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dom wrote:I got a new GFX card with artic cooling, it's good enough to cool down my whole case and now my fans barely run. The only way I can tell if it's on (when my monitor is off: torrenting, etc.) is by the lights.

My PC makes absolutely no noise, i'll make a youtube video.

Inuyasha584 wrote:use a tissue when you fap and clean it up so it doesnt end in your fan

Grandpa wrote:[spoiler]Question: Has your PC made the noise since day one?
If so the above replies are fine - you may want to open your box up and run it with your ear close so you can tell exactly where the noise is coming from and go from there. Be careful because if you Vincent Van Gogh yourself the blood may short out the circuits.

Noise like you describe typically originates from the CPU fan but it could also be Power Supply, or your Hard Drive could be failing (does it change in frequency and tone as your comp starts up? Is it constant or infrequent? -From your description it's prob not your HD, but just thought I'd ask). It could even be your fan mounts. If it has only recently started getting worse it's probably a bearing going bad and would indicate a more urgent problem. So 'best case' would be that the vacuumcleaner sound has been there since day one.

You asked, "Is it a heat problem?"

Perhaps your motherboard came with a utility that can be run to show the internal temp? Most will tell the speeds of your various fans as well. I don't have links for aftermarket utilities on hand, but can google it if you need me to.

Reminds me of the time I was late to work and my car started acting up. The sound would only start when I got about like 20MPH or so and it would increase in pitch as I drove faster. Like I said, I was late for work but I didn't want to go the distance at a snail's pace so I pulled over. It wasn't the transmission because the whining would get louder no matter what gear I was in.

I looked around and checked under the car. It was a hatchback and I found the problem in my spare tire, mounted under the trunk. My kitten had crawled under and found herself a warm place. She was just scared, poor thing, and her panic was loud enough to call my attention. Needless to say, I was late for work that day.

Noises aren't always what they seem.[spoiler]

Vandango wrote:Are you a walking wikipedia Gramps XD (Not saying you copy and paste off wikipedia)

its prolly just one of the fans needs cleaning prolly just making contact with somthing when it Revs up to speed

tedtwilliger wrote:god i love gramps
i think that sums up so much. Hes like syllana V2

Ad if you want noisy, you should listen to my first pc. An old 98 machine, 128 ram, 500 mhz processor ( i think, probably not exact ) .. when i use to play games on it back in the day it howled like a motherbitch.

Ironically its my only ever pc that has never had a hardware failure after 11 years of having it.. weird.

PuppetOfGaea wrote:

Vandango wrote:Are you a walking wikipedia Gramps XD (Not saying you copy and paste off wikipedia)

its prolly just one of the fans needs cleaning prolly just making contact with somthing when it Revs up to speed

No, Granps has just bothered to actually learn about a computer instead of just mindlessly playing video games and using internet browsers, but when a problem comes along, rely on others to fix it for you.