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mattc_uk

mattc_uk

mattc_uk

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I have an Asus motherboard with integrated graphics but am currently using a 1Gb Radeon HD5770 PCIe graphics card. Here's the thing.. I'm no longer using my desktop for gaming or any heavy graphics stuff. I do mostly MS office work, browsing and my daughter a few web based games. The GPU fan is by far the noisiest thing in the PC and just removing it is the easiest solution. Am I likely to experience any performance loss by removing the graphics card and using onboard graphics? I'll keep on to the card for maybe a dual screen project when office space suffices!

I'm also going to migrate the OS from my 1Tb HDD to a nice shiny new SSD :)
 
When was the last time you cleaned it? it could be full of dust making it noisier. Plus if you are just doing light usage id run a fan profile with Afterburner or Speedfan so dependent on temp the fan stays below a certain rpm and should be a lot quieter.
 
Grandmaster Fap! said:
When was the last time you cleaned it? it could be full of dust making it noisier.
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By clean it do you mean a full tear down? Taking the whole thing apart, dusting and then putting back together? My 5870 has never been cleaned but it's only ever particularly noisy when gaming.
 
x-st said:
By clean it do you mean a full tear down? Taking the whole thing apart, dusting and then putting back together? My 5870 has never been cleaned but it's only ever particularly noisy when gaming.
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I just meant the gpu but if there is dust build up it doesnt hurt to clean everything. If its a blower style cooler it could be clogged with dust which means the fan will make crazy noise trying to cool it. Not that they are quiet anyway, i had one on my 6870 and it drove me nuts, to the point i bought an Accelero cooler for it :)
 
Yeah, just give the onboard a go, should be fine.

Then leave the 5770 on the side as one of those 'when i get time' jobs if you feel like stripping it down and cleaning it/replace the TIM or cooling solution etc.
 
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