HELP! the sound of my computer is driving me CRAZY! Is there anything I can do without buying a new fan, just because my local stores don't sell computer fans... If I can't, then I'll drive all the way to Best Buy and pick something up. What should I get? and more importantly, what should I do?
2007-10-03 12:45:48 · 11 answers · asked by Louis C 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
To be perfectly honest, this is what happens when everything is made in China and the only thing you can get are crappy $1.98 Chinese fans. What you need to do is to toss the cheap Chinese fans and get fans on the order of $24.00 each and you won't even know if the computer is on. Stay with the $1.98 Chinese crap fans and what you will need to do is to buy earplugs.
2007-10-03 12:52:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sound could eithor be the fan or the harddrive itself speeding up. A bad fan can be replaced by ordering one and taking the computer apart. Also if you take the computer apart you could just clean the fan with a cloth and this might solve the problem. If it is the harddrive making the noise you should back up your data soon because this noise in a harddrive means a fatal crash is eminent. So, make sure you know which part is making the noise and then replace or have someone replace that part.
Side note, if it is a rattling noise that means something is not screwed down. Check for this too.
2007-10-03 19:53:43 · answer #2 · answered by Fairenhight 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should first try cleaning the inside of your computer! Any dirt buildup on your fan will cause it to be loud.
Why drive to Best Buy....? Order a fan over the internet!
2007-10-03 19:48:33 · answer #3 · answered by ♥♥The Queen Has Spoken♥♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check the computer stores to see if there are boxed covers that go over the computer.
2007-10-03 19:49:49 · answer #4 · answered by Pancake 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I second the Zalman recomendation. I have a Zalman cpu cooler and it is much quiter than the stock fan that came with the cpu.
2007-10-03 20:40:25 · answer #5 · answered by val_tyr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use Zalman products
http://www.zalman.co.kr/eng/eng_index.asp
Replace any fans with heat dispersal units, where possible.
Use larger, lower RPM fans in place of smaller ones where a fan is necessary.
2007-10-03 19:47:36 · answer #6 · answered by Linux OS 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lower your fan speed if you dont need them. replace them with aftermarket products.
water cooling is very efficient and quite but will cost you a pretty penny. just like the other more radical methods like compression, dry ice, liquid nitrogen.
2007-10-03 19:49:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
to be honest there really isn't allot you can do but put up with it, set the computer on top of cardboard to reduce the vibration noise
2007-10-07 19:20:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
turn the volume off
2007-10-03 19:48:16 · answer #9 · answered by oldmanblackwell3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I give mine a swift kick. I wouldn't recommend this if your warranty ran out.
2007-10-03 19:48:14 · answer #10 · answered by sugar1973 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋