Soundproofing

[ryan4nayr]

Hi, guys, hope all is well.

With the chilly weather assaulting the North-East USA, my system is running a few degrees cooler over the past few weeks. Ain't it grand :-)

Anyway, I came across this article on ExtremeTech titled Silencing Your PC, & p. 5 especially grabbed my attention. It described using Dynamat PC strips, which supposedly use this gel-like substance, a butyadine composite mixed with various polymers for mass and adhesiveness... quells the vibration of the case itself, preventing it from amplifying the noise caused by fans and other moving parts. Here's the link, a link to Dynamat's site is found at the very top:
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,21005,00.asp

Does anybody have experience with this sound dampening material? Is it worth the $30? Dynamat says it doesn't affect temps, but if it says it converts sound energy to another, what the heck would that other form of energy be? Does it glow, or will it make me into the Hulk, or does it jump up & down?!?

Consider me paranoid.:chicken:

[Fireblade]

I've read about that 'DynaMat' stuff (and other similar products), and to be perfectly honest, I wouldn't waste yer money! For all the difference it makes t' both case temps and noise reduction, it simply ain't worth it ;)

[mackerel]

Damping and sound absorption does work, wether it is worth it to anyone is a personal decision.

If you have a lot of holes in your case to leak sound, the damping wont make much difference. But it can help a lot in a closed box.

If you want to try something cheep, try some self adhesive cork tiles :)

[ryan4nayr]

Originally posted by mackerel
If you want to try something cheep, try some self adhesive cork tiles :)
I don't know about self-adhesive, but I think I have some left-over tacky glue somewhere here.

A friend of mine had a great idea for any left-over Dynamats. Cut out pieces to make a design for the front, like the old Transformers' Autobots or Decepticons logo. I think I'll use my phosphorescent pens to make the logo glow in the dark.

[Stargazer]

I used the original DynaMat on my first Tbird case. It works, tho it is very important to make certain that you have good airflow in, thru, and out of the case. There is no heat dissipation thru this insulation, and could lead to higher temps.

:)