Enermax Fulmo GT Full Tower Review

1. Introduction2. Packaging3. Enermax Fulmo GT Exterior4. Enermax Fulmo GT Interior5. Fulmo GT Interior and system build cont'd6. Testing Methodology and Performance Results7. Acoustic Performance8. Closing Thoughts9. View All Pages

We take the issue of noise very seriously at KitGuru and this is why we have built our test system to be as quiet as possible. We can eliminate secondary noise pollution in the test room and concentrate specifically on the individual components we are testing. It also brings us slightly closer to industry standards, such as DIN 45635.

Today to test the chassis we have taken it into our acoustics room and have set our Digital Sound Level Noise Decibel Meter Style 2 one meter away from the case.  This represents a real world situation and gives us an accurate reading of the noise level produced by the fans in the Enermax Fulmo GT Full Tower.

As this can be a little confusing for people, here are various dBa ratings in with real world situations to help describe the various levels.

KitGuru noise guide
10dBA – Normal Breathing/Rustling Leaves
20-25dBA – Whisper
30dBA – High Quality Computer fan
40dBA – A Bubbling Brook, or a Refrigerator
50dBA – Normal Conversation
60dBA – Laughter
70dBA – Vacuum Cleaner or Hairdryer
80dBA – City Traffic or a Garbage Disposal
90dBA – Motorcycle or Lawnmower
100dBA – MP3 player at maximum output
110dBA – Orchestra
120dBA – Front row rock concert/Jet Engine
130dBA – Threshold of Pain
140dBA – Military Jet takeoff/Gunshot (close range)
160dBA – Instant Perforation of eardrum

We are using a passively cooled HIS 5570 graphics card to eliminate as much noise as possible.

We enabled smart fan to control the fan speed of our CPU while the fans that are included were set to run at full speed.  The factory configuration produced a dBA reading of 42.6 dBA. While far from silent they don't create any high pitched frequencies that would be considered annoying.

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