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We measure from a distance of around 1 meter from the chassis and 4 foot from the ground with our Type 2 digital sound level meter to mirror a real world situation.
Our system was left at stock speeds, running at 3.2ghz.
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
With the fan running at half speed the Xigmatek Venus XP-SD1266 provides good cooling at stock speeds and a noise level that is very easy to tolerate. Once the fan is operating at full speed it gets considerably louder, registering over 40 dBA on our Type 2 Digital Sound Level Meter.
XIgmatek seem to produce some good products, but I cant buy them here, even if I wanted to.
nice, but there are so many of these now its hard to keep track of them all