My fan is so loud......Should I....

I have a thermaltake Volcano 11+ on my 2400+ right now. It does a great job keeping the temps down under load, but the fan is loud it interferes with the sound from the games!

I was thinking of getting a Thermaltake UFO fan. They are 90mm and come with a 80 - 90mm adapter. Would getting a bigger fan, and running it at a slower speed lower the sound, but keep the great temps?

One of the main reasons i picked the UFO was for its lighting effects. OK it looks really cool!

Should i get an adapter, and a really nice 120mm fan? The quiter i can run the fan the better.

Any reccomendations are welcome, and i want a fan with good air flow but also it has to be quite!

Thanks



cooked

 

there are lots of fans out there specificly designed to be quiet. you probably wont need to get an adapter if you get one of them. check new egg.

 

I have found many fans that are quite, but they have crappy air flow. I found some 120mm fans with a little better air flow and they are a little quiter.
I am still looking around at Newegg. Hopefully something will pop up.

Thanks





Cooked

 

you also might want to think about a fan controller. turn it down when surfing the web and such, turn it up when gaming

 

My volcano does have a fan controler. Its just soooo loud i can hear it even when i play games. When it is at the lowest point it is really nice.

 

Zalman or Panaflow make great large fans that run at lower speeds & are still able to keep the temps down without all the noise. I have a Zalman 92mm in the top of my case & you can't hardly hear it unless you're tryin' to. I have a Thermaltake 120mm in the front which is actually quite loud when cranked up, but not so bad when lowered.

My temps are actually quite good.

CPU - 39c right now, but never goes over 42-42c - 1 hour, 47 minutes rendering shadows & lightmaps on a Battlefield 1942 map @ 100% CPU usage & it got up to 44c.
System - 29c right now. Usually stays right about there give or take.

Trial & error man. Trial & error.

 

Why is my system over heating? ive got my temp alarm set at 54c. It goes off while just surfing. Ive the side panel off so when I play games I turn a room fan on it, that works but a huge pain in the ass. Im using the fan that was sent with my cpu when I upgraded. Could it be inadaquete? Or do I have a bigger problem. oh yeah im not overclocking

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msi mobo

 

EVeryong that's having a cooling issue...
Vaccume the dust in everything<--- increases airflow = Cooler components

 

Here are a few tips that could help you out.

1. Make sure you have good air circulation. At least one fan in the front, and one fan in the back will draw cool air from the outside of the case up past the cpu. Make sure the front fan is drawing in air, and the rear fan is blowing it out.

2. Make sure there is nothing in the way of the air flow. e.g. Ribbon, and power cables. Try to tidy up the wires inside the case so there is plenty of of room for the air to flow. If you need to you can buy round ide cables. They replace those cumbersome Ribbons.

3. If you allready have fans. Make sure they are working and clean. If a fan is covered in dust. It wont work properly, and that will cause a problem.

4. Make sure when you put the heatsink on the processor. That it is seated correctly. If not heat will not disperse from the cpu causing overheating. It also might be a good idea, to use a thermal past like Arctic Silver 3 or 5 instead of the pad that came on the stock fan. If you still have problems, a new cooler might be the best solution. I would reccomend a heatsink from Thermalright, matched with a really nice fan, or for some thing cheeper, I would go with one of the Thermaltake Volcano Series. I currently have the Volcano 10, and my temps are great!

Hope this help you. The last thing i would want to do is put a fan next to the computer.



cooked

 

Baby oil or motor oil ring a bell remove the sticker and grease up those bearings. you'll be all set to blow.

 

I guess my question is not how do I make my fan quite, but why not get a liquid cooling system? Yes they are a little more expensive, but they work and are typically very quite. I have the ZALMAN Reserator 1 on my Hellraiser MOD and it lowered the temp in it about 40 F... Check out the review

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