The only item now producing noise from inside my pc case is the CPU fan.
I'm tempted to swap it out for a different model, but I've sort of backed myself into a corner with the case.
Most of the 3rd party coolers I've seen are quite tall and my case is a 4U rack mountable.
 
Anyone have any suggestions?
 
Cheers,
 
 
Jonesey
 

Bristol_Jonesey
 
Most of the 3rd party coolers I've seen are quite tall and my case is a 4U rack mountable.
 
 

 
You're options for large/quality 3rd party coolers are pretty limited.
As you mentioned, most of the top-tier air coolers are too tall for a 4U Rack... and there's typically not enough space to mount the radiator/fan for a water-cooler.
 

Because people try and get rid of noise. They use headphones (and do not want extra noise in those) or they use a room that is actually more quiet than other rooms in the house, and some people want peace and noiselessness than noise all the time. (or they live in a big city that never sleeps!)
 
But you can have noise in your recording if you wish it, so do what you want to.
 

I think the question is really why would you want a noisy one ?

Jim Roseberry

Bristol_Jonesey
 
Most of the 3rd party coolers I've seen are quite tall and my case is a 4U rack mountable.
 
 

 
You're options for large/quality 3rd party coolers are pretty limited.
As you mentioned, most of the top-tier air coolers are too tall for a 4U Rack... and there's typically not enough space to mount the radiator/fan for a water-cooler.
 

Yeah it's pretty crowded in there already with 3 x hard drives in silent sleeves
Thanks Jim - I might think about getting a new case and move the whole lot over.

You might look at "top down" coolers with horizontal or angled folded heatpipe heatsink arrangements and top-mounting fans rather than vertically-oriented tall ones with side fans.
 
The classic example back when was probably Thermaltake's Big Typhoon model but since then many other makers have offered top-down coolers for height-restrcted applications. One thing toi be aware of, they can be a right pain to mount due to the  sometimes rather limited access.
 
Fwiw, I've been pretty happy using Scythe's coolers in such applications over the years. Quiet.

Goddard
You might look at "top down" coolers with horizontal or angled folded heatpipe heatsink arrangements and top-mounting fans rather than vertically-oriented tall ones with side fans.
 
The classic example back when was probably Thermaltake's Big Typhoon model but since then many other makers have offered top-down coolers for height-restrcted applications. One thing toi be aware of, they can be a right pain to mount due to the  sometimes rather limited access.
 
Fwiw, I've been pretty happy using Scythe's coolers in such applications over the years. Quiet.

Socket 2011 (SandyBridge-E) and socket 1150 (Haswell) both run hot when over-clocked.
The Scythe units are great for SandyBridge/IvyBridge... but they (and many other lower-profile 3rd party coolers) are not adequate for running high-performance SandyBridge-E or Haswell in a cool/quiet manner.  In a rackmount (or other small form-factor situation), heat build-up can be an issue (especially if you're working with 80mm exhaust fans).  It's a delicate balance between desired performance, keeping temps in check, and keeping noise to a minimum.
 

Why not?  I just retired a noisy video card.  My last build was designed to be a quiet computer.  I really enjoy sitting at my computer and not having to listen to the fans spinning.
 
Getting a quiet computer put together really was not that hard.
 
-JJ

Jim Roseberry

Goddard
You might look at "top down" coolers with horizontal or angled folded heatpipe heatsink arrangements and top-mounting fans rather than vertically-oriented tall ones with side fans.
 
The classic example back when was probably Thermaltake's Big Typhoon model but since then many other makers have offered top-down coolers for height-restrcted applications. One thing toi be aware of, they can be a right pain to mount due to the  sometimes rather limited access.
 
Fwiw, I've been pretty happy using Scythe's coolers in such applications over the years. Quiet.

Socket 2011 (SandyBridge-E) and socket 1150 (Haswell) both run hot when over-clocked.
The Scythe units are great for SandyBridge/IvyBridge... but they (and many other lower-profile 3rd party coolers) are not adequate for running high-performance SandyBridge-E or Haswell in a cool/quiet manner.  In a rackmount (or other small form-factor situation), heat build-up can be an issue (especially if you're working with 80mm exhaust fans).  It's a delicate balance between desired performance, keeping temps in check, and keeping noise to a minimum.

Another viewpoint, testing a Scythe top-down cooler on i7-3960x:
 
http://www.xbitlabs.com/a...-kama-cross-rev-b.html
 
Btw, rackmount does not necessarily mean height restriction or a small form factor; a 5U (or even 4U) case can offer sufficient height for tallish cpu coolers and large (120mm) intake and/or exhaust fans and plenty of quiet airflow.

After learning of the google research/observations about hard disks lasting longest when running in the recommended temp range I stopped trying to cool mine. The research indicates hard drives that are too cool/too hot die sooner. Mine were being too cool.
 
I have a fanless vid card, a giant ninja cpu cooler with 120mm fan, a 120 exhaust, and a 120 on the power supply.  No intake fan.
 
the Hard disks run near the bottom of the recommended range.  Cpu rarely hits 46 , and the case is usually 6+ degrees cooler.  No central cooling in the house.  Just big trees.
 
I do understand my little computer is not a match for the i crowd.  But it is fairly quiet and cool enough.
 
Amd  phenom 2 3 core, 25% OC , 3 disks, 8 gig rams   in a standard case  laying on its side  in a rack  on a piece of foamy.