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Noise Levels
While aesthetics, build quality, ease of installation and case thermals are all very important factors when considering your next case of purchase, we often overlook another significant factor, its noise levels. In order to determine the maximum and minimum noise produced by a case, the CPU cooler fan is unplugged and the GPU removed to help prevent the pollution of the overall results. The sound is then recorded from 30cm away using a Digital Sound Level Meter with the case fans set at both their minimum and maximum speeds.
The Carbide 400C may forego the sound dampening materials that are found in the 400Q, but it is certainly by no means a loud case. With the two case fans at their lowest speed the 400C produces a nice quiet 38dB. By cranking up the fans to the maximum 100% the sound levels jump up to a slightly noisier 44dB. Whilst the faster fan speed is by no means offensive to the ear, it doesn’t make as quite a significant impact to the case thermal performance as you’d perhaps expect.
