Dynamat or whatever the PC sound padding is called...LOL

Cameron203 · Post by **Cameron203** » Sat Feb 22, 2003 12:02 am

ANyone use it? Does it work? And unless you plan on plugging your fan holes up how is it suppose to lower the noise level?

Needlefreak · Post by **Needlefreak** » Sat Feb 22, 2003 1:25 am

Do a search for "sound" and "Burke" in this forum...He's played alot with such materials..

SLK · Post by **SLK** » Sat Feb 22, 2003 2:01 am

do a search on "spendaholic" Im sure Burke will come up too.

Docsta · Post by **Docsta** » Sat Feb 22, 2003 2:20 am

dynamat is used for cars..lol

HawaiianGhost · Post by **HawaiianGhost** » Sat Feb 22, 2003 7:08 am

Originally posted by Docsta
dynamat is used for cars..lol

I've seen/read of ppl using it in their rigs suprisingly too. There are equivalent type materials specifically designed for rigs (and cheaper than dynamat) though...can't remember what site it was though...

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Sat Feb 22, 2003 8:19 am

Akasa is a popular one. Newegg has it, as well as many other online stores.

It works by absorbing the high pitched sounds from fans and such.

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Sat Feb 22, 2003 9:35 pm

Originally posted by Docsta
dynamat is used for cars..lol

Actually, Dynamat has a PC version of their stuff...but since its top layer contains aluminum, you have to be quite careful not to put it where it'll be in contact with components...which is kinda stupid, since a PC case is such close quarters.

I use Akasa PaxMate and it does a great job. I've noticed a temperature increase of about 1 °C with two layers installed, but it cuts out a LOT of the noise, especially high-frequency noises generated by fans and faster hard drives. The real downside to it is that it's virtually impossible to remove it once it's applied.

Set · Post by **Set** » Sat Feb 22, 2003 10:10 pm

I use Akasa PaxMate as well did bring up my temps a bit 2-3c but like burke says cuts down alot on the fans widing ect its not just muffs out the fan noises but it allso stops the case from vibrating

RoundEye · Post by **RoundEye** » Sun Feb 23, 2003 1:50 am

I used this kit from Cascade. There's enough in that box to do three maybe four mid-towers. It's easier to work with then Dynamat and it doesn't stink like Dynamat. Some types of Dynamat have a smell, kind of like tar.

I use it in every PC that I build now, I put a lot of it in my server and you can't even hear it running. I have four hard drives, one case fan in the front, two fans in the power supply, video card fan, chip set fan, and OEM P3 heatsink/fan combo. The server sits in my desk and you can't hear it unless every thing in the house is off, like the TV's and such.

I recommend it highly.

RoundEye · Post by **RoundEye** » Sun Feb 23, 2003 1:54 am

Originally posted by Set
.....but it allso stops the case from vibrating .......

You know what else I found is good for that? I put these rubber feet on my PC. Take off the stock plastic feet and stick these right on.

It's stops the vibrations from being transfered to your desk, which also helps cut down on the noise level.

LT-73 · Post by **LT-73** » Sun Feb 23, 2003 2:03 am

Hey RoundEye, where can i get some of that stuff? I wanna see if i can stop the humming of my watercooler.

RoundEye · Post by **RoundEye** » Sun Feb 23, 2003 2:44 am

Originally posted by LT-73
.....where can i get some of that stuff?.....

I ordered mine right from the link I posted. That material and the rubber feet will cut it down a lot, I promise you that. It will get rid of most, if not all of it.

LT-73 · Post by **LT-73** » Sun Feb 23, 2003 4:10 am

Ok great. Thanx RoundEye

Cameron203 · Post by **Cameron203** » Sun Feb 23, 2003 10:36 am

So what do I look for if I search Newegg? or Googlegear?

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Sun Feb 23, 2003 12:28 pm

Originally posted by Cameron203
So what do I look for if I search Newegg? or Googlegear?

If you're asking about the Akasa, I usually get it either at Directron.com, PCMods.com or (if those two are out of stock) FrozenCPU.com.