Basic questions about silent cases

[vibrato]

Hi,
I suppose I cant just ask which is the better silent case, however there are a lot in the market and Im pretty confused. I want it to be as silent as possible, reduce vibrations and cost less than 100€.

My questions are, does a silent case really cuts off the noise? I wouldnt like to spend 100€ to have the noise reduced by about 30%, I would expect 80%. Am I expecting too much? Maybe increasing budget for the case will I get much better results? I mean, spending 200€ instead of 100€, but just getting about 10% better noise reduction for me its not worth it.

Is there some basic tricks to identify the good ones, or the ones that are really worth? Some details in particular.

My aim is to get a GTX 960 4GB with two fans, I also currently have an i5 with stock fan and an HDD which I think is the one that most vibrations produce, you really notice it when it shuts down (SSD is where the OS is).

So, would a silent case reduce this setup noise a lot? Or just "meh"? I also fear that the two fans of the GTX 960 will cause a lot of noise, I currently have a GTX 650 with one fan.

Thanks

 

[Archaic59]

Actually, a silent pc is a combination of both careful selection of quiet components (wherever possible) and a quiet case. Quiet cases are made using premium construction methods, with more metal than plastic and sound dampening materials (usually) and they don't come cheap. Here's a couple to check out-

http://nanoxia-world.com/en/products/cases/deep-silence-series/

http://de.pcpartpicker.com/parts/compare/nanoxia-case-nxds2b,nanoxia-case-nxds3b/

 

[vibrato]

I know, I suppose the ideal solution would be a silent box with silent fans in the GPU and CPU and SSD only. However I cant spend that much. I will have to deal with the stock GPU fans (maybe only one fan version is enough? or is there a silent version of the 960?), might change the CPU one but I cant do anything with the HDD, just, at best, use some of those rubber screws.

So I think that the silent case might be the best solution since it reduces the noise of all components, not just one, I think.

About those you linked, do they have some special that others dont have? Are they better than others of the same price?

 

[lodders]

Hi,
I suppose I cant just ask which is the better silent case, however there are a lot in the market and Im pretty confused. I want it to be as silent as possible, reduce vibrations and cost less than 100€.

My questions are, does a silent case really cuts off the noise? I wouldnt like to spend 100€ to have the noise reduced by about 30%, I would expect 80%. Am I expecting too much? Maybe increasing budget for the case will I get much better results? I mean, spending 200€ instead of 100€, but just getting about 10% better noise reduction for me its not worth it.

Is there some basic tricks to identify the good ones, or the ones that are really worth? Some details in particular.

My aim is to get a GTX 960 4GB with two fans, I also currently have an i5 with stock fan and an HDD which I think is the one that most vibrations produce, you really notice it when it shuts down (SSD is where the OS is).

So, would a silent case reduce this setup noise a lot? Or just "meh"? I also fear that the two fans of the GTX 960 will cause a lot of noise, I currently have a GTX 650 with one fan.

Thanks

You can't make a PC silent by changing the case, because all cases have holes in them to allow the hot air to get out. This allows all the fan noise to get out too.
A good case might have rubber mountings to isolate a HDD, but an SSD is completely silent even in the cheapest case out there...
If you want a silent PC, get rid of the fans, for example with a fanless PSU a Thor's Hammer CPU cooler or similar GPU cooler

 

[Archaic59]

The less holes the case has the more quiet it will be, but that usually means temperatures will start to climb inside the case too. Some cases have covers for the ventilation areas you don't want to use to help make it more quiet. It's a balancing act between sound and temperature you'll have to learn as you set it up and use it.

 

[GhislainG]

A GTX 960 with 2 fans can be quiet; it all depends on which one you buy. An MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming is quiet. A silent case that provides poor cooling performance may not help if the CPU and GPU fans have to spin faster. As Archaic59 explained, the components selection is important.