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Thread ID: 95792	2008-12-17 05:48:00	Noisy desktop fan	arko (9074)	Press F1

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730032	2008-12-17 08:05:00	Bit of IPA helps if the paste is old and gunky, you want a nice clean surface on your heatsink base just don't go wild with the heat sink paste, I've had to do many a clean up job after over zealous pasters :) I find just a little on the surface of the cpu top, then stick your hand in a plastic bag and gently smear it around so its covered in a thin layer, keeps the paste off your hands and its normally not hard to find a plastic bag. business cards make good spreaders for pushing paste around to get a good coverage going if you want to get real fussy.	kersonan (13264)
730033	2008-12-17 08:11:00	Ha! I actually thought of stopping the fan to see if the noise stopped. Can't see that it would matter if its only done for a second or two and the cpu is not hot to begin with. Or maybe disconnect the power lead to the fan? If you do want to stop the CPU fan to be certain - DONT do it while the PC is running - trust me when I say they bloody hurt if you get your fingers caught - A full speed CPU fan OUCH :crying Quite a nasty cut- and I bleed well :lol: OR you'll smash the blades then have a real out of balance fan. You need to hold it still with something like a plastic pen then pull it out. The fan increasing and slowing sounds ( no pun intended) like smart fan control, thats what its meant to do, you can disable that in the BIOS under PC Health (from memory - gigabyte boards)	wainuitech (129)
730034	2008-12-17 08:16:00	business cards make good spreaders for pushing paste around to get a good coverage going if you want to get real fussy. Yup I used my WINZ community services card last time I applied paste :lol: Did a good job too :p	Speedy Gonzales (78)
730035	2008-12-17 08:21:00	Yup I used my WINZ community services card last time I applied paste :lol: Did a good job too :p I like the Subway cards for this as well, nice light plastic, not bad food either :P	kersonan (13264)
730036	2008-12-17 08:44:00	Definitely sounds like the case fan (right at the back of the case). It is not whiney or making any funny noises, it is just really LOUD and fast sometimes, like it is struggling to cool the internals. Hope that helps	arko (9074)
730037	2008-12-17 08:49:00	I take mine off if they do that and put little rubber washer things in between the fan and the metal case, only really helps on the non cheap nasty thin metal cases though. made a diff in my case. got the washers from DSE bins	kersonan (13264)
730038	2008-12-17 08:54:00	I guess I am not too worried about the noise, although the kids are moaning, I just want to make sure the machine is not going to cook itself	arko (9074)
730039	2008-12-17 09:07:00	I like this little app www.almico.com it does a good job on most machines at letting you know what temps your pulling on any fitted sensors, I have seen it turn its nose up at a couple of mobos but nothing recently.	kersonan (13264)
730040	2008-12-17 09:57:00	You dont have to remove the mobo . Just turn it off, lay the case down on something . Undo the retaining clips, remove the fan/heatsink . Apply the thermal paste (after you remove the pad on the heatsink) Does the thermal paste come with the fan/heatsink or is it purchased separately? The only time I put a cpu - fan/heatsink on a mobo, the heatsink already had it applied (simply removed a tape that protected it) . I dont really need any of these, (well maybe 1), since the other PC here is a P4 . This is 775 pin . So these fans wont fit You mean none of your three will fit my Prescott P4?	Strommer (42)
730041	2008-12-17 09:59:00	Bit of IPA helps if the paste is old and gunky, you want a nice clean surface on your heatsink base just don't go wild with the heat sink paste, AFAIK, IPA = Indian Pale Ale as in Tui. Surely I don't dump beer on it, so what is IPA?	Strommer (42)
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