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| Thread ID: 72539 | 2006-09-16 06:24:00 | Loud fans and sleep... | Erin (10571) | Press F1 |
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| 485164 | 2006-09-16 06:24:00 | Hey guys, I have two fans running in my computer (a processor fan and a fan on my Nvidia 6600). I am having a problem with both of them being annoyingly loud. I was wondering if it is possible to order replacement fans that would be quieter. Also when I put me PC into sleep mode the fans remain on. This is particularly annoying and kind of ruins the point of sleep mode. Any help on either topic would be great. Thanks |
Erin (10571) | ||
| 485165 | 2006-09-16 06:30:00 | Yes, aftermaket fans are better, they are generally bigger, but if you get a low speed/noice fan they will be a lot quieter... In sleep mode, the PC is only running on low power and is still using the CPU a little, which creates heat and the CPU would overheat if the fan was not going... |
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| 485166 | 2006-09-16 06:33:00 | I always thought that the fans turned off when the computer slept... | Erin (10571) | ||
| 485167 | 2006-09-16 06:36:00 | Not as far as I know, they do on shutdown | The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
| 485168 | 2006-09-17 10:58:00 | some bios have an optoin to sutdown cpu fan. however it stil leaves case and powersupply fans running. | tweak'e (69) | ||
| 485169 | 2006-09-17 14:04:00 | you could always get aartic cooling vga silencer for your 6600 which would make a big difference | Banking (10989) | ||
| 485170 | 2006-09-18 00:13:00 | Replacing the fans without the heatsink, could result in the system overheating. In most cases the fans provide the minimum airflow to keep the chip cool, in most cases quieter fans provide less airflow and may not cool the chip sufficently. If this is the case then its probably a good idea to replace the entire cooler (heatsink + fan) unit with an aftermarket cooler. As Banking suggested the Artic Silencer is a very good VGA cooler, but in some cases can be a bit tricky to install. Any aftermarket cooler should provide superior performance when compared with the stock cooler, Thermalright and Zalman make some very quiet coolers. Using bigger fans spinning at lower speeds will provide the same ammount of airflow as smaller fans spinning at higher speeds. To cool the CPU a copper heatsink with a 80mm or 92mm fan would be a good option. SilenX make the quietest fans, but unfortunatly arent cheap. |
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| 485171 | 2006-09-18 11:08:00 | And wherre would be the best place to order ab Artic Silencer (I live in Wellington) | Erin (10571) | ||
| 485172 | 2006-09-18 14:19:00 | um im not sure because i get my stuff from this site www.pccasegear.com.au and not sure if thay post to NZ but your local pc shop should have them | Banking (10989) | ||
| 485173 | 2006-09-18 20:36:00 | Ascent Technologies (www.ascent.co.nz) they are the best I have found, great to deal with and also great after sales support, I don't go anywhere else this (www.ascent.co.nz) should be what you are after, this is for the 6600GT PCI-E, I am not sure what bus your card is (AGP or PCI-E) but send Ascent an E-Mail and they will help you out |
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