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Okak, heres the problem, my cpu fan starts making a loud vibrating noise every 5 minutes for about a minute and this continues for the whole time it is on. It also makes this noise for about 5 minutes when i switch the machine on.
So i guess i need a new one. Its a 60mm akasa, are these all standard fit with any 60mm fan fitting straight onto the heatsink?
thanks for any help.
So i guess i need a new one. Its a 60mm akasa, are these all standard fit with any 60mm fan fitting straight onto the heatsink?
thanks for any help.
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hah, my graphics card fan is making loud noises too!
Just tapped it with a pen and seems to have shut up now.
joker of a PC i tell ya...
Just tapped it with a pen and seems to have shut up now.
joker of a PC i tell ya...
With it being a few years old then it could well be the fan beginning to go. I've had that happen before after a few years. Often they say 50,000 hour lifespan. That's like 6 years non stop. Of course that's an average - I've had some last ten years, others a couple of months.
A new fan will obviously cure it.
A new fan will obviously cure it.
i aint that bothered about a fast cpu or cutting edge graphics.
What i got at the moment is overkill really, as i only play championship manager on it. And even thats taken a back seat until summer as i really need to get a 2:1 in my degree!
What i got at the moment is overkill really, as i only play championship manager on it. And even thats taken a back seat until summer as i really need to get a 2:1 in my degree!
NOOO Laptops are evil, buy or build your self a desktop PC or fear the consequences, Intel Extreme Graphics!!. Why don’t you try over clocking your CPU now your new fan and H/S should let you over clock it quite a bit.
hah, its 4 years old(whole system) Kept my last PC for about 5 years before getting a new one so might buy a laptop soon.
cooling a amd 1800xp
Yeh, it was full of dust so i gave it a good hovering on full blast which didnt seem to change a thing. Could it be that the ball bearing has gone?
Now the power supply doesnt want to shut up either!
I've ordered an 80mm fan and a 60 to 80 adapter which should hopefully sort it out as bigger fans equal more wind with less noise aye
cooling a amd 1800xp
Yeh, it was full of dust so i gave it a good hovering on full blast which didnt seem to change a thing. Could it be that the ball bearing has gone?
Now the power supply doesnt want to shut up either!
I've ordered an 80mm fan and a 60 to 80 adapter which should hopefully sort it out as bigger fans equal more wind with less noise aye
Have you checked it for dust?
Is the CPU fan and heatsink brand new?
Also any cabling near the Heatsink fan?
Also any cabling near the Heatsink fan?
or†ega wrote:
> oh okay, are heatsinks easy to take on and off? I never done it before
> ya see.
Depends, sometimes getting the metal lugs off is a right pain in the anus.
> oh okay, are heatsinks easy to take on and off? I never done it before
> ya see.
Depends, sometimes getting the metal lugs off is a right pain in the anus.
oh okay, are heatsinks easy to take on and off? I never done it before ya see.
Just buy a new fan and heatsink combo. You wont save an awful lot messing about replacing the fan.
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