Paxmate Accoustic Matting
Douglas Ellison
Dont bother - I've spent £10 on a pack - lined the inside of my case - and
there's zero difference in sound level.
DOug
Ben Bayliss
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I'd agree - I spent £15 on a pack for my case. I can't tell any difference
at all either.
I must say though that my case is very quiet already - maybe it does
something with loud cases, but certainly no difference in mine (and I even
lined the drive blanking plates at the front of the case!)
But probably not worth it. Next time I might take the plunge and get the £50
stuff with 3 different materials. That 'might' work. I think the problem now
is that the sound is escaping through the exhaust fan holes, which,
obviously, can't be covered.
Ben.
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Douglas Ellison
"Ben Bayliss" <ben.b...@dontyoudarespamme.btinternet.com> wrote in
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> "Douglas Ellison" <mai...@douglasellison.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:ae4ggl$3rpph$1...@ID-115030.news.dfncis.de...
> > Just incase anyone is thinking of buying this accoustic matting stuff
> >
> > Dont bother - I've spent £10 on a pack - lined the inside of my case -
and
> > there's zero difference in sound level.
> >
> > DOug
> >
>
> I'd agree - I spent £15 on a pack for my case. I can't tell any difference
> at all either.
>
> I must say though that my case is very quiet already - maybe it does
> something with loud cases, but certainly no difference in mine (and I even
> lined the drive blanking plates at the front of the case!)
>
> But probably not worth it. Next time I might take the plunge and get the
£50
> stuff with 3 different materials. That 'might' work. I think the problem
now
> is that the sound is escaping through the exhaust fan holes, which,
> obviously, can't be covered.
Well - My case is probably middle-of-the-road-noise
I dont understand why though.
2 x 12db Pabst case fans, 1x 18db CPU fan on an Alpha HSF, Leadtek Ti4400
and a zalman silent Northbridge cooler. Enermax adjutable 350 watt PSU. 2 x
Matrox HDD's, 1 x IBM HDD ( about to get rid of this) a DVD Drive and a
CDRW. And it's basically fairly noisey - I dont gettit
Doug
Douglas Ellison
Removed IBM HDD, and hot-glue-gunned an 80mm Young Lin onto my Leadtek
Ti4400 ( with the two noisey buggers taken out)
Now about 1/3rd as quiet as before
I certainly cant here the PC over the noise of typing
Doug
Odie
(Why do so many people call the Maxtor a Matrox? Do you all call the
video card a Maxtor?!)
Odie
BigH
"Odie" <"odie_ferrous at "@ hot mail dot . dot commmm> wrote in message
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> Your "Matrox" HDDs are probably the culprit.
>
> (Why do so many people call the Maxtor a Matrox? Do you all call the
> video card a Maxtor?!)
>
> Odie
>
>
>
> Douglas Ellison wrote:
> >
> > "Ben Bayliss" <ben.b...@dontyoudarespamme.btinternet.com> wrote in
> > message news:ae4p4o$bsu$1...@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > > "Douglas Ellison" <mai...@douglasellison.co.uk> wrote in message
> > > news:ae4ggl$3rpph$1...@ID-115030.news.dfncis.de...
Maybe they're disk-lexic :)
idkaff25
It's the success of matrox's brand marketing. Those MGA Millennium cards
ruled the roost for over a year....nowadays lucky if any card we buy last
longer than a few months.
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Paul Hopwood
Thanks for the info Douglas. I'd been considering buying some for my
machines instead of those packs QuietPC do at £50 a shot.
Anyone had experience with the packs QuietPC do with 3 different types
of matting? Are they as effective as all the other stuff QuietPC sell
or a waste of time/money too?
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Douglas Ellison
"Odie" <"odie_ferrous at "@ hot mail dot . dot commmm> wrote in message
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>
> (Why do so many people call the Maxtor a Matrox? Do you all call the
> video card a Maxtor?!)
>
> Odie
>
lmfao
I of course MEANT maxtor
I'd been reading Parnhelia (sp?! again!!) specs just before posting
DOug
Stuart Booth
Bugger. Figured it was worth a punt on my Server which is on 24/7.
I've been waiting until I need to put something inside it before I
stick on these pads on the sides of the case.
Oh well.
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Paul Hopwood
>>Dont bother - I've spent £10 on a pack - lined the inside of my case - and
>>there's zero difference in sound level.
>Bugger. Figured it was worth a punt on my Server which is on 24/7.
>I've been waiting until I need to put something inside it before I
>stick on these pads on the sides of the case.
Based on Douglas' comments regarding the Paxmate I've decided not to
bother and gone for the Power-Snooze packs - the same ones QuietPC
sells but they're out of stock so I purchased direct from the
manufacturer in Denmark.
I ordered 3 packs so I hope they don't think I'm taking the piss after
yesterdays score! ;-))
Presuming they don't get the hump and send me a dog turd or something
<g> I'll report back on it's effectiveness when it arrives and has
been fitted to one of my machines here.