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Gino-
United States56 Posts
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Chef
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DefMatrixUltra
Canada1992 Posts
You want to look at just getting another fan. They are fairly inexpensive depending. The biggest factor in sound is the size. A bigger fan makes less noise because it can push the same amount of air by turning slower. There are also fans specifically made for silent use with special bearings and other internal parts. | ||
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AoN.DimSum
United States2983 Posts
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T.O.P.
Hong Kong4685 Posts
I have this: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16835118001 | ||
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FragKrag
United States11552 Posts
Depending on what fan you use, you could try Speedfan, or buy a fan controller (which is what I would do). I believe Speedfan can only control fans that are connected to the motherboard on the fan headers (which shouldn't be a problem with most prebuilts since they only have 1-2 fans anyawys), but if you have fans controlled through molex, I doubt Speedfan can control them. | ||
jjun212
Canada2208 Posts
they have a lot of great FAQs.. i'm not sure if im allowed to post the other tech websites but yea... def check those out. i'm sure you'd get a lot more helpful feedback and for less noise for the fan just get big ones with slower rotation | ||
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FragKrag
United States11552 Posts
If it's a 120mm, you can just go with a Scythe Slipstream or GentleTyphoon or a Noctua (though they tend to be more expensive). | ||
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jimminy_kriket
Canada5502 Posts
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RumZ
United States956 Posts
For instance, if you experiencing high fan volume during gaming.. I would highly recommend you do not lower your fan speed. | ||
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PanN
United States2828 Posts
On June 17 2010 14:30 jimminy_kriket wrote: Lower it to 5% or less. It should get pretty quiet, for a while anyways. Please don't suggest things which could damage someones pc; this is a terrible suggestion that can only lead to damaging his gpu. | ||
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jimminy_kriket
Canada5502 Posts
On June 17 2010 16:15 PanN wrote: Please don't suggest things which could damage someones pc; this is a terrible suggestion that can only lead to damaging his gpu. Luckily I forsaw someone telling him not to do what I said. But like the others have said, clean your fans before anything. If they are being noisy because they are dirty, lowering speeds is pretty counter productive. Then check what your temps are, if they are low, between 0-40 degrees celcius or so then you should be fine lowering the fan speeds a bit. Look up online what "normal" operating temps are for whatever it is your lowering the fans on, and try not to exceed them too much. And depending what the noisy fan is attached to, look up online to see if other people have had the problem and found an easy fix. I remember back when some of the newer ATI cards were launched (3000 series maybe?) they had a firmware issue that caused the fans to high. Or maybe it was the other way around, but you get my point. | ||
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