Had the dust blown out and noise seems louder. All suggestions welcome about how to reduce the noise or how to live with it without going crazy. Guy who blew out the dust told me the noise came from my processor fan. Is that the same as the CPU fan? Tried ear plugs and the noise penetrated the plugs. HELP.
2006-06-18 06:57:17 · 18 answers · asked by ataimadi 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Buy an aftermarket CPU fan. These will be much quieter than the stock fan. But you will have to buy one that fits on your processor socket, AM2, 939 and so on. There will be different slots for AMD and Intel processors. Once you know that you can buy a larger aftermarket fan/heatsink. The other option is to go with liquid cooling but unless you REALLY know what you are doing, I don't recommend installing that yourself. I just got liquid cooling for my processor and it is now super quiet.
Here is a site with a few tips on how to make your PC quieter, http://www.endpcnoise.com/cgi-bin/e/buildaquietpc.html
There is another option to either buy sound insulation foam to put inside your computer case or sound insulation around the area where you keep the PC, if it is sitting on a shelf in a computer desk.
Also with the new fan/heatsink for the processor, you will want to consider Artic Silver thermal compound for better cooling and heat dissipation, though they may include some, I would use Artic Silver instead.
2006-06-18 07:04:30 · answer #1 · answered by conradj213 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well id open it up and check theres no cables hanging in the way and give it a clean prefereably with some compressed air. Often when computers make noises like that its just vibrating coz theres a loose screw etc. So check everything is tightly fited. It could be the screw holding the fan on the heatsink. If the noise is coming from the fan itself and you cant fix it id consider replacing the heatsink. its a lot cheaper than a new processor if the fan dies. There are many guides for this on the internet. Basically you would need to find the "socket type" of your board, Take the old fan off, Clean the top of the processor (you get chemicals to do this, they are really cheap) The new heatsink may have a square of thermal paste already applied to it so you just attach it in place of the old one. in most cases you have to apply a pea sized ammount of thermal paste to the top of the processor then squish the new heatsink down ontop of it.
2016-05-20 00:29:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
cpu fan and processor fan is same
CPU= Central Processing Unit ;)
You have a very simple way to stop that noise without buy anything ... when you open your computer case you see a fan on the mother board that there is a label on that u can take off the label and droped just 2 drop of oil but not food oil , industrial oil is better ;) and after that sitck again that label ;)
have fun wiht your new fan ;)
chaning the fan maybe very harder than this
2006-06-30 01:27:08 · answer #3 · answered by Justin cool 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the noise is coming from the CPU fan, go to newegg.com and get a fan to fit your processor. They are not that expensive $10-$40. A lot less than a new processor! Which you will need if that CPU fan is no good. When you buy your CPU fan get some "Arctic Silver" CPU thermal grease to. Get the smallest amount you can, you won't need much. Clean the old grease off of the CPU with electrical contact cleaner or Arctic Silver's cleaner. Then put a BB sized drop of "Arctic Silver" thermal grease on the center of the CPU, and install the new fan.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?Pagesize=100&Page=1&N=2010110062+1294418667&Submit=ENE&Nty=1&SubCategory=62
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835100010
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835100007
2006-06-18 09:17:22 · answer #4 · answered by mittalman53 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Best thing to do is open your desktop case, find all the fans, and then put your finger on the fan's base - if the noise stops, it means you've identified the source of the noise. Best thing to do is to replace the fan - it's very cheap these days, but as others have said, make sure you identify what type of fan you need and that it fits your component.
2006-06-18 07:35:54 · answer #5 · answered by rubarhubarb 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well from reading everyone else's posts they are pretty much right as far as reducing noise. You did want to know how to live with it. So let me take a stabb.
Play loud music next the the computers. Hire a midget to hum at the same frequency as the noise to cancel it out. buy Keyboard Mouse and Video extenders and place in a closet. Take valume.
2006-06-27 10:31:48 · answer #6 · answered by onenutnick 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i agree with the power pack fan being the loudest. i have two PCs and the more expensive one (a four yr old eMachines that i got at Best Buy) it a whole heck of a lot quieter than the cheap one that i got from Staples and its less than a yr old. um, try going to the place where you got the PC. tell them ur make and model and all the info about it. then tell tham that you want to get a quieter fan. usually, they can help you find the right one for ur fan.
hope this helps
2006-06-28 02:27:40 · answer #7 · answered by Raven 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
usually it's the power supply fan that is noisy, not the processor fan. The pwr supply fan is the one in the back. If that's the noisy one then probably the only fix is a new pwr supply. If it's not that, then it looks like it's your processor fan, in which case your only option is to get a new processor fan. They're cheap. Google it or find one on ebay. Just make sure you get the right one for your processor.
2006-06-23 20:18:15 · answer #8 · answered by endo_krono 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
1) replace the stock cpu fan with an aftermarket fan
2) swap out the power supply with a low-noise model
3) put the whole machine into a sound-proof enclosure (but with adequate ventilation)
2006-06-30 12:36:59 · answer #9 · answered by George C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can clean the power supply fan to reduce the noise and put oil in the fan of power supply and processor
2006-06-30 11:22:13 · answer #10 · answered by m_tay3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋