My CPU fan is killing me...
help...
Friday, September 28, 2007 by vStyler | Discussion: Windows XP
Is there some kind of software that will let me control my CPU fan going nuts everytime i open a webpage, check my mail, apply a skin etc... Its a fairly l new PC with 2 gigs of ram and 3.4 dual core Intel.
When I bought it a lot of the testemonials mentioned the fan being noisy .. they were right, I wouldnt care if it werent so noisy.
I have changed the bios setting for the fan from constant 3500 rpm ( default ) to ( i forget the setting ) only when it "needs" it. It still starts up anytime I do anything.. I have noticed the cooler I keep my room temperature the less the fan comes on.
Id like to be able to control it via software to only be used so much when rendering or cpu intesive operations.
It's driving me nuts... anyone got any suggestions on software or some other remedy?
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starkers
Reply #23 Saturday, September 29, 2007 12:27 PM
Good thinking....
I had similar issues with Gigabyte mobos....CPU fans kicking in for no apparent reason, no additional workload to cause it. Turned out both mobos were faulty....same CPU and fan on an Asus board and everything works as it should.
...worth investigating prior to hoses from your freezer - bagged PC in a tub of ice.
Reply #23 Saturday, September 29, 2007 12:27 PM
If your temp is okay, then I would look at motherboard replacement.
Good thinking....
I had similar issues with Gigabyte mobos....CPU fans kicking in for no apparent reason, no additional workload to cause it. Turned out both mobos were faulty....same CPU and fan on an Asus board and everything works as it should.
...worth investigating prior to hoses from your freezer - bagged PC in a tub of ice.
kaazz1337
Reply #24 Saturday, September 29, 2007 12:40 PM
Reply #24 Saturday, September 29, 2007 12:40 PM
Hey mate, I had the same problem. It keep freaking make noise and I couldnt stand it, realy. I tryed everything, barely anything worked. But, then I remembered someone said theres alot of dust inside ur PC, and you should clean it with 
The noise becamse MUCH better. Maybe it isnt your problem, maybe it is. Maybe I'm just a wierdo. Good luck.
The noise becamse MUCH better. Maybe it isnt your problem, maybe it is. Maybe I'm just a wierdo. Good luck.
starkers
Reply #25 Saturday, September 29, 2007 8:19 PM
Never ever clean the dust out a PC with a vacuum cleaner....NOT a good idea!!!! Best way is to use a can of compressed air, take the sides off and blow it out...sucking by way of vacuum cleaner can cause problems with static, etc.
Reply #25 Saturday, September 29, 2007 8:19 PM
and you should clean it with
Never ever clean the dust out a PC with a vacuum cleaner....NOT a good idea!!!! Best way is to use a can of compressed air, take the sides off and blow it out...sucking by way of vacuum cleaner can cause problems with static, etc.
ShelbyGT_The_Car
Reply #26 Saturday, September 29, 2007 8:37 PM
Reply #26 Saturday, September 29, 2007 8:37 PM
Yep sell it on ebay and then get you a new one quick.....
SGT
SGT
phantomzer016
Reply #27 Sunday, September 30, 2007 4:53 AM
Reply #27 Sunday, September 30, 2007 4:53 AM
starkers is right, never use a vacuum. but for us cpu fan problems, u can alwasy go and look for a new 1 that is quiter and sppend a little bit of money...
newegg.com is a good site for computer parts
tigerdirect.com is also very good, and my favorite of the 2
newegg.com is a good site for computer parts
tigerdirect.com is also very good, and my favorite of the 2
Chasbo
Reply #28 Sunday, September 30, 2007 7:51 AM
Reply #28 Sunday, September 30, 2007 7:51 AM
Hell ya use a vac! I take my shop vac and switch it from suck to blow. You should see how it gets rid of all the dust. Make sure you hold or tape down the little fans inside, otherwise they spin like crazy. 
starkers
Reply #29 Sunday, September 30, 2007 8:20 AM
Tried that one in my early PC days....accidentally aimed it at my desk fan! Next thing it's trying to take off...thought it was a chopper.
Yep, that hole in the ceiling took some explaining to my landlord of the time.
Reply #29 Sunday, September 30, 2007 8:20 AM
Hell ya use a vac! I take my shop vac and switch it from suck to blow.
Tried that one in my early PC days....accidentally aimed it at my desk fan! Next thing it's trying to take off...thought it was a chopper.
Yep, that hole in the ceiling took some explaining to my landlord of the time.
wanamsl
Reply #30 Sunday, September 30, 2007 9:33 AM
Reply #30 Sunday, September 30, 2007 9:33 AM
You definitely have at least a couple of issues going on here. First, the 3.4 duals run rather hot to begin with, but to save yourself money, try playing around with a couple of items in your BIOS first: 1) Make sure that any dynamic overclocking settings in your BIOS is turned off. Those programs almost always cause reliability/stability issues. 2) If the first doesn't help much, try lowering the voltage -in small increments- of your cpu core. Alot of people don't know this, but some processors in conjunction with certain mobos actually like less than the spec voltage regs. My 3.0 HT cpu overclocked to 3.37 is more stable at a higher voltage on my 945 msi board than my friend's cpu, same processor, same overclock ratio, but on his Abit board, his became stable when he turned his voltage down below spec. A can of air to blow out the fan is also a cheap possibility. If none of these help, and your fan is simply too loud, you have several options, some of which were stated above: 1) You have to cool down that processor or else it will burn out quickly, so a better heatsink/quieter but faster fan should do the trick (keep in mind that it's often best if the cpu fan runs constantly -processors like engine manifolds wear when temperatures fluctuate- 2) You could go water-cooled, it's very quiet (usually) in comparison to heatsink/cpu fan combos, and nowadays, is comparable in price to some of the better cpu fans out there. 3) If you want to raise the eyebrows of your roommates or guests, you could 'mickey mouse' your machine in many different ways like the pair stated above 4) Although very spendy, the stability and longevity that a sealed thermal case will bring may outweigh the cost in many a gamer's eye. The prices for sealed cases is still very high, but if you need some serious cooling power without all the noise, a fridge case is the way to go 5) Lastly, I would not recommend using a vacuum cleaner on your pc. As someone stated above, the static discharge could have any number of unhealthy effects on your hardware.
Jafo
Reply #31 Sunday, September 30, 2007 10:11 AM
Reply #31 Sunday, September 30, 2007 10:11 AM
Those pathologically averse to vacuuming probably handcuff themselves to their machines with wrist straps....
Just stop wearing that favourite vinyl Jumpsuit...and you'll be fine...
Here's another trick....
Get yerself a nice long Monitor cord ....and wireless mouse/keyboard...and stick the machine in your rug-rat's bedroom....claim the 'noise' is soothing whale-song to keep the kids calm....
HG_Eliminator
Reply #32 Sunday, September 30, 2007 10:21 AM
Reply #32 Sunday, September 30, 2007 10:21 AM
I have been blowing my PC out with my vacuum on "blow" for years..never hurt a thing...
a compressor .. now thats another story.. the oils and compressed water can do damage...
a compressor .. now thats another story.. the oils and compressed water can do damage...
SKoriginals
Reply #33 Sunday, September 30, 2007 10:36 AM
Phoon might be on to something there....
However, if you are not having any true problems other then just the noise then I would say get some different fans. My new pc has 6 (counting the power supply, cpu and vid card fans) and I never hear a one so there are quite fans out there (and yes they do run when 'called upon' to do so, I just don't hear them).
Reply #33 Sunday, September 30, 2007 10:36 AM
An excessively loud cooling fan can also be an indication of other issues besides heat.
Phoon might be on to something there....
However, if you are not having any true problems other then just the noise then I would say get some different fans. My new pc has 6 (counting the power supply, cpu and vid card fans) and I never hear a one so there are quite fans out there (and yes they do run when 'called upon' to do so, I just don't hear them).
ALMonty
Reply #36 Sunday, September 30, 2007 8:20 PM
Reply #36 Sunday, September 30, 2007 8:20 PM
This may be way off base but check to see if any wires are rubbing against your fans. I had this problem once where a wire was rubbing the fan and you would only here it when the fan was at a higher speed.
starkers
Reply #37 Monday, October 1, 2007 1:11 AM
Sorta reminds me of two brothers I know...one mechanically minded, the other not. The non-mechanical brother used to take his car to the other whenever it needed work, and this particular time had it there for a noise that only occurred at higher speeds.
Yeah, the mechanical brother had clipped a piece of thin plastic to a stay holding the radiator in place, so that when the fan kicked in at higher revs/speed, so would the plastic....clank clank clank clank.
Dunno how many times non-mechanical went back with "I thought you fixed this " before he realised he'd been had.
Maybe vStyler's PC had a similarly minded techie strategically place that wire.
Reply #37 Monday, October 1, 2007 1:11 AM
rubbing the fan and you would only here it when the fan was at a higher speed.
Sorta reminds me of two brothers I know...one mechanically minded, the other not. The non-mechanical brother used to take his car to the other whenever it needed work, and this particular time had it there for a noise that only occurred at higher speeds.
Yeah, the mechanical brother had clipped a piece of thin plastic to a stay holding the radiator in place, so that when the fan kicked in at higher revs/speed, so would the plastic....clank clank clank clank.
Dunno how many times non-mechanical went back with "I thought you fixed this " before he realised he'd been had.
Maybe vStyler's PC had a similarly minded techie strategically place that wire.
mschleisner
Reply #38 Monday, October 8, 2007 12:01 PM
Reply #38 Monday, October 8, 2007 12:01 PM
Just buy a new fan, if it's loud too (then you are way too sensitive to noise). Mine is quiet, I replace mine every 6 months due to dust and all. They are not very expensive and it just might help, could have been a bad one to start, with a problem, who knows. Like a car, maybe it should have been on recall. I would not however ever change the speed, you want every bit of cooling you can get to keep everything in good running order. Good Luck.
vStyler
Reply #39 Monday, October 8, 2007 12:26 PM
Reply #39 Monday, October 8, 2007 12:26 PM
Its just a cheap noisy fan but it looks like its specifically built for this dual core, I wouldn't wanna mess with it myself and it'd probably cost more than it's worth to have someone do it.
Turns up music again*..
Turns up music again*..
vStyler
Reply #40 Sunday, November 18, 2007 11:25 AM
Reply #40 Sunday, November 18, 2007 11:25 AM
WELL WELL.... 
The noise finally got so bad my fan was waking me up in the middle of the night when my PC was IDLE.. so.. I took the initiative to try clean out the dust today...hoping that may be the problem as some of you have suggested....
There was about 1/4 inch of dust\crap\nicotine etc etc jammed in between my fan and the cooling fins, underneath and into the fins that sit above the CPU.. also my two other fans were pretty dirty... Took me about two hours to figure out how to get the damn thing off my mobo\processor , clean it all and most difficult.. snap it back to where it was on the board...
... but NOW... it is S I L E N T ! ! ! ! I can actually hear my HD clicking away!!... Doesn't even make a noise when I render!.... plus my PC is definately running faster...
Thanks for the suggestions.. I am ONE HAPPY CAMPER !!!
Shudder to think whats in my lungs
The noise finally got so bad my fan was waking me up in the middle of the night when my PC was IDLE.. so.. I took the initiative to try clean out the dust today...hoping that may be the problem as some of you have suggested....
There was about 1/4 inch of dust\crap\nicotine etc etc jammed in between my fan and the cooling fins, underneath and into the fins that sit above the CPU.. also my two other fans were pretty dirty... Took me about two hours to figure out how to get the damn thing off my mobo\processor , clean it all and most difficult.. snap it back to where it was on the board...
... but NOW... it is S I L E N T ! ! ! ! I can actually hear my HD clicking away!!... Doesn't even make a noise when I render!.... plus my PC is definately running faster...
Thanks for the suggestions.. I am ONE HAPPY CAMPER !!!
Shudder to think whats in my lungs
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Reply #21 Friday, September 28, 2007 11:02 PM
I could actually be a motherboard problem where the sensors are getting a false reading and thus be kicking the fan into high speed.
If your temp is okay, then I would look at motherboard replacement.