inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoEx-PlayStation exec argues 'only the dog can hear' differences between consoles and gaming PCs: 'They're all quite similar'www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.ca
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkEx-PlayStation exec argues 'only the dog can hear' differences between consoles and gaming PCs: 'They're all quite similar'www.pcgamer.cominclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square28fedilinkcross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.ca
minus-squareCarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoStop buying cheap fans? My last two PCs I built were top of the line and they’re basically silent just with Noctua air cooling.
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-25 days agoIt’s literally the GPU’s (a 1660 Super) fan that’s loudest. I can’t change that out, afaik. The case fans are Noctuas and the CPU has a Corsair AIO liquid cooler.
minus-squarePsythik@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-25 days agoYes you can; 3rd party GPU coolers are a thing and they’re not difficult to install. (And next time I’d advise reading reviews before buying a GPU, especially the noise level section.)
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoLOL, imagine thinking you’d ever actually have a wide selection of in-stock GPUs to choose from and wouldn’t have to settle for what you can get.
minus-squareCarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoAh yeah not much you can do about that unless you put an aftermarket cooler on it and that’s a PITA.
Stop buying cheap fans?
My last two PCs I built were top of the line and they’re basically silent just with Noctua air cooling.
It’s literally the GPU’s (a 1660 Super) fan that’s loudest. I can’t change that out, afaik. The case fans are Noctuas and the CPU has a Corsair AIO liquid cooler.
Yes you can; 3rd party GPU coolers are a thing and they’re not difficult to install.
(And next time I’d advise reading reviews before buying a GPU, especially the noise level section.)
LOL, imagine thinking you’d ever actually have a wide selection of in-stock GPUs to choose from and wouldn’t have to settle for what you can get.
Ah yeah not much you can do about that unless you put an aftermarket cooler on it and that’s a PITA.