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<blockquote data-quote="blair_haynes" data-source="post: 924165" data-attributes="member: 59088">I too have become increasingly dissatisfied with the noise that my HTPC is making in the lounge. I run an Intel i5 with a stock cooler, and a 120mm case fan exhausting the warm air from the case. The case is an Antec Fusion V2 which has two 120mm fans in it, but I only have one connected. There is also the fan in the PSU so that’s three fans running total. They seem to have gotten noisier over time, and I think it is the build-up of dust to be honest.&nbsp;I’m seriously considering looking at passive cooling options, and have watched with interest some projects on here using the Streacom fanless chassis. Have a look at this&nbsp;<a href="http://www.streacom.com/products/fc5-od-fanless-chassis/" target="_blank">http://www.streacom.com/products/fc5-od-fanless-chassis/</a>&nbsp;Unfortunately these are not available in NZ at the present time, and the freight is a killer.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="blair_haynes, post: 924165, member: 59088"] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]I too have become increasingly dissatisfied with the noise that my HTPC is making in the lounge. I run an Intel i5 with a stock cooler, and a 120mm case fan exhausting the warm air from the case. The case is an Antec Fusion V2 which has two 120mm fans in it, but I only have one connected. There is also the fan in the PSU so that’s three fans running total. They seem to have gotten noisier over time, and I think it is the build-up of dust to be honest.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]I’m seriously considering looking at passive cooling options, and have watched with interest some projects on here using the Streacom fanless chassis. Have a look at this[/FONT][/SIZE] [URL='http://www.streacom.com/products/fc5-od-fanless-chassis/'][U][SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri][COLOR=#0000ff]http://www.streacom.com/products/fc5-od-fanless-chassis/[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][/U][/URL] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Unfortunately these are not available in NZ at the present time, and the freight is a killer.[/FONT][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]

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