My computer build now includes a piece of structural 8.5x11 printer paper.

I tracked the tapping noise to the case fan, poked at it a bit, and realized it got perfectly happy with just a bit of upward support. So, a bit of bridging between that and the top of the card cutouts just below, and I have a near-silent computer again! (Ignore the dust, that’s the next task.) #lowtechtech

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  • qyron@sopuli.xyz
    13·
    12 days ago

    Can I humbly sugest to exchange the screws of the fan for a new set and perhaps add a little O-ring to it, to absorb extra vibration?

    Because that is a hack (and a fine one, as it seems to fix the issue) but it is not a solution!

      • qyron@sopuli.xyz
        6·
        12 days ago

        I’m from the country that makes a lifestyle of hacking a quick fix for anything instead of actually solving an issue, as more often than not a definitive solution for a problem is either too expensive, complex or requires climbing up a bureaucratic ladder for an approval.

        Staring me down into shame does not work with me.

    • Sam@fed.eitilt.lifeOP
      5·
      12 days ago

      I do want to take a deeper look at what’s going on eventually, yeah. It’s one of the fans built into the case, though, rather than something I added during the build, so I’m going to have to see how easily I can remove it in the first place. I love the space and the wire management this case allows, but its parts are more tightly attached (if apparently not tightly enough in this case) than others I’ve worked with in the past.

    • logging_strict@lemmy.ml
      1·
      10 days ago

      Looks like a solution to me

      Lets look around at materials on hand:

      • a piece of paper

      • a flamethrower

      Not what i woulda chosen either

      • qyron@sopuli.xyz
        1·
        10 days ago

        Although always in favour of destruction by fire, I don’t think the original poster would enjoy that.

        • logging_strict@lemmy.ml
          2·
          10 days ago

          With a little bit more flexibility coulda turned out quite differently

          The question isn’t whether would enjoy it, it’s whether or not would solve the issue.

          Of course, he’d enjoy flamethrowing the PC. So would everyone including you and me and the next guy and his dog if he could work the trigger with his tongue.

          Think about it, if had to fix it with tongue, the flamethrower would be the lesser of two evils

          Be thankful aren’t an animal lacking opposable thumbs and flexible enough with an insatiable urge to lick own butthole