This is what I have and you should consider it if you like having a secure system and a very good idea of keeping it running soundless also!



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in all just go to a PC shop and talk with the Reps there they should point you toward a replacement fan that is less noisy...typically a larger heat sink as well as a newer fan may do the trick..The fan you have is running at speeds needed to keep the CPU from cooking, to turn it down just to calm the noise would shorten the life of the CPU...

A larger fan and Heat sink or a faster yet quieter fan would be the wiser choice here

See here for some alternatives... Tiger Direct.com



Heres a good Tech source on Quieting A PC The Tech report

Get yourself a small compressor that would fit in your Freezer...then attach a pvc hose running from it to your pc and then just shitcan the fan. I did that in the summer to cool my aquarium tanks...worked like a charm!

.....they think you're kiddin'.........    

Or you could do like we do here in Oz when it hits 45c...shitcan the fan and plastic bag your PC (with a decent breather pipe coming from it)....sit in tub of ice.

An excessively loud cooling fan can also be an indication of other issues besides heat.
I could actually be a motherboard problem where the sensors are getting a false reading and thus be kicking the fan into high speed.
If your temp is okay, then I would look at motherboard replacement.

Good thinking....

I had similar issues with Gigabyte mobos....CPU fans kicking in for no apparent reason, no additional workload to cause it. Turned out both mobos were faulty....same CPU and fan on an Asus board and everything works as it should.

...worth investigating prior to hoses from your freezer - bagged PC in a tub of ice.

Hey mate, I had the same problem. It keep freaking make noise and I couldnt stand it, realy. I tryed everything, barely anything worked. But, then I remembered someone said theres alot of dust inside ur PC, and you should clean it with
The noise becamse MUCH better. Maybe it isnt your problem, maybe it is. Maybe I'm just a wierdo. Good luck.

Never ever clean the dust out a PC with a vacuum cleaner....NOT a good idea!!!! Best way is to use a can of compressed air, take the sides off and blow it out...sucking by way of vacuum cleaner can cause problems with static, etc.

Yep sell it on ebay and then get you a new one quick.....

SGT

starkers is right, never use a vacuum. but for us cpu fan problems, u can alwasy go and look for a new 1 that is quiter and sppend a little bit of money...

newegg.com is a good site for computer parts
tigerdirect.com is also very good, and my favorite of the 2

Hell ya use a vac! I take my shop vac and switch it from suck to blow. You should see how it gets rid of all the dust. Make sure you hold or tape down the little fans inside, otherwise they spin like crazy.

Tried that one in my early PC days....accidentally aimed it at my desk fan! Next thing it's trying to take off...thought it was a chopper.

Yep, that hole in the ceiling took some explaining to my landlord of the time.

You definitely have at least a couple of issues going on here. First, the 3.4 duals run rather hot to begin with, but to save yourself money, try playing around with a couple of items in your BIOS first: 1) Make sure that any dynamic overclocking settings in your BIOS is turned off. Those programs almost always cause reliability/stability issues. 2) If the first doesn't help much, try lowering the voltage -in small increments- of your cpu core. Alot of people don't know this, but some processors in conjunction with certain mobos actually like less than the spec voltage regs. My 3.0 HT cpu overclocked to 3.37 is more stable at a higher voltage on my 945 msi board than my friend's cpu, same processor, same overclock ratio, but on his Abit board, his became stable when he turned his voltage down below spec. A can of air to blow out the fan is also a cheap possibility. If none of these help, and your fan is simply too loud, you have several options, some of which were stated above: 1) You have to cool down that processor or else it will burn out quickly, so a better heatsink/quieter but faster fan should do the trick (keep in mind that it's often best if the cpu fan runs constantly -processors like engine manifolds wear when temperatures fluctuate- 2) You could go water-cooled, it's very quiet (usually) in comparison to heatsink/cpu fan combos, and nowadays, is comparable in price to some of the better cpu fans out there. 3) If you want to raise the eyebrows of your roommates or guests, you could 'mickey mouse' your machine in many different ways like the pair stated above 4) Although very spendy, the stability and longevity that a sealed thermal case will bring may outweigh the cost in many a gamer's eye. The prices for sealed cases is still very high, but if you need some serious cooling power without all the noise, a fridge case is the way to go 5) Lastly, I would not recommend using a vacuum cleaner on your pc. As someone stated above, the static discharge could have any number of unhealthy effects on your hardware.