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Old 08-12-2017, 03:44 PM   #5070
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Originally Posted by Ikkaku View Post
I have the antec p280, the edition without top mounted opening. I use the noctua d14 for CPU cooler. I bought a 4 pack of the cougar turbines on sale. Noticed the case had optional mounting points for front panel and also on the drive bay racks as internal intake. I threw all 4 on and now computer sounds like a mini vacuum. Do the internal intake fans really make much of a difference? Should I just unmount them and hope my case becomes relatively quiet again?
It sounds like you'd added too many intake fans and is causing your case to become positively pressurized, hence the vacuum sound.

You could try taking out one of the intake fans and converting it to an exhaust fan.
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