Thread: Ey... Teamwork?

I have a variable speed processor fan, the lowest speed would be around 2100-2300 rpms, however, even on the lowest speed, the damn thing is noisy. Any of you know of anything that will quiet it down, without damaging any parts, or dripping in the case?

I have the same problem, my computer sounds like an airplane, which pisses me GF of quite a lot. Any suggestions how to fix it. What do I need to buy?

They now make a self contained liquid cooler for all kinds of CPUs. No mess to make it's all one unit. I saw it one of my mags at home. I'll post the site when I find it this evening.




EDIT: Found it CoolIT

I would probably add that I'm not preperd to put thousands of dollars, Euros, pounds on it.

Water Cooling is a bit extreme for a solution to a noisy fan.

Rebel, is the fan stock? Do you know what size it is?

Generally, fans 80mm or smaller can generate a lot of noise due to the speed it has to travel at to produce sufficient cooling. However, 120mm do not have to spin as fast to generate the same amount of airflow. I wise investment would be to upgrade your case/cpu fans to a 120mm to decrease sound emissions.

Like Peter, I've spent enough on my desktop and laptop, and this fan is relatively new, so spending more $$ not an option at this time.

It's not stock, and i would need to measure it to get the size...I never paid that much attention when I put it in. The reason I got it is for gaming, as it gets pretty warm in there with the BFG6800and everything else throwing off the heat. I like that I can up the speed, depending on the game and/or length of playtime. The only downside is the noise it makes (even at the lowest speed)

Unfortunately, there's not a lot you can do. Unless there's a faulty bearing in it. In that case you can replace it.

You'll always hear noise, no matter how quiet your fans are, or say they are.

Cases also play a roll in noise exclusion. With Antec releasing silent case solutions. Not a huge notable difference though.

I'd just replace the CPU fan with something from Zalman or Arctic Cooling - both are reputable brands, and both offer near-silent operation across their product range. My graphics card, for example, has a Zalman VF700-CU cooler fitted to it, and even when it's going at full tilt I can barely hear it.

They're not expensive either. My cooler worked out at £16 from Scan.co.uk, which is about $30.

I would've suggested that, but he didn't want to spend any more money.

Yeah...no more $$ is going on this rig for awhile; I was hoping there was some kind of lube or grease that was available...I guess, for now, my temporary fix will be to increase the volume...