Hi guys,
This is my
HTPC. I've had this type of setup for ages.
I found a
R9 Fury X locally for less than half the retail price so I couldn't resist. I think it has the new pump in it so its not that bad but it is still a little noisy for me.
So what did I do? Modded it of course. But only with foam (to quieten) and took off the back bracket that you bolt it to the chassis to.
Why did I take the back bracket off you say? Well the short answer is that the pump gives off a lot of vibrations and was vibrating the whole case. This was causing me headaches.
In Figure (1) I have highlighted what I've done. First, I did place foam in between the back bracket and chassis to deaden the vibrations but this wasn't as good as
removing it all together. You can see marked number 2.
Mark 1 is where I have placed the foam in between the front face plate and the pump. The pump is straight underneath the face plate. You can see a slight bulge. This reduced the noise a lot buy dampening the pumps vibrations.
Figure (1)
Figure (2 & 3) is the where I have removed the back bracket from the card. You can see where it
does not touch the case. This reduced sound by a fair margin! I'm lucky the card stays upright like this as in a normal tower it might not be possible.
Figure (2)
Figure (3)
Now for some general photos:
And my fully sik wireless mouse. The front headlights do turn on when you move the mouse but I've turned them off to save battery. Its an XY GT 1971, 351 Cleveland-Aussie Muscle.
System Specs:
i5 4690k
Z87X-OC
Corsair 8GB 2400 DDR3
Corsair RM650i
San Disk 240GB SSD
2TB WD Green
Auzentech 7.1
LG 60" 1920x1080
Sony 5.1 with Big Bad Sub.
DVD Rom (just in case)
*I have the stereo and sound card linked via optical cable spitting out 5.1 DTS. Although I mainly just use the TV speakers as the wife doesn't like the subby!
I have reduced the speed of the Fury x to about 720mhz. This only produces max about 180w for entire system and every thing is working flawlessly @ 60fps. I was surprised at the power output once I de-clocked.
This is why I have decided to keep it and mod the noise to an acceptable level I've been happy with
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