PC runs loud

So one thing I've noticed with my relatively new PC is it runs very loudly, and I'd like to hear some reasons why this could be the case (and maybe some solutions). It's possible I have some pretty crappy fans but the case I got had good reviews (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146025). I also recently cleaned out the dust.

Also, can someone recommend a good program to keep track of my computer's temperature and manually control the fans. Thanks.

What exactly is running loud? GPU fan? Cpu fan?

I can't really be sure as they all run at once and I have no program to control them. Sorry, pretty new to this stuff. Learning as I go.

Alright, opened it up and ran a game. It's definitely the stock fan that came with my CPU. I've heard those can be pretty crappy fans. Should I just look into buying a new one, and/or can I control it?

Yeah you can control the CPU fan in BIOS settings. What CPU do you have? I think it's always worth it to get an aftermarket heatsink/fan combo because hey, why not? The Hyper 212 EVO is generally considered by far the best, inexpensive one that you can get. It's like 30 bucks and will definitely keep your CPU cool. Some people swear by the more expensive ones, but this really will do the job perfectly. Plus, if you overclock your CPU, or plan on overclocking it, the 212 will work wonders keeping it cool.

Edit: Totally not biased just because I own one ;)!

Alright, opened it up and ran a game. It's definitely the stock fan that came with my CPU. I've heard those can be pretty crappy fans. Should I just look into buying a new one, and/or can I control it?

Ross_the_Boss6

Hmm I've never had a problem with CPU fans, I've always found GPU fans drown out the noise of everything else :P

But if it really is a problem, just get a cheap aftermarket cooler as mentioned above.

I think I will go ahead and get that cooler. $35 isn't bad at all, especially considering I've been playing my games with noise cancelling headphones (it's that bad). My nice speakers are going to waste :(. I remember when building my PC, getting that cooler attached was a pain in the ass. Ah well.

Thanks for the help!

Yeah it's kind of a pain, but if you do it well, you should only have to do it once. The 212 comes with some thermal paste, but I'm not sure how well it works. Look it up, and if people say it doesn't work very well, it may be a good idea to invest in some arctic silver 5 (it's about 10 bucks, but one tube should be close to a lifetime supply).jcbullen

I replaced the thermal paste on a buddies chip that was being cooled by a 212+ with some MX-4. The MX-4 was better than the preapplied paste, but not by much; I wasn't paying too much attention to the temperatures at the time as that wasn't my purpose for replacing the TIM, but I'd guess that the difference was in the region of 3-5C (for reference, I've found MX-4 to be a bit better than AS5).

Hmm I've never had a problem with CPU fans, I've always found GPU fans drown out the noise of everything else :P

But if it really is a problem, just get a cheap aftermarket cooler as mentioned above.

Postmortem123

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Hmm I've never had a problem with CPU fans, I've always found GPU fans drown out the noise of everything else :P

But if it really is a problem, just get a cheap aftermarket cooler as mentioned above.

kraken2109

Yeah true. Before that I had SLI 480s too :P

I have the Freezer 13 and it's pretty damn quiet - it throttles down to 12% fanspeed when idle and only hits about 50% fanspeed when doing a stress test :)

I wish I had got the 212 though, I could probably clock to 4.5Ghz then :P

[QUOTE="kraken2109"][QUOTE="Postmortem123"]

Hmm I've never had a problem with CPU fans, I've always found GPU fans drown out the noise of everything else :P

But if it really is a problem, just get a cheap aftermarket cooler as mentioned above.

Postmortem123

Yeah true. Before that I had SLI 480s too :P

I have the Freezer 13 and it's pretty damn quiet - it throttles down to 12% fanspeed when idle and only hits about 50% fanspeed when doing a stress test :)

I wish I had got the 212 though, I could probably clock to 4.5Ghz then :P