I also have an absurdly noisy fan somewhere inside my computer, if that's any comfort.Where are those ionic fans with no moving parts they invented ages ago, I'd like to know.
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Thu 23 Oct 2008, 11:57,
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Or have bees inside whose wings create a cooling effectI have ioniser/fan for mine stops dust (well sorta) - runs off usb, so its a total mess but works
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Thu 23 Oct 2008, 12:06,
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I think I upgraded the PSU when I built this horrid thing (from other people's discarded parts).Maybe that's a rule, that a too-powerful power supply causes other fans to spin too fast.
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Thu 23 Oct 2008, 12:13,
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PSU won't affect the parts in your PCat all. They will still recieve the same voltage. A higher wattage PSU simply allows for more draw on the transformer rails ( I.E. more gadgets running at the same time drawing power ).
best way to check fans is to run the PC with the side off and have a listen, tap each fan in the centre as it is running ( with a screwdriver handle or something ) the offending one should quiet down for a short while. Replace it. Usually case fans go because they are cheap and nasty so just buy a replacement fan ( same physical dimensions, no other figures matter ) Then the PSU fans go as they seem to have the moast load. This can be replaced but for the layman it's a new PSU.
If it is the CPU fan then you need to change this immediately. It will fail and give you no warning. If your motherboard does not have cpu overheat protection built in this will result in the computer shutting down and doing nothing again until you have paid someone to confirm you need a new CPU, sink and fan. In the cases of some old CPUs this can stretch to new mobo, cpu, sink, fan, RAM and even graphics card if your old one was agp. Oh yeah, PSU as well if your old one does not have PCI-E connections.
(best way to check fans is to run the PC with the side off and have a listen, tap each fan in the centre as it is running ( with a screwdriver handle or something ) the offending one should quiet down for a short while. Replace it. Usually case fans go because they are cheap and nasty so just buy a replacement fan ( same physical dimensions, no other figures matter ) Then the PSU fans go as they seem to have the moast load. This can be replaced but for the layman it's a new PSU.
If it is the CPU fan then you need to change this immediately. It will fail and give you no warning. If your motherboard does not have cpu overheat protection built in this will result in the computer shutting down and doing nothing again until you have paid someone to confirm you need a new CPU, sink and fan. In the cases of some old CPUs this can stretch to new mobo, cpu, sink, fan, RAM and even graphics card if your old one was agp. Oh yeah, PSU as well if your old one does not have PCI-E connections.
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Thu 23 Oct 2008, 12:25,
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Thing is, when I take the case off it quietens down.I used it with the case partly-off for a year or more, until I forgot why and put it back on, and now it's noisy again.
I can't afford to replace things anyway so it's all academic unless I can cure it with sticky tape.
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Thu 23 Oct 2008, 12:29,
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I can't afford to replace things anyway so it's all academic unless I can cure it with sticky tape.
hmmyou should hold the case in your hands, firmly, by both sides and see if it quietens down. That would indicate the case resonating and the side not being on properly. As I said, fans don't like to be moved after a dew million revolutions and often ( I know how this sounds ) just giving them a bang can settle them down again. I have a PC here that's less than 6 months old and the case fan is acting up from cold. I just give it a kick now and again until it gets up to working temp then it's fine.
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Thu 23 Oct 2008, 12:34,
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Kicking used to workbut ominously, not any more. And squeezing the case has no effect. I think it's probably the one on the graphics card. Maybe putting the case on makes it work harder.
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Thu 23 Oct 2008, 12:44,
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ah ok.if you don't plan on changing the graphics card then there are plenty of after market cooling solutions out there depending on your manufacturer. If you don't have a super beast card there are even many heatpipe silent fanless coolers that work. You will know when it is gone because as soon as you put the gpu under load your PC will shut down and restart itself as the GPU overheats and the PC cuts you off to save it.
this could save you some money in the long term.
www.ebuyer.com/store/Components/cat/Graphics-Card-Accessories
(this could save you some money in the long term.
www.ebuyer.com/store/Components/cat/Graphics-Card-Accessories
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Thu 23 Oct 2008, 12:58,
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