My PC gets louder the more I ask it to do. I'm running Windows XP Pro on a 2.93 Celeron chip on a ECS motherboard with 2 GB of DDR ram. When I run multiple taks it gets louder and louder. I was thinking of replacing the PSU. Are there quiet PSU's on the market? What I have now is the bottom of the barrel cheapie PSU. My CPU fan and heatsink is reletively clean, so I don't think that is the problem. I upgraded the CPU fan to a Coolermaster "silent" fan when I built this thing. My impression is less than satisfied with that. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.
2007-09-15 23:51:50 · 6 answers · asked by Chuck U Farley 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Yes, the choices you make can significantly quiet your computer. Many CPU fans increase speed as the demands on the CPU's increase as this also increases their heat. Ditto with power supplies. I prefer Seasonic power supplies but I've had mixed luck with Antec. As for CPU coolers I find the Artic Cooling Freezer pro to be very quiet and cheap. Zalman also makes great, quiet CPU coolers. And I use Vantec stealth fans for my case fans. If you are replacing your case get one that supports the 120mm fans and stick in a Vantec. Cool and quiet. Finally there is the video card fan. Zalman makes some nice after market GPU coolers that are nearly silent. And there are companies that make liners for cases that help muffle sound. Good luck and happy computing.
2007-09-16 00:04:30 · answer #1 · answered by Thomas T 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just have 4 80mm 2000-2500rpm case fans that are very quiet, my PSU is a 550W Ultra and is very silent as well. The thing I went all out on was my CPU Heatsink/fan, It is copper/aluminum and has a big fan on it, but the one i have comes with a nob you can turn, so if you want it silent you can physically slow down the rpms. Also my motherboard detects my CPU fan and has an auto accelerator, so i can leave the nob about half way, and then when the CPU starts to get hot, my Motherboard detects it and speeds the fan up a little more.
2007-09-16 00:01:48 · answer #2 · answered by applebeer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should remember that when you multi task on any computer useing several programs and especially those that are very RAM Intensive the fan will kick on.
Depending on the Brand of Computer and the components used will have a direct bearing on the amount of noise you can expect from your computer. I find that the use of 2nd rate or the heapie cheapie components also has a direct bearing on the noise level. Remembering that cheaper is not in fact always the best bet.
I personally prefer to stick with the best money can buy. I find that it pays off in SPADES in the long run.
I have 3 different computers that I use daily and all are over 5 years old and run as good or better than the day I bought them. I rest my case.
Don
2007-09-16 00:03:55 · answer #3 · answered by Don M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Part of the noise is probably the hard drive as well. Since you are running a Celeron there will be more disk caching. The quiet PSU fans are really nice to reduce noise. Make sure you get one that has high enough volume to meet the cooling requirements of your unit.
2007-09-15 23:58:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh Yeah Definitely. You better shut the pc down, and replace the fan. Else your CPU will burn out. Send it to dell , if you cant get it your self fixed.
2016-05-20 23:38:39 · answer #5 · answered by marilyn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry what did you say, i can't hear you because my fan is making too much noise.
WDW
2007-09-15 23:55:28 · answer #6 · answered by Who Dares Wins 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋