crank Posted February 20, 2013 Posted February 20, 2013 Hi ive got a slight issue with my case fan but is getting rather annoying. I recenty unplugged and moved my pc, before i unplugged and moved it the fan was quiet and not always running at full speed. Now it just stays on all the time and is very loud. Ive cleaned the fan, blew out the case with compressed air. No dust inside the machine whats so ever. Is there anything else that i could try to combat this issue as the noise coming from the fan is becoming that much of an issue that i dont really want too turn the machine on. Remember it was working fine before i unplugged and moved Quote
Vr5fx Posted February 20, 2013 Posted February 20, 2013 Hi there. Assuming that it is a fan located on the chassis of your tower (could you verify this) there are a few things you could try. Make sure that the screws are tightened. Depending on the type of motherboard it may be linked with the CPU, old thermal paste can go dry and brittle, slight movement "could" cause it to lower the transfer of heat due to cracking, causing the fans to run at a higher RPM. You could try cleaning the old paste off, and re-applying. (Arctic Silver 5 (AS5) recommended) Or, it is coincidence that the bearings are failing, and a new fan may be required. Quote AMD FX 6100 @ 3.9Ghz / Asus M5A99X EVO 990X / G-Skill 8GB DDR3 1600Mhz RipjawsX / Zotac GeForce GTX 660 Ti / Corsair TX 750W V2 PSU / Antec Kuhler 620 / Win7 64 / NZXT Tempest 410 Elite / NZXT 6 channel fan controller / Kingston 240GB HyperX 3K SSD / 1TB HDD Intel Pentium G2020 2.90GHz / Gigabyte GA-Z77N-WIFI / Kingston 4GB DDR3 1600MHz HyperX Genesis / Corsair 430W CXM / Fractal Design Node 304 Mini ITX Case / 2TB WD Greenhttp://steamsignature.com/status/default/76561197986113115.png
crank Posted February 20, 2013 Author Posted February 20, 2013 Yes it is the fan on the chassis. I will try the things that you have suggested so far. But anything else i could try before i get new fan sent out Quote
Vr5fx Posted February 20, 2013 Posted February 20, 2013 Honestly, there isn't a great deal you could do. Giving the CPU some new thermal paste and getting a new chassis fan is probably your best option. When I moved down to Kent I brought my old PC with me. The move effected the fan on the Graphics card (grinding noise), which couldn't be replaced. Nudging the tower a few times (not recommended) would cure it until the next cold boot. Download Speccy http://www.piriform.com/speccy/download/standard. install and run it. While it is running leave your PC to idle for 5 minutes so the temperatures settle. Copy and paste the temperature readings in your next post. -Vr Quote AMD FX 6100 @ 3.9Ghz / Asus M5A99X EVO 990X / G-Skill 8GB DDR3 1600Mhz RipjawsX / Zotac GeForce GTX 660 Ti / Corsair TX 750W V2 PSU / Antec Kuhler 620 / Win7 64 / NZXT Tempest 410 Elite / NZXT 6 channel fan controller / Kingston 240GB HyperX 3K SSD / 1TB HDD Intel Pentium G2020 2.90GHz / Gigabyte GA-Z77N-WIFI / Kingston 4GB DDR3 1600MHz HyperX Genesis / Corsair 430W CXM / Fractal Design Node 304 Mini ITX Case / 2TB WD Greenhttp://steamsignature.com/status/default/76561197986113115.png
crank Posted February 20, 2013 Author Posted February 20, 2013 CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 @ 2.66GHz 38 °C Conroe 65nm Technology Motherboard Dell Inc. 0RY007 (Socket 775) 40 °C Hard Drives 373GB Seagate ST3400832AS ATA Device (SATA) 31 °C I did have a look at the thermo compound and i do actually think that is causing the issue. It is very powdery and almost non exsistent. So i will try that first and update as soon as possible Quote
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