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- Aug 17, 2002
Hi all,
My computer's making odd high-pitched noises lately.. I'm going to pull it out later and track down the source of the problem, but I suspect the PSU or graphics fan. If it's the PSU (quite possible, it's a cheapy crappy thing that I've had since I first got this rig) then I'm looking at getting the OCZ Modstream 450 (After I did some observations of recommendations here on the forums), and if it happens to be the CPU fan I can get a silent CPU fan easily, no problem with that.
What I'm looking to do is quieten my system right down. The problem lies in the graphics; I have the sneaking suspicion that this recent fan noise (maybe the fan's on its way out?) is the graphics card, for two reasons:
1. After listening into the case, the noise seemed to come from the graphics card. Also, booting without the card inserted didn't *seem* to be as noisy (It's hard to tell though, with the side of my case off, as the CPU fan is a brute)
2. Sometimes my POST reports an "error" that I should check in the Bios. I do check, and the only obvious problem I can ever see is that in the PC Health monitoring, the graphics fan speed often falls into the "red" (below a certain watch speed).
Now, I'm thinking I might need a new card. This would be a PITA, since this card (new) was like £300, and I don't really have that kind of money to invest right now on a new card, besides, my computer as a whole is becoming rather... legacy. I'll probably get another 9700Pro or 9800 off E-bay to replace it, if that's the problem.
What I'm wondering is, on my current card or a new one, can you *replace* the GPU fan? Because they're ALWAYS noisy (Don’t PC manufacturers think of making silent GPU fans? they've been making them for quite a while for CPUs). I'm just wondering if you can like, take off the existing one and fit either a *silent* fan, or heatpipes and some fancy Zalmann-like contraption to dissipate heat?
Thanks
My computer's making odd high-pitched noises lately.. I'm going to pull it out later and track down the source of the problem, but I suspect the PSU or graphics fan. If it's the PSU (quite possible, it's a cheapy crappy thing that I've had since I first got this rig) then I'm looking at getting the OCZ Modstream 450 (After I did some observations of recommendations here on the forums), and if it happens to be the CPU fan I can get a silent CPU fan easily, no problem with that.
What I'm looking to do is quieten my system right down. The problem lies in the graphics; I have the sneaking suspicion that this recent fan noise (maybe the fan's on its way out?) is the graphics card, for two reasons:
1. After listening into the case, the noise seemed to come from the graphics card. Also, booting without the card inserted didn't *seem* to be as noisy (It's hard to tell though, with the side of my case off, as the CPU fan is a brute)
2. Sometimes my POST reports an "error" that I should check in the Bios. I do check, and the only obvious problem I can ever see is that in the PC Health monitoring, the graphics fan speed often falls into the "red" (below a certain watch speed).
Now, I'm thinking I might need a new card. This would be a PITA, since this card (new) was like £300, and I don't really have that kind of money to invest right now on a new card, besides, my computer as a whole is becoming rather... legacy. I'll probably get another 9700Pro or 9800 off E-bay to replace it, if that's the problem.
What I'm wondering is, on my current card or a new one, can you *replace* the GPU fan? Because they're ALWAYS noisy (Don’t PC manufacturers think of making silent GPU fans? they've been making them for quite a while for CPUs). I'm just wondering if you can like, take off the existing one and fit either a *silent* fan, or heatpipes and some fancy Zalmann-like contraption to dissipate heat?
Thanks