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<blockquote data-quote="Zeuser" data-source="post: 52394" data-attributes="member: 20472">Saw your avatar. I've got the same Bach box (minus the LCD).<img src="http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/product/Chassis/desktop/bach/+bac_image/black/01.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />And I don't know about you but I didn't plug in the HDD or power LED; they're annoying. The case LED (blue surround on the left) is just fine though.Anyway, about the noise. You have a problem with your setup: Airflow!And I know how lousy the airflow is in those Bach boxes. Despite the 2 rear fans and the front fan, everything in there is so damn tight that air has a hard time flowing around the components.The goo news is that the CPU air evacuates directly above. I hope you didn't put another component on top of it and hurt the airflow even more.On thing I noticed that improves airflow is to leave the panel covering the drive bays (on the right) open and removing the dummy plates. It looks ugly but the increased airflow allowed the temperature monitor to slow down the fans a bit and reduce noise.I fear that enclosing the Bach in a cabinet is a terrible idea and this thing will run way too hot and fail sooner. I would only do that if I had water cooling or some other cooling system that's silent and doesn't require a huge amount of airflow in the box.I know where the noise is from in my box; the CPU fan. The problem is that the CPU is too close to the power supply so I can't fit many other cooling fans that have better airflow and run silent.Anyway... do not enclose in a cabinet without carefully checking the temperature your system is running at.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Zeuser, post: 52394, member: 20472"] Saw your avatar. I've got the same Bach box (minus the LCD). [img]http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/product/Chassis/desktop/bach/+bac_image/black/01.jpg[/img] And I don't know about you but I didn't plug in the HDD or power LED; they're annoying. The case LED (blue surround on the left) is just fine though. Anyway, about the noise. You have a problem with your setup: Airflow! And I know how lousy the airflow is in those Bach boxes. Despite the 2 rear fans and the front fan, everything in there is so damn tight that air has a hard time flowing around the components. The goo news is that the CPU air evacuates directly above. I hope you didn't put another component on top of it and hurt the airflow even more. On thing I noticed that improves airflow is to leave the panel covering the drive bays (on the right) open and removing the dummy plates. It looks ugly but the increased airflow allowed the temperature monitor to slow down the fans a bit and reduce noise. I fear that enclosing the Bach in a cabinet is a terrible idea and this thing will run way too hot and fail sooner. I would only do that if I had water cooling or some other cooling system that's silent and doesn't require a huge amount of airflow in the box. I know where the noise is from in my box; the CPU fan. The problem is that the CPU is too close to the power supply so I can't fit many other cooling fans that have better airflow and run silent. Anyway... do not enclose in a cabinet without carefully checking the temperature your system is running at. [/QUOTE]

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