Fan problem

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Nexrus

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Here recently one, or perhaps multiple of my fans have been running very loudly. My computer was just recently formated, new widows installed as well as defragged. It seems to do it most when I play video games - however I've played the same game since I've had my pc and it has never done this before. My g card has no fan so I know its not that. The only other fans left are my cpu and the case fans. I held my hand in the case and it feels pretty cool. However when I touch the hinksink of both my cpu and g card they are both warm. The g card heat sink is so hot I cant touch it. Does anyone have a clue what might be the problem? Maybe you can suggest a diagnostic tool that will monitor the temperatures of my cpu, etc. Thanks in advance.
 
Are the rest of your case fans attached to mobo headers? Increased load might cause them to overspin.
 
I think that's what he was saying. His case fans are connected to the psu.

Hmm, can you isolate which fan it is? When it gets loud, try using your ear and or carefully using your finger to stop a fan and see what happens

I would have guessed it was your graphics card's fan spinning up in 3d mode but you said you didn't have one so that can't be it ;)
 
The problem is both performance and noise. I use to get about 45+ frames per second on the game now I get around 20-25. That would leave me to belive its my graphics card, but why would my fans be running?
 
Fan controllers are great for keeping is cool and quiet. Many have options to set your temps so fans speed up or slow down depending on your CPU temp and ambient temp.

You may also want to check your mobo settings and see if it has a "cool and quite" control. AMD Mobo's come with it but not sure about Intel junk... is mean stuff. ;)
 
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