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[@properprinting]

After reading through a lot of comments I see that the essence of this video is not communicated clearly. I'm aware that this is not the best approach to silence a PC and thanks for all the suggestions about how this can be done properly. Sometimes I just want to try out something without thinking too much about it. Why? It was honestly fun to envision making a cabinet like this, actually make it, find interesting challenges along the way and share it in a not too serious way. If I just did the obvious, I wouldn't have found this way of making filters, combining flexible and rigid materials in one part in this way and make this cool looking power button (yes I know that there are other ways of powering up a PC remotely). Sometimes, as cliche as it sounds, the journey is more important as the destination, yet I am happy with the result as it is now. My goal is to inspire, excite and entertain people to start their own projects and not be afraid of failure. This video, in my opinion, fits this goal. If you want a how-to video, don't care about the journey together with its wrong choices and want a thought-out, proven end result, then my videos will not be for you. I keep on experimenting, enjoy the process, embrace the mistakes, learn along the way, don't always choose the obvious and share this in the best way I can. Hopefully this makes sense and I wish you an awesome day!

[@schonsospaet22]

A lot of clean and good work, thanks for showing. You did an excellent job using 3D printing techniques and connecting to other makers. To be honest, this project is nothing for my loud blower graphics card PC because I don't have a reset function. I am doing experiments and sometimes my setup gets stuck and then I quickly need the reset button. Even efficiency was not your primary goal, I would like to give some improvements for further versions: The fans of the air intake and outtake need to be attached gapless to provide good air flow, attach the motherboard and components directly to the hanging wooden plate and get a tight mash or some sort of steel cover on the wood to avoid radiation to come outside. Even better: A silent PC without fans, there was a kickstarter project, but the product did not yet make it into commercial shops. They used some kind of gas/ water cooling that works powered by the heat of the processor. No fan is needed, even for a gaming setup. I'd love to use this silent setup in an audio studio.

[@AlexHaan]

Oh wow. Never knew you're from so close by where I grew up. And here I am. Completely having failef at upgrading my Ender 3 Pro with a BLTouch. Only now over a year later to try again...

[@RebelPhoton]

Dude. You're starting to overdo this KZbin thing. Everyone has thought of making this cabinet to silence their pc. What everyone doesn't have is the talent, tools, time, contacts, sponsors, storytelling and wilfulness to fail that you have. I see the point. Fantasy fulfillment... It's fun to watch while you're stuck with issues on the main project. Great tease with the broken printer btw. That's gonna be epic.

[@ParPetersson]

@properprinting There will always be people with a small frame of perspective, generally. (Most mean well, though). This was a brilliant video!

[@toorimakun]

If you want the old table back and want that thing to fit under there you can replace the wheels with feet (unless you can find smaller wheels)

[@fixifaxhd772]

I love how you could have just replaced the fans, but instead, you spend a lot of money and resources to build something and in the end replace the fans either way. I love it xD

[@JamesBackes4335]

sometimes the 5th idea on the list that "looks stupid" is the best option.

[@monev44]

or just slow the fans down with PWM. I own those fans, and you can just turn them down. They have a super wide working RPM range, wider then most Noctua fans, if you turn them down they are just as quite as any other fan they sell, but they can also tough enough to spin really fast (and therefor loud).

[@Roobotics]

@@monev44 He said in the video the PC was throttling as it was even when jetplane loud, slowing them down would have just made it throttle even harder as-it-was, though if you meant after the radiator getting pushed outside etc, then there is merit in that, to just re-use them somewhere.

[@newmonengineering]

I upgraded my fans, it cost some decent money but it was well worth it. I can turn my server on and hear almost nothing now. It's way better than trying to soundproof the thing , it saves space.

[@AlJay0032]

I'm not a youtuber, so I just bought the best fans on the market.

[@integza]

Your pc was loud in that call! And this is coming from somenoe that puts his face next to pulsjet engines!

[@JonS]

Do you run pulsejets to give your video calls more Zoom?

[@GoldenAdhesive]

​@@JonS It's like painting flames on stuff to make it go faster 😂

[@kruszielski]

Sound Engineer here with a few "rule of thumbs" for improve your project: 1- Acoustic foam is used for sound reflection absorption, not insulation. It does have an small effect, but you probably already realized that. the deeper the foam, the lower the frequency it will absorb. Consider leaving a gap between it and the walls of the cabinet, and it will have a better efficiency. 2- for springs absorption, the perfect amount of deformity under load for it absorb vibrations is about 30%. For example, your string should stretch 30% while holding your computer to have a more efficient absorption of the vibrations. 3- I will assume the main source of noise in your cabinets where the vents: open windows directly into the noise. You could build a duct like box filled with absorbent materials for your air circulation, and this would mitigate your problem.

[@properprinting]

Thanks for your insights!

[@HERUsai]

A long muffler to absorb the noise, nice idea!

[@radry100]

@@HERUsai build the pc into the muffler *mind blown*

[@GeorgiBalabanov]

I really love your enthusiasm but what we did in the company I recently worked for our audio engineers is just moving PCs outside of the room. If you need dead silent environment that is the solution. It seems to me it will be both more effective and less cumbersome but probably less content for a video 😂. But the button... I want one! :)

[@VIctorCarruyo]

Was looking for this comment. 👍

[@DarkArtGuitars]

Such an engineer move, creating a whole cabinet when it was as easy as replacing the cooler ;) Also for reference, the foam you used is meant to stop echoes in a room, not block sound from coming out. So it actually has a very minimal effect in this case. You'd want something much denser such as rock wool or proper sound isolation panels to block the sound from coming out (not that they are needed anymore for this project).

[@thomaskletzl6493]

or water screaming under water is very hard

[@properprinting]

Oh yes, you're right! It's still significantly quieter and I bought these panels mostly because of looks and convenience, besides having some impact.

[@JonS]

When I built a cabinet for one of my old printers, I used sound absorbing foam (purchased from McMaster-Carr here in the US). It's expensive though.

[@werner.x]

@@properprinting Looks don't matter inside of soundproofing cabinets though. Because they're closed to the public for some reason 😉 Maybe take a look inside a silenced air compressor housing before building your next cabinet. You'll find a thick layer of rockwool, usually hidden underneath perforated metal sheets, just like one would build a car muffler. And, equally important - in and out airducts are built like a labyrinth, which of course is also covered with rockwool. No direct escape route for the soundwaves. But regardless of being useful stuff or not - an awesome example of craftmanship!

[@ohokcool]

The funniest part is at 17:20 he uses noctua fans, which could have solved the problem all by themselves 😂 love it, why go with the obvious solution when you have a more fun one 🎉

[@PrometheusFreedom]

...a whole engineering plan... when you just needed to go into bios and adjust your fan speed xD

[@mactep1]

It woulndt really have helped much, the pc itself is just a bad combination of components.

[@haxboi5492]

​@@mactep1At least on calls and on idle it would have helped a lot

[@Kittsuera]

@@haxboi5492 with a fan controller app he could have also just set it on a profile for those calls. but personally, just having good components for the thing that needs to be cooled makes it a lot more quite. like, for the i9 i made sure the temperature capability of the cooler could handle the cpu. and then changed the fan speed a bit to where its within acceptable ranges while still being mostly quiet. a soft soothing hum. normal conversation volume would over power the sound. and for just a normal low load, you could technically get away with the fan being off entirely with a good air cooler. which you cant really do using a water cooler solution.

[@bami2]

Measure once, cut twice, hate life

[@Slake1]

edit: Measure once, cut twice, Repeat

[@contomo5710]

measure once, cut twice, reglue, cut again

[@ImnotgoingSideways]

Cut, cut, measure what?

[@jerrygrimes8813]

Another engineer here - reducing sound radiation is not a simple task. (Sauce, specified and worked with sound-measurement anechoic chambers.) The principal you're looking for is called mass loading. For every doubling of the mass per unit area of a wall, the sound transmission is reduced by 6 dB. For reference, the human ear needs 3 dB difference to even be detectable, but it's logarithmic. For a thing to "sound" half as loud, it needs about 10 dB reduction. Your ikea box walls need to have their mass per unit area quadrupled to reduce the sound by 12 dB. There are products you can apply to do that (foam-backed, mass-loaded-vinyl for example). It's really hard to do what you were trying to do. Oh, and any openings kill the performance. A gap of a fraction of an inch would virtually negate the effect of a really heavy sound reduction box. So, ventilation is a nightmare. It's FAR preferable if at ALL possible to simply reduce the source noise level. Which, of course, you did eventually find out. Still, I love the work you did!

[@bullzebub]

a easy way to make meshes is to pause the print halfway, then tension a nylon stocking over the print, then resume. the fabric will be embedded in the print. :-)

[@properprinting]

That's a great tip, thanks!

[@hanswurstusbrachialus5213]

@@properprinting The mesh works by static charge.. plastic ones do not work.. just a waste of everything

[@Krash101]

@@hanswurstusbrachialus5213interesting. So metal window screen would work? Can’t be grounded I assume.

[@Krash101]

I use window screen. It’s more durable and easier to work with.

[@jon8706]

I just ran water lines to the crawl space under my house where the water passes through a car radiator. The crawl space is always cool and the radiator is big enough that it doesn't even need fans. Best of all, my house doesn't get hot from the PC.

[@-r-495]

good idea. small heat exchangers are available and I didn’t find the water cooling to be too expensive. KVM is probably the best solution but it ain’t cheap either.

[@bkdbkd]

that sounds awesome. would love to see a video on that.

[@magnuswf]

Pretty cool. You just use a pump made for pc water cooling or what?

[@RealButcher]

WOW!!!❤

[@DerfOrNuffin]

Geothermal loop

[@Madblaster6]

It sounds like the the fans were set wrong PWM or DC and they were constantly running full speed.

[@BestKosmakCZ]

So, instead of solving the overheating with a better case and cooler, we invested into an ikea chokebox. I knew subscribing to you was a good idea

[@properprinting]

Only the best stuff happens here😆

[@petertillemans2231]

Belt and Suspenders is even better 😂

[@ohokcool]

I need more over-engineering in my life, subscribed 😂

[@chenkunnie]

That AIO wasn't underperforming, it's your bloody 14900k being a nuclear reactor that needs at least a 360 rad to cool

[@Phynellius]

hilarious how after all that effort you changed the fans and it was more quiet out of the box than the old system had been in it, still an awesome project

[@timha4102]

Maybe The Real Treasure Was the Friends We Made Along the Way.

[@properprinting]

This is a video filled with my worst decisions, but with somehow the best outcomes haha. Thanks Hendrik for the cherry on top by electroplating the remote power button! Check out his channel www.youtube.com/@hen3drik If you have any concerns about the temperature of my PC, especially in this hot weather, I'll post an update on Twitter if there are any noteworthy findings. Things are looking good and it's so silent that I thought that the remote power button broke xD

[@riba2233]

yeah like buying a 14900K, aka a furnace :D

[@SilveiraMichael]

my friend! You are next to a window. Why don't you use ducts and filters to move air in and out and leave the computer isolated from your studio?

[@mikajurvanen8219]

You are a living breathing walking legend. Haha. Epic video for a fantasticly thoroughly made solution for a problem that solved itself, with new fans. Haha. You beast!! ❤

[@DCMAKER133]

(I am done editing) Its not that good because those foam things only catch/stop sound from bouncing and do not do much with stopping sound from going through the wall. Those pyramids are not sound barriers! What you need are sound barriers. What you need to buy is aerogel batting and put a few inches of aerogel batting on the outer walls to block the sound. You still want those cones/pyramids on the inside but you want aerogel batting or any sound barrier outside/behind those sound absorbing cones/pyramids. IIRC, total heat insulation is very similar or the same to total sound insulation. I don't know if its the exact same or just similar and if just similar how X material works in heat insulation vs sound insulation... BUT I do know areogel batting is the "best" or at least second best insulator out there. So aerogel batting has very good sound barrier properties. Vacuum insultation is the only thing that works "better" but I don't know if it works better than areogel batting as a sound barrier. What I am talking about here are Turvac panels. Turvac panels though aren't completely hollow/empty like a vacuum. They have some basic foam* insulation inside the vacuum. Ideally, if you could make turvac panels with aerogel batting that would work the best on all levels but that doesn't exist AFAIK. It should though!!! *I don't remember what the actual filling is So your best choice would be putting either aerogel battery on the outside or maybe try using Turvac panels on the outside. This would actually give you crazy good sound insulation!!! If you do, do this please let me know if Turvac panels work better than aerogel batting. I at some point will try this with my own project but would love to know which is better so I don't have to take the time to figure it out ^-^ Cheers mate, I hope this helps! Useful sites for you: www.turvac.eu/ www.buyaerogel.com/ www.buyaerogel.com/product-category/blankets/ www.aeropac.us/ www.aerogeltechnologies.com/classic-aerogels/classic-aerogel-products/ It comes in all sorts of types with various ratings and durability's. You can get batting, tiles, sheets, blankets, roam rolls, regular monolithic plates, and more. If you can be 100% sure you won't crack/break it getting pure aerogel plates would work best but those are crazy fragile and a pain. Really, any of the more robust forms of aerogel would work great assuming the Turvac panels don't work better for sound proofing. Please understand the big issue with Turvac panels is if they loose their vacuum like getting punctured or air leaks in, in anyway. They will become 100% useless besides whatever their internal "foam" insulation rating is. So if you need this for a long-term and long life (decades) project that is not easy to replace like insulating a home or using it for something that would be expensive and/or time consuming to replace. You will want to use an aerogel product but for something like this Turvac panel could be amazing since it'll be easy to replace them (assuming it works as a good sound insulator).

[@ws.7]

First time i've watched one of your videos, and first time i've commented on one for a long time, brilliant video made me laugh, you have the same streak of jank as me😁, but i have to ask why put a box inside a box? i thought you were going to mount the PC components on the suspended platform, you could still do this.

[@Medio2507]

When you own a high quality 3d printer it just becomes like a hammer that fits every nail.

[@BV3D]

Jon, this was 100% an emotional rollercoaster, and 100% worth the watch. Thanks!

[@properprinting]

Thanks Bryan!

[@paka7602]

Hello friend, you could have: 1- sold your very noisy computer 2- bought a quiet new pc 3- enjoyed your coffee much earlier! Like me right now with my tea ;) But I Always admire your creations :)

[@bitsRboolean]

I'd like to think that for the time/money you could have just added liquid cooling and changed out the fans but then we never would have gotten this amazing video! Absolute respect.

[@Daxis834]

You better do a tutorial on how to do an infill image. It looked so good!

[@AwesomeSaussage]

Hell yes please!!

[@Guardian_Arias]

Its easily done by using multiple objects, to start with use a solid box that will act as your frame. For this item only set the top and bottom layers to 0 and then set infill to about 10% grid works best for this application. Then place the individual objects with in your frame like the face, glasses, or any other objects and for all of those individual items set the infill to a varying level of infill to give depth such as 20%, 30%, and so to give you different levels of shading. I've printed my own meshes for a number a things for over 3 years. Vase mode combined with brim on inside only is a great way to make lamp shades for around the home.

[@ywsx6489]

Instead of getting a bigger case so you can use larger and/or more quiet fans, lets build a case for the case.

[@KhanIlkara]

I love how an Ikea cabinet has it's own theme song here. Just addressing the elephant in the room.

[@FilamentStories]

This was just the best video to watch. Jon, your projects are great to follow-along with you, but it's your storytelling and production, and of course your willingness to laugh at yourself that puts everything just so enjoyable to watch unfold. Sweet computer silence mode you have going now. I definitely want an adjustable desk now as well!

[@properprinting]

Thanks you very much Courtney!

[@chrislewandoski3383]

I really liked this video. I feel so much better about my project mishaps and disasters when I see someone with more skills than I have running into the same problems. Plus, the over-engineering to solve a PC cooling is such a relatable problem. Forget 3 lefts to make a right, this was like 11. You got stuck in the roundabout for an hour and a half forgetting where you're going, when the ultimate solution was fixing the PC's cooling.

[@MrVenat0r]

The janky table saw *chefs kiss*

[@MattGrayYES]

I was not expecting to laugh out loud watching this but you got me four times

[@properprinting]

I can hear you laughing reading this comment😆

[@MattGrayYES]

@@properprinting TBF if someone told me they could hear me laugh 350km away I’d probably believe them.

[@pavelino17]

Way easier would have been to let the PC auto start after power outage (setting in BIOS) and then control the power with a smart socket. That's what I do and works perfect.

[@kaislate]

The squishy white grills and the cable passthrough grommets were my favorite part of this video.

[@MrHeHim]

this whole video was about an open case design, inside a case 🥰

[@michealkinney6205]

So moral of the story is first to try a different cooling solution, lol. Great video, there's no better way to learn than to try. And thanks for sharing, it was a fun project to watch. Best!

[@fro16883]

Did anyone else here figure that he was going to install the brown and tans at some point.. then realize that the whole project was a waste of time? I did lmao.

[@bikalimark]

5 Things you need for a silent build: - FANCONTROL - Many, big fans, runing at extremely low RPM - More heatsink/radiator than your part needs - All the airflow (you'll definitelly need a bigger case to be able to cool the 14900K). - Remove sound dampening for more airflow. As a system integrator it took me a few similar bad decisions to find out that there's no way to "soundproof" a PC. You can make it dead silent though... (Pretty much the only part you can't quiet down any other way are the hard drives, but nowadays it's easy to go full SSD on your workstation and you totally should put a NAS somewhere else anyway). What you need is "just a bit above enough" cooling via heatsinks, and good airflow optimization. That way with proper fan control you can get absolute silence during regular use, and maaaybe some sound during a heavy load like exporting/rendering. There's pretty much no way to dampen the sound properly without sacrificing airflow that is a lot more important. To the specifics: - For the CPU, get a liquid cooler that's almost overkill for you cpu, (in your case there's pretty much no such thing as overkill because the 14900k is running like it has the depths of hell running in it) so go with something like an Arctic Liquid Freezer 360 or even 420. - For the GPU you generally just look at the datasheet and go with the heaviest card with the biggest heatsink and most heatpipes for the money. (Yours should be fine. Idk what GPU is in there but that card is quite a chonk.) - FANS. MORE FANS. You need preferably 140 fans and at least 3 intakes and 2 outputs. Noctuas are great and all, but Arctic's new P14 MAX fans are close to being the same for a fraction of the price, there's a 5 pack, grab that (and maybe 2 fan splitters with that). Fan placement: You'll probably need a new case to fit it all. One that can have 3 intakes in the front (/bottom), and have enough space for your 360 or 420 rad on the top. While we're at it, your radiator in this case should be on the output side for sure. You don't want that extreme heat output from that 14900k to cook all your other components too. Configure your fan headers in a way that you have your inputs and outputs on separate headers, so later you can control them indipendently. FAN CONTROL: ...download Fancontrol by Rem0o. An extremely handy and easy to use software that enables advanced fan control. Here's the general idea of configuration: - The secret sauce: Add 2 "Time Avarage" custom sensors. One for the CPU one for the GPU. Set them to 30-60 seconds. This will prevent all temperature fluctuation related unnecessary fan speedups. - Add 2 "Graph" fan curves using the AVG sensors as inputs. - For the first point choose a minimum operating speed, about 20-40% or where the fans are running at around 500-900rpm which should be close to absolute silence. The temperature you set this point to should be the "activation temperature" at which you start "actively" cooling your system. I usually set it to 50-60C°. - The second point on you graph is going to be the max that defines your "fan curve aggression". I'd recomend starting off with 100%, 100C° (it's not going to reach that temp don't worry), put the system under load and use this second point to change the "curve"s steepness to where the temps are in the comfortable(GPU under 80, CPU under 90) range with the lowest possible fan speed. EXTRAS: Case pressure: You should always have more input air than output, creating positive pressure, preventing unfiltered air leaking into your rig through gaps. Filtering: Make sure that you choose a case with mesh panels and removable dust filters, they make maintenace easier. (When having enough filtered air input space, make sure to block all other unfiltered gaps and holes that might be on your case panels, to again prevent unfiltered airflow.) PSU: Get a high efficiency psu, with preferably a lowspeed/off fan function. Whenever a fanblade is facing a grill or mesh (usually on the input side), make sure there's at least 5mm clearance (you can print a spacer) to prevent noise. Rad push-pull: if it fits in your case, put a fan on both sides of the radiator for more efficient cooling. ... i just wanted to point out a few things but it kinda got a bit longer, I hope it ends up being helpfull for anyone.

[@hen3drik]

I really like the creative approaches! Thanks for being part of the project 😃

[@squelchstuff]

Beautiful work. You have a new subscriber.

[@hen3drik]

@@squelchstuff 😃

[@prashmakes]

Incredible work as always!

[@alejandrotaudil3689]

The satisfaction of pressing the button and having everything work is all joy and bliss.

[@marsgizmo]

Your dedication to "cinematic" filming is next level! Pretty impressive👏

[@louie4286]

Cinematic Engineering at its finest!

[@dragosB]

My man spent so much time making so many desings :) in the end just to make the pc quiet by itself :)) Respect

[@RoddyPerry]

Just wow. Love the work and the results but most of all the honesty. The fact that he develops this solution to the mm accuracy IN the cabinet to then realise that it doesn't quite fit under the desk is priceless. Impossible not to identify myself with this 😂

[@TechHunterOfficial]

I watched this whole video. At the beginning I was just like, "fool, just buy a case with some actual ventilation and airflow and some lower RPM fans". At the end of the video I subscribed as this was just so EXTRA and I'm here for whatever this mans brain comes up with!

[@IvanGreguricOrtolan]

You probably figured but for a sound proof design you need tick MDF and Mass Loaded Vinyl. The opening should have a labyrinth style tunnel with walls covered in triangular foam to scatter sound while it tries to escape.

[@WayneEarls]

I cracked up when you redid the panel while looking at the camera LOL

[@tomasitoalonso6401]

After the whole journey, the last 20 seconds were the best. I had to laugh so hard

[@ua420]

Would be cool to see Dutch people finally disover AC someday

[@Zaicas]

i thought the cabinet was supposed to be a replacement for PC case - but you put a case in a case...

[@gustavheinrich5565]

So instead of fixing the fans, you built a PC case for your PC case. That's pretty funny

[@TheUnrealPownament]

Noctua loves this content

[@user-rs7tv5lq5v]

I know you wont see this, but the front of your case was choking the water cooler, that was probably the main issue

[@Mimerneos]

It's a bit funny that the part you were more worried about was the remote pc button not working instead of the insane and awesome looking enclosure

[@nathanwest2304]

sure, you can do this, but I just installed the Noctua NH-D15 maintenance free, quiet and more than good enough

[@Karikato]

You inspired me to solve a problem so much simpler than I had planned. I have a motorized desk and I want to hang my PC under it. Instead of using metal brackets I should use just the baseplate and some strings to hang it. That is so much simpler and easier! Brilliant.

[@AndyParka]

There were so many great ideas in this video, thank you for sharing!

[@DaftDude]

I want to applaud you, for consistently creating enjoyable videos. I always look forward to your video postings. Your editing, ideas and execution of your insane ideas are mile above what all the other content creators in the 3d printing realm are creating. You have the best 3d printing content on youtube by miles!

[@Omniescent]

Step 1 - Get noisy fans Step 2 - Break IKEA cabinet Step 3 - Make IKEA cabinet work anyway Step 4 - It's still loud Step 5 - Fuck it all. Quiet fans Love it.

[@PhtevenTheDuck]

If it's worth doing, it's worth over-doing. This is the most ridiculous solution to a minor problem I've ever seen, and I loved every second of it. Massive kudos!

[@Bnryzombie]

This video was 100%. Every project has some little oversight in it that just makes me slap my head at least once.

[@earthequalsmissingcurvesqu9359]

i laughed so hard when you said "measure once, cut twice" it was perfect with your accent. Thank you.

[@Franckie.G]

What a video very inspiring ! thank you for your work .

[@kaede15]

Dude just wated to reduce PC fan noise ended up renovating his entire work office.... And the puch line was it was a moderate success.

[@dragade101]

Your 4 ropes that are holding up the PC, rope will want to creep gradually. Hopefully those stopper knots are all mighty

[@Ndriu]

16:00 Inside, I would use mounting foam faster and cheaper, but that's not what the project is about, the main goal is to have fun and learn new techniques. If the goal was quiet cooling, he would use water cooling or some other liquid.

[@rwz]

I love this channel and all the videos! Showing the process the hurdles, warts and all it's inspiring!

[@usetherightbrain.]

i went from thinking you need anger management to being in love with you at the 4 min mark

[@ParPetersson]

Think positive, with a proper root cause analysis, we would not have had this amazing video ;)

[@thorambar961]

Am I missing something? Sure this is a cool project und fun Video as always, but regardless of passive noise isolation, you have to control your fanspeed, why run them on 100% all the time? I mean this being an engineering channel, the sensible solution should at least be mentioned.

[@properprinting]

Good point! And now I realize that I haven't explained this. In the beginning, I exaggerate it because I think it's funny. Later on when I held the microphone in front of the cabinet, it was the actual sound. I thought that I could run them slow indeed, but the lowest they go is still very loud. One step slower and they just stall. You can hear them going from stalling to spinning up constantly when I haven them in "silent" mode. Hopefully this makes sense!

[@thorambar961]

@@properprinting Huh I would have never thought that those industrial Noctua fans are so loud event at their low range RPM. I hope I didn’t sound to negative. I love your work and exploration at the fringes of 3D printing tech. And this project is cool regardless, just the industrial vibe of this setup is worth it on its one.

[@iamdmc]

@@properprinting just buy quiet fans instead

[@pheelix-]

@@properprinting you probably have them running in pwm mode, try running them in DC mode and I bet you can get them to run slower. Unlike a arduino or esp, you can't control the pwm frequency from the motherboard, so running them in DC mode will let you control them using voltage and you won't get any pwm noise as well.

[@sannyassi73]

Nifty project! I built myself a sound proof box for a compressor recently- the thing is way louder than any PC, it's deffening. It's still loud but it works- makes a significant difference. For me, it's basically just a box with some foam on the inside with as many extra pillows and blankets as possible on the outside- it's got a mini box fan intake and an air outlet to keep it cool. I use it for air assist while laser cutting/engraving so it runs a lot when I'm doing a job.

[@eclogites]

Video where a reasonable man makes some fairly reasonable decisions

[@FredP3D]

Wow! The journey is what matters. Who cares if it works or not. I have been off 3d printing for a while but you just gave me some motivation to go create/upgrade/destroy things. Man that was something to watch :)

[@joetkeshub]

like usual BEAUTIFULLY OVERKILL

[@jbm4222]

Meanwhile all he needed to do, was run a water cooling system, and run the piping somewhere further from him.

[@hermankopinga]

I'm left in awe about this work. Thank you for sharing!

[@wacomtexas]

Maybe the water-cooler company will be your next sponsor lol 😄

[@CadeTiPhone]

I've been using the infill-as-mesh for a few projects now and absolutely love how they turn out. Laptop fan filters, 40mm R Pi coolers, and some 3d printer additions that really give an amazing look. Much happier with it than when I tried to model in mesh back a few years ago.

[@hunter_quotus]

Completely ridiculous, but utterly fantastic! Loved this very much indeed!

[@barronvonanus]

I love this channel you are the most entertaining teacher ive had in years ......your vids are ones i genuinley cannot wait to watch ....

[@hundredfireify]

I once had a full ATX tower which was specifically designed for sound isolation. It was from a german engineering company which name I can't recollect. One of the things they did to damper the sound, was using a tar-coated fabric on the panels. Not sure if it was actual tar, but it didn't smell at all, and the tower was super silent

[@Chad.The.Flornadian]

I just love watching your videos. It seems like each one is more entertaining yet more informative than the last. Honestly, because of this I watch all your videos, even if it's something I'm not into (like resin printing) cause I know it'll be a fun video and time well spent. Keep pumping out great content! P.S. I SOOO wish I had a remote power button for my PC. It's a bit of a stretch to reach it under my desk.

[@Ruubie2197]

It never was the fans but the pump all along. Loved the video! Amazing work

[@Zachary3DPrints]

That was one amazing video! I love your humor...

[@donjohnson7746]

Man, your projects and creativity is always fun to watch.

[@LelandHasGames]

It's not over engineered. It's exactly how it's supposed to be.

[@CraigusMaximus73]

The most over engineered pc cabinet and video of all time. 😂😂 great job. Loved the vid. Watched from start to finish. Great work.

[@thomasvnl]

Well, what did we expect. The channel is called "Proper Printing", not "proper furniture making". That furniture panel is the most sturdy resource on that entire cabinet :')

[@mircoblitz6780]

Made my day, So cool. Now I want one too for my silent pc.

[@PatrickSmith-zg9xl]

OMG.... I thought I was the only one who had to "push start" their table saw with a piece of wood.

[@atzukak1]

You sir, made yourself a place in my class materials for the definition of overengineering a solution.

[@TheCreat]

I'm currently building a 3D-printed NAS case, specifically the "Modcase MASS", which exists in a free and paid version. It also uses infill for air filters and it really does work great. Their models come in 2 parts, one for the structure and one for the filters (overlapping of course, so the connect) and use different print settings for the filters: no perimeters, no top/bottom layers and infil-% with grid pattern depending on nozzle sizes (usually 40% for 0.4mm). As for your build: my god that's an awesome and appropriately over-engineered solution, it's just glorious! Side note: your fans alone cost more than my entire case combined.

0:40 i was allredy writing. "That's a terrible WC for an i9. It doesn't make sense to change the case coolers in this situation."

[@OldCurmudgeon3DP]

Awesome video. Great music. Glad you walk through the process.

[@LukeKroeker]

Very cool project! Well done. I made a remote PC starter out of a wireless doorbell and a relay once for a similar reason. I love that electroplated button though! The best part was taking us along for the journey! :) Cheers!

[@JanTec3D]

Its hard to believe that this is “just a KZbin video“. Love the editing, music, shots and story telling. Great job Jon!

[@Ray045x]

This video shows the essence of engineering. I mean, overthinking about a proyect and then find a better, cheaper and easier way to do it xd

[@3dconnexion]

This is amazing!

[@garagemonkeysan]

Great film. Epic journey. Awesome design|fab. Mahalo for sharing!

[@RegularOldDan]

Again, an awesome video. You produce some of the most emotional 3D printing content there is. 😄

[@Ryanstamey]

I never comment on videos, but this is the first one I have seen of yours and you are hilarious. Definitely have my sub and like. Keep it up!

[@Odwalla_YT]

Man... I love this. This is exactly the process I go through anytime I need to solve a problem. Thank you for pulling back that shameful curtain and validating all of us that struggle with this same thing 😂

[@davide.ercolano]

What a total damn trip! Thanks as usual for the best content!

[@drixom9805]

great video I love seeing your design philosophy. When you were talking about the filters and the failures I was already yelling just use infill. Not even going to ridicule you about trying to cool an i9 with a 240mm radiator. combining you with abs is a cool idea. the whole project turned out amazing.

[@LuisLarreaJr]

Lol, you put you silent PC into a silencing cabinet. Love it. Lots of takeaways though. Mesh slicing is amazing.

[@mistertwo6113]

Ya gotta love engineers. I thoroughly enjoyed this video. I appreciate the edge of the chair drama (and humor)! Bravo young Jedi.