry

Where I live, the only local shop around is best buy

I just bought some from here for my HTPC though, dunno if this is cheap enough for you: http://www.frozencpu.com/products/30...ial.html?tl=g7

alk · 04-25-08

I find a few spots of blu-tac (Or similar product. Perhaps modelling clay would work?) on large panels prone to vibration helps keep the panels stuck to the case frame and reduces the buzzing sound they can make.

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