Question Will a "BeQuiet" case reduce or minimize noise from a "blower" gpu?

[donjsd]

Hi,
I live in Florida and I game with a 5700 XT single blower GPU.
I am thinking about changing cases from a Zalman Z3 to a Bequiet Purebase 600 either with or without the window.
Would this help reduce noise from my GPU or will I still get a ton of noise from the back of the Case?

Thanks in advance,
Ryan

 

[Darkbreeze]

No, it is not going to reduce the noise coming out the back of the case if that is where you are hearing the noise. It will be exactly the same as any other case because the rear I/O is the same type of slotted arrangement on all cases.

And "BeQuiet" cases, are not any quieter than any other cases. The name BeQuiet originated from their fans, which in reality aren't actually any quieter either, they just tend to run them at lower RPM so they SEEM quieter. Marketing.

Are you even sure it's the graphics card the noise is coming from and not a rear case fan or power supply fan?

 

[donjsd]

Yes, it is the graphics card. Noise changes with the gpu fan curve.
I could be hearing the gpu from the back, hard to say.

Thanks for the quick response

 

[geofelt]

Some thoughts:

1) Buy the case with a solid side window.

2) buy some silverstone acoustic pads :
https://www.amazon.com/SilverStone-Technology-Dampening-Absorption-Excellent/dp/B07PTMM81B?th=1
Apply at least to the side panel.

I have used these pads before with a GTX1080ti blower, and they really do help

3) If you can, relocate the pc case to be more distant.
On the desk, in your face, it will be noisy.
By the side of a desk noise is much mitigated.

 

[Darkbreeze]

It used to be that a lot of cases were advertised as "quiet", and most of those had solid side panels or even noise isolating insulation on the inside of the panels, like the Fractal Design Define R4 and R5 cases. You really don't see this anymore, due to the fact that it's mostly been disproven as effective due to how noise and thermals are related. The majority of noise is created by the turbulence of the air itself.

More often than not "high airflow" cases are the ones that have the quietest operation because then all of the fans are able to maintain an equivalent temperature (Or even lower actually in some situations) without having to run the fans as fast, which is where ALL of the noise comes from. There is no other "noise" in any PC case aside from pump noise if there is liquid cooler installed, than what the fans make. Vibration dampening (From vibration dampening pads between fans and the case, or rubber fan mounting screws like those sold by Noctua for fairly cheap, and knockoff versions) as well as sound dampening pads on the insides of panels CAN help as well, but so long as there are ANY openings in the front, back or sides, and there are running fans, there is going to be noise.

And for a blower style graphics card, almost ALL of that noise is going to be coming directly through the slots at the back of the card and out the back of the case and about the only way to reduce THAT noise is to reduce the speed the fan has to run at. The BEST way to do that is to be sure you are not trying to use a video card that is realistically not powerful enough to do the job you are trying to do (Using a basic hammer to try and do a job that should be done with a 5lb sledge hammer) and to decrease the interior thermal condition in the case by having a better case cooling configuration so that the card does not have to blow so fast in the first place to keep it's thermal condition within spec.

Also, it wouldn't hurt to monitor your video card thermals to see where you are at in that regard because OFTEN times you might be able to reduce the fan curve enough to moderately reduce it's noise level while still remaining within the specified thermal envelope.

 

[donjsd]

Some thoughts:

1) Buy the case with a solid side window.

2) buy some silverstone acoustic pads :
https://www.amazon.com/SilverStone-Technology-Dampening-Absorption-Excellent/dp/B07PTMM81B?th=1
Apply at least to the side panel.

I have used these pads before with a GTX1080ti blower, and they really do help

3) If you can, relocate the pc case to be more distant.
On the desk, in your face, it will be noisy.
By the side of a desk noise is much mitigated.

Thank you, I will check it out