 Heatsink + Fan Question, Please help |
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 May 9 2007, 11:11 PM
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i spent like $100 in cooling and a Super Cooling case and extra quite fans and I get my cpu and its louder then my Tv! Any ideas on another Heat sink+Fan for it? It has the 4 pins that lock into the mother board (feels like you will snap the mb) Heres the link to newegg were i got it http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16819115005 Thanks also Im a teenager so i dont have deep pockets but I want a quiet one thanks. Moved from the Vista Forum. ~acklan~ This post has been edited by acklan: May 10 2007, 12:28 AM |
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May 10 2007, 04:36 AM
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From what I've understood the Intel retail HSF is supposed to be really good and not at all loud. Two questions: What is your CPU temperature and what motherboard do you have?
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May 10 2007, 05:04 AM
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Hey Daffsbro,
Adding on to Mr Alpha's questions, where is the noise coming from? Is it the heat sink and fan? Is it the whole case? Is the noise there from start-up, or build up after a few minutes? These things are all important and will lead to resolution. I'd be surprised if it's the heat sink and fan that came with the cpu as they are usually reliable. But a dodgy one isn't out of the question either. This post has been edited by IndigoRed: May 10 2007, 05:05 AM -------------------- On a Scale of One to Ten, I Eat Lunch
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May 10 2007, 07:39 AM
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 Still visually handicapped, new avatar :0) Group: Moderator Posts: 14,697 Joined: 2-October 05 From: Southeastern CT, USA Member No.: 35,824 |
When I built my first Core 2 Duo system I didn't connect the fan properly and it didn't run - and I didn't notice it throughout the installation process! No problems with temps at all!
I'd suggest locating the noisemaker and letting us know where it is - from there we can recommend fixes. -------------------- - John
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May 11 2007, 03:54 PM
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I would use just one fan. A rear exhaust.
If you have the time you may want to run down to home depot and buy plumbers tape. Its a silver metal conductive tape. Then open up your case and seal every hole with the metal tape, including the front of the case. You should have a spot on the front of the case where you can mount a fan. Leave this open it will be the air intake (don’t use this fan remove it). Its imperative that you only have one intake duct or the design wont work. What you are doing here is creating an S shaped airflow. It removes stagnant air from your case very quickly. Having too many fans in a case will reduce the performance of internal fans such as cpu and video card fans. The idea is to move air. This is a proven design. Some of my coworkers don’t even use and exhaust fan. They just use the power supply fan. I don’t have a computer power supply so I have to use a fan. One problem I have had with this setup is the amount of dust that collects inside my case. There is simply too much air flowing through the case. So I bought a hepa air filter (used in home air conditioners) and cut about a 6 x 6 inch piece and placed it in the front of the case (with metal tape). My case is spotless. I replace the air cleaner about every 8 months. -------------------- " If you want to be the best you better learn how do defend yourself,
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May 11 2007, 06:12 PM
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Reminds me of working on Gateway computers. They are REALLY loud at start up then there really quiet unless your running the tires off it.
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May 11 2007, 06:44 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 123 Joined: 6-February 07 From: California Member No.: 110,272 |
my Mother board is a:
CS NFORCE 570 SLIT-A (V5.1) LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI ATX Intel Motherboard My CPU TEMP IS: 17 C - 20 C is that good? I have a Fan pulling air in from the front, my cup fan that blows it out the side then a fan that pulls the air out the back. I have a cooler master Case so it has mini holes on the front to alow air in as needed. The fans are installed correctly. I unplugged all of my fans one by one noticed with all of them unpluged its still loud so I said humm.. $5 POWER SUPPLY! lol I guess thats what you get for $5 thanks compusa Thank you every one btw is 17-20 C good cooling? |
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May 11 2007, 07:03 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 123 Joined: 6-February 07 From: California Member No.: 110,272 |
So I was looking for another power supply,
Does this look good and is it quite, If I don't get a reply in a few hours Ill go down to compusa buy another one new brand try it out and if its loud just return it. check out this one. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16817182022 |
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May 12 2007, 06:48 AM
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I haven't heard anything bad about the Rosewill PSU's - but haven't seen one myself.
17 - 20 degrees C is a good temp for a CPU -------------------- - John
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May 12 2007, 09:59 AM
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QUOTE(daffsbro @ May 12 2007, 02:44 AM)  Thank you every one btw is 17-20 C good cooling? What is the room temperature?
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May 12 2007, 11:28 AM
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Hardware Guru Group: BC Advisor Posts: 1,812 Joined: 25-January 07 From: Tiffin, Ohio Member No.: 108,353 |
QUOTE(usasma @ May 12 2007, 07:48 AM) I haven't heard anything bad about the Rosewill PSU's - but haven't seen one myself. 17 - 20 degrees C is a good temp for a CPU I have a Rosewill PSU and I have my PC in my living room and it doesn't bother me or the girlfriend. Its actually pretty quiet. There inexpensive and Well made. Steel chassis, good quality connections, LOTS of plugs. -------------------- ~Chad~ Biostar P4M900-M4, Celeron 2.7GHZ OCD 2.95, 2GB patriot DDR2 667 CL3, 60,20 GB IDE HDD, Windows XP Professional SP2, SAS, MBAM, MCAFEE STINGER, Zonealarm, Linksys Router, and Palm TX HandHeld. Sys 2 (FAH Machine) Athlon 650, 768 mb Pc133, Windows XP SP2 |
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May 12 2007, 06:02 PM
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QUOTE(Mr Alpha @ May 12 2007, 09:59 AM) QUOTE(daffsbro @ May 12 2007, 02:44 AM) Thank you every one btw is 17-20 C good cooling? What is the room temperature?my room is 24c right now but it was hotter yesterday |
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May 12 2007, 06:30 PM
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Forum Addict Group: BC Advisor Posts: 1,875 Joined: 25-November 04 From: Finland Member No.: 5,870 |
Hmm... That's not very good, because the temperature is an impossibility. You see, unless you got some extreme cooling solution, your cooling solution would heat the processor up to room temperature if the processor was cooler than the room. This means the temperature reading is wrong. It is not unusual for the temperature to be off by a certain amount because it is not correctly calibrated, but this is usually in a +-10 °C range.
There are a couple of possibilities. The calibration could be way of. The software interpreting the reading could have gotten it wrong. The temperature diode or winbound chip might be damaged. Depending on the reason it might be a problem because it would mess with the thermal fan control. -------------------- "Anyone who cannot form a community with others, or who does not need to because he is self-sufficient [...] is either a beast or a god." Aristotle
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May 13 2007, 12:30 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 123 Joined: 6-February 07 From: California Member No.: 110,272 |
Well it has to be true lol, I have a Bios Temp Reading and a program I downloaded they both say its 17-20c but the temp in my room could be falty because I only have this dumb sticker on my wall that has some chemical in the sticker that changes colors due to the tempature its in F and C
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May 13 2007, 02:53 AM
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Forum Addict Group: BC Advisor Posts: 1,875 Joined: 25-November 04 From: Finland Member No.: 5,870 |
To get a processor temperature of 17-20 °C the room temperature would need to be around 0 °C and you would be freezing.
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