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Answer» Can anyone help me interpret this data and advise me in what to do to cool my computer down. I have had it for one year and the fan makes a lot of noise, it was in a cabinet before but we have moved it to sit on the desk, but that has not helped much. The CPU fan is making a lot of noise because it sucks; just like [highlight]all[/highlight] stock fans. Another all inclusive statement that is not true. Stock fans seem to work fine for many people, especially those that use less than "state of the art" hardware without OVERCLOCKING. Your CPU fan may have problems, and that temp indicates it, but we know little about the hardware involved otherwise.Remember the CPU temp may not be accurate, Speedfan doesn't always report accurate temperatures. Go into the BIOS and see what the temperature is there - this is your true idle temperature.BIOS Temperatures: Processor Temp: 77C Motherboard Temp: 50C Chassis Temp: 38C There are three fans so far as I can see and no dust. Quote QuoteThe CPU fan is making a lot of noise because it sucks; just like [highlight]all[/highlight] stock fans. Do i have to be 100% accurate with everything i say? I think not. Almost all stock fans PERFORM badly and are noisy, that a fact. Quote Do i have to be 100% accurate with everything i say? no, but you could make an effort to be accurate at least 80% of the time. If you're not sure about what you're posting, better not to post it. Better to give accurate advice than inaccurate, correct?Changing the bad fans would be a good idea. If it ran fine for a year and now it overheats then the stock fan was fine for a year. They could make better aftermarket fans but, the original did work. Famous in 'Coupling' A Britcom------------------> APPARENTLY! :-? SNAP! :-? Quote Do i have to be 100% accurate with everything i say? I think not. Well that's a "Track fact", which is different than a fact. Do you have to be 100% accurate? Well, it's helpful if you promote yourself as an "expert". Wrong information quickly TARNISHES the halo otherwise. Have your fans had a visit of the vacuum cleaner? is it clean in there? This goes for all your computer, it shuld be clean, not just the CPU. You have to make shure that the airstream goes past the CPU and not just below it, or goes out a opening. This may be a problem if you have a opening placed near to the fan that pulls the air into the computer, like on the right side (seen from behind) on the "door" of your computer. The openings below your fan shuld be no worry at all. If this is your problem, it can be solved with sticking a simple paper on the inside with some tape, covering the opening. This stopps the air from flowing straight out. The important thing is to have a airstream that runs trough the computer, past the CPU Try putting up the speed on the other fans, so that the tempature around the CPU lowers. Thats some of mine ideas, try em out, good luck m8 Remove the side case cover and let it run for awhile, if the temps drop with the cover off its a simple airflow problem. My stock E-machines case had poor airflow so I added a case exhast fan to the back then cut a HOLE in the side cover and mounted case fan to the panel to suck fresh air into the case. Now it runs cooler with the cover on then it does off. Another thing is to give the heatsink a good cleaning and reapply the thermal paste. -Go buy a tube of thermal paste, the regular stuff will work just fine (and a replacement cooling fan for good measure if you can) - Remove the heatsink from the motherboard then remove the fan from the heatsink, now take the heatsink and cover it with all purpose cleaner then give it a good scrub under hot water, you'd be surprised at the crap that will stick inbetween the fins doing this will get it all out. - Now dry heatsink off and set it aside, go back to the motherboard and clean the top of the processor with a little rubbing alcohol and a Q-tip finish it off with a rub from a lint free cloth. - Squeeze a tiny amount of thermal paste on the bottom of the heatsink (just enough to spread) take a sandwich bag put it over your finger and smooth out the paste over the surface, now reinstall the heatsink on the motherboard and reconnect the fan. *Note- Do this with bare feet (no socks) to reduce the chance of giving your equipment a static shock, the bare feet will ground you so you don't have a static charge. Many CPU's and other electrical components have been fried using a vacuum cleaner on account of the large amount of static electricity they generate. I wouldn't suggest this method at all. patio. 8-) |
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