August 18, 200916 yr I got two computers on my desktop. One more powerful for FS which is almost completely quiet. The other less powerful for office use make rather loud sound and it seems to be the CPU fan that is responsible. Common sense tells me it should be the other way around or no difference.The FS computerAMD X2 6000 (overclocked)8800GT 512M DDR34 Gb PC6400 RAMThe office computerAMD 64 4000+ (not overclocked)6600GT 256M DDR32 GB PC3200 RAMBoth has one harddrive. The FS computer has two 80mm case fans and the office two 120mm. The physical apperance of the CPU fans are very similary for both CPUs. So why should one make significantly more noise than the other? Is it as simple as to replace the CPU fan with a new cheap one? Or is the issue more complicated than it seem?
August 19, 200916 yr first I'd open up the case and try to figure out which fan specifically is the loudest. Older systems with older fan setups do tend to be louder because they are simply old and warn, or cheaper fans. Anyways, I do remember that the 6600 card had a loud fan. Also, the type and quality of fan has a lot to do with noise. You may be able to take one of the 120mm fans out if you only use it for office. Anyways, see what fan it is, then we can take it from there. - Red E8500 @ 4.1 | EVGA 275GTX (overclocked) | 2x2GB Mushkin Enhanced Redline @ 1066 | Samsung 24inch LCD @ 1920x1080 |
August 19, 200916 yr Author first I'd open up the case and try to figure out which fan specifically is the loudest. Older systems with older fan setups do tend to be louder because they are simply old and warn, or cheaper fans. Anyways, I do remember that the 6600 card had a loud fan. Also, the type and quality of fan has a lot to do with noise. You may be able to take one of the 120mm fans out if you only use it for office. Anyways, see what fan it is, then we can take it from there.I have done so and by listening in the case my impression is that the CPU fan is the main source for the sound
August 20, 200916 yr So remove the side panel and blow out the fans (while the system is off)...PCs need regular cleaning just like most anything else.
August 21, 200916 yr Author So remove the side panel and blow out the fans (while the system is off)...PCs need regular cleaning just like most anything else.So you mean I should get a product like thishttp://www.jmedata.se/PartDetail.aspx?q=p:2277637
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