Noisy CPU fan
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From: goo_lu1 on 16 Jan 2006 14:47 Hi, I find my PCs (no matter PII, P4) produce big noise after power up and most of the noise being produced by CPU fan. I haven't tried overclocking in any of these PCs and I even open the case to improve ventilation but with no improvement. I would like to know how can I reduce that noise due to CPU fan ?
From: BC on 16 Jan 2006 14:55 goo_lu1 wrote: > Hi, > > I find my PCs (no matter PII, P4) produce big noise after power up and > most of the noise being produced by CPU fan. I haven't tried > overclocking in any of these PCs and I even open the case to improve > ventilation but with no improvement. I would like to know how can I > reduce that noise due to CPU fan ? > http://www.silentpcreview.com/ Good web site with all sorts of hints, tips, and techniques for quieting a PC. P4's tend to be noisy, in my experience. Athlon 64 CPU with Cool & Quiet: very nice. Several cases are known to reduce noise some. In my office, I use a Mac Mini: silent. I believe that iMacs and Apple G5s are designed to run very quietly--all the G5s I have observed running have been silent--fans blow at a very leisurely pace. HTH, BC
From: JD on 16 Jan 2006 15:00 goo_lu1 wrote: > Hi, > > I find my PCs (no matter PII, P4) produce big noise after power up and > most of the noise being produced by CPU fan. I haven't tried > overclocking in any of these PCs and I even open the case to improve > ventilation but with no improvement. I would like to know how can I > reduce that noise due to CPU fan ? > I assume from your post that it is intel CPU's you are using which are notorious for producing a lot of heat. you should replace your "reference" heat sink and fan (HSF) for a more efficient one, there are also other quieter and more expensive options like water cooling, refrigeration units. Here is an example of a heat-sink when used with an 120mm fan is near silent, Thermalright XP-120. (www.thermalright.com/product_default.htm)
From: goo_lu1 on 16 Jan 2006 15:14 JD 寫é“： > I assume from your post that it is intel CPU's you are using which are > notorious for producing a lot of heat. > you should replace your "reference" heat sink and fan (HSF) for a more > efficient one, there are also other quieter and more expensive options > like water cooling, refrigeration units But PCs in my office are not that noisy. They all use PII, PIII or P4 CPU and because of business use, they will only use common H/W like IBM, HP, etc. I don't believe good heat sink will be used. However, I find nearly no noise at all even I sit just beside my office PCs. I don't know why my DIY PC will generate such intolerable noise. > > Here is an example of a heat-sink when used with an 120mm fan is near > silent, Thermalright XP-120. (www.thermalright.com/product_default.htm)
From: Mistoffolees on 16 Jan 2006 15:20
BC wrote: <<snipped>> > http://www.silentpcreview.com/ > > Good web site with all sorts of hints, tips, and techniques for quieting > a PC. > > P4's tend to be noisy, in my experience. Athlon 64 CPU with Cool & > Quiet: very nice. > > Several cases are known to reduce noise some. > > In my office, I use a Mac Mini: silent. I believe that iMacs and Apple > G5s are designed to run very quietly--all the G5s I have observed > running have been silent--fans blow at a very leisurely pace. > > HTH, > > BC Have you seen the size of the heatsinks used in the Mac's or any other computer which utilizes low-RPM fans? |