How to get my PC quiet?

[woutR]

So my PC is like a Farking vacuumcleaner.
It makes a shitload of noise. When I play games it's NP cause I have music on and other sounds so I don't hear it, but otherwise this thing just makes so much noise it's just scary.

So how do I turn this shit down? Is this a heatproblem and should I place more fans, replace parts?

[daemon225]

get a better fan or put it in more ventalated area

[chesticles]

yea new fan seems to be in order

[Snoopy]

haha mine too. When I am awake and playing it, I don't care about the sound, but when I sleep and am stalling, it is sooooooo noisy!

[dom]

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.

[Snoopy]

My dads makes shit all noise, but now when I stall I use my notebook.

[mOrNinGwOoD]

I had a noisy piece of shiet 7 years ago. Now I got me an Antec Ninehundred for a case
Anyway, to quiet your vaccum cleaner, put it on top of a soft surface (unless you got carpet) like an old mousepad. Why? Because the object will absorb the vibrations generated by all those components. This is a cheap and effortless way.
I found out that the fans aren't really the problem, unless they are running at high speeds. Actually they may be, depending on how many you have and what components you have. For...

[woutR]

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.

I want French singing in the video as well!

[mOrNinGwOoD]

...example, if you have godlike specifications and only one 80mm and no water cooling, your're ought to get owned. Fan size affects the cooling too. Bigger is better because a 200mm fan spinning slow could generate equal or greater wind to a 80mm fan at a higher speed. This is also more quiet and energy efficient.
Another way is to get water cooling which is better temperature-wise and is silent. However it costs a lot more and takes up a lot of space (not reccomended for miniature PCs). Its also meaner...

[mOrNinGwOoD]

...your electric bill
BUT if you really want to go all out, buy a new PC or build one (no its not that hard, I did it on my first try; finding the parts is the real pain)
Sorry for evil triple post

[Inuyasha584]

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

[Dark Shifty]

turn it off

unplug it

etc...

great ways to reduce the noise

[daemon225]

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

if u missed ud gots to clean all over teh inside of ur pc or get a new fan

[Grandpa]

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.

[Backfire]

Baseball bat

[Vandango]

[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]

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

[PuppetOfGaea]

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.

[tedtwilliger]

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.

[Sharp324]

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.

Well have you seen his interests on his profile...hes awesome. Plus he has to be the most informative person on these forums.

[woutR]

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.

So is there any problem exploiting the wisdom of others?
I'm sure Grandpa doesn't know everything himself as well and will ask for help too.

You on the other hand know everything yourself, right?

[TOloseGT]

i would love to talk lord of the rings mythology wit grandpa =]

[Inuyasha584]

grandpa is our e-srf-santa =)

[Love]

kick it multiple times

[IreMoon]

easiest way to make it quite TURN IT OFF

[Cruor]

Use water cooling.
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