CPU and its fan problem.

[LeJosh]

I'm quite confused at what is happening, the fan is quite quiet but then it goes really loud and it's annoying me to ****.

So is there like a controller/software to set an optimal speed?

 

[RJC]

Have a look in the BIOS, there might be options to setup temperature ranges or max fan speeds.

What motherboard are you using.

 

[LeJosh]

It's actually my aunties pc, thought I'd try and fix it for her. It's a P4 cpu so not exactly up-to-date. I may have that sandra software somewhere.

 

[Timmymeuk]

I had the problem with one of the stock coolers i had, all i did was replace it lol Noctua all the way

 

[The Halk]

Whip the cover off and get rid of any dust. Might even want to grab a tube of AS5 and remount the cooler. Sometimes that's enough without sticking your hand in your pocket.

 

[LeJosh]

A silent heatsink might be what they're after, it's just a crappy interwebs box really tbh. It would be totally silent doesn't have a GPU.

 

[The Halk]

Well, the old stock coolers always were poor. It could also be that the fan bearings are shot, and replacing just the fan would do it. Even if they're not shot a better perfoming fan would go a long way to silencing it. Although I've no idea if it'll have a standard 80mm fan in it or not.

 

[Timmymeuk]

I'm using a fanless sythe mini ninja, does the job for just internet and watching movies. I think now adays a lot of the heatsinks can be used fanless with right air flow.

 

[LeJosh]

I've managed to alter the BIOS so it runs at a set RPM. SMART fan it was called I think.