All_Ways_Custom

What is the best sound dampening material on the market right now that won't affect airflow? And what online stores sell it? I have alot of fans running in my case but they are pretty quite compared to my CF 4890's at load I'm trying to get the case as quite as possible (without WC) any help would be much appreciated. Thanks

thecubemaster

I've heard good things about acoustipack

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the_beast

Damping material is not very effective, especially if you have noisy components.

A better first step would be a decent aftermarket cooler for your gpu.

Zap

It is 1000x more effective to reduce the amount of sound made than to block or absorb the sound after it is made.

With that being said, you may want to figure out whether you need to absorb sound or dampen sound. Try pressing on your case side panels when your system is running. If it gets quieter, then you need to dampen sound by using heavier materials (like Dynamat).

You should also identify the noisiest component in your system and try to specifically quiet it (change fans, isolation, etc.).

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hermitmaster

I used 1/4" thick closed cell neoprene sponge on all flat panels in my case and it helped quite a bit. I also installed a 92mm Vantec Stealth in place of the stock (Delta?) case fan.

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soloz2

As others have said the most important thing to do is to reduce the noise first. Replace noisy case fans and coolers first. Then maybe softmount your hard drives. When that's done then acoustipac works great . I do wish I had a quieter case to begin with though...

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