Noisy Computer

[Guest]

Hello I want to ask you why when I turn on the computer it makes so much
noise (like the fan at the stove) when I want to watch video or play music
its really hard to hear.

Computer Information
-Intel Pentium 4 2.66GHz 2.66 GHz
-504 MB Ram
-bought for $399 form 123 computer warehouse
-Asrock Motherboard

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Hello I want to ask you why when I turn on the computer it makes so
much noise (like the fan at the stove) when I want to watch video
or play music its really hard to hear.

Computer Information
-Intel Pentium 4 2.66GHz 2.66 GHz
-504 MB Ram
-bought for $399 form 123 computer warehouse
-Asrock Motherboard

Not really a software problem...
Sounds more like - as you semi-said - a defective fan.
Open it up and see what part makes the noise.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Hello I want to ask you why when I turn on the computer it makes so much
noise (like the fan at the stove) when I want to watch video or play music
its really hard to hear.

Computer Information
-Intel Pentium 4 2.66GHz 2.66 GHz
-504 MB Ram
-bought for $399 form 123 computer warehouse
-Asrock Motherboard

Your question has nothing to do with Windows, hence a hardware
newsgroup might be a much better place to post your question.
Suffice it to say that excessive noise when first turning on a PC
is almost always the result of a fan that is on its way out. If you
are not familiar with the insides of a PC, take it to a computer
shop to have the worn-out fan replaced.

 

[Guest]

I think its the fan at the back of the computer or the one in the computer

 

[PD43]

I think its the fan at the back of the computer or the one in the computer

That about covers it, I'd guess.

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

While, as others say, it might be a bad fan, new motherboards have fan speed
controllers that increase speed when the CPU is doing more work and putting
off more heat. When you start up the machine, it is typically loud for a few
moments until the speed controller kicks in and reduces the speed. CPU
intensive tasks will raise the heat and cause the fan to kick into high
gear, and yes, when those fans are in high gear they can be loud. Very loud
compared to when the machine is in "normal mode". In other words, you may
have to live with it, perhaps the machine under the desk or in a cabinet,
and/or putting sound absorbing material behind the machine (since that's
where most of the sound comes from.) Just make sure the material isn't
against the machine or too close. Don't want to impede air flow.

But, those tasks you mention don't sound particularly CPU intensive. Playing
music or watching WMV/MPEG type videos never kicks my fans into high gear.
Unless you do have a defective fan, it sounds to me like you have disabled
the "quiet mode" in BIOS (disabled the speed control, which defaults to
fastest.) Look for some entry or entries in BIOS that refer to "quiet mode"
or similar, probably in a section that deals with heat monitoring and fans.

 

[Lil' Dave]

Hello I want to ask you why when I turn on the computer it makes so much
noise (like the fan at the stove) when I want to watch video or play music
its really hard to hear.

Computer Information
-Intel Pentium 4 2.66GHz 2.66 GHz
-504 MB Ram
-bought for $399 form 123 computer warehouse
-Asrock Motherboard

Fans in PCs, even the noisy ones, don't put out that much volume level. If
the fan blades are hitting something, that will be a substantially greater
volume. Some older hard drives put out substantial noise, when accessed,
that drowns out any PC fan.

Not counting the 2 fans in my power supply or the 1 fan on the cpu or the 1
fan on the video card, I have 5 fans in my PC.
Dave

 

[PD43]

Not counting the 2 fans in my power supply or the 1 fan on the cpu or the 1
fan on the video card, I have 5 fans in my PC.

If one of those has bad bearings, or has some wiring or something else
touching the blades, there will be excessive noise.

My machine has two fans in the power supply, two in the case, one on
the CPU and one on the video card. Whisper quiet.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Fans in PCs, even the noisy ones, don't put out that much volume level.

This is incorrect. A dying fan can generate a lot of noise.

 

[Lil' Dave]

If one of those has bad bearings, or has some wiring or something else
touching the blades, there will be excessive noise.

My machine has two fans in the power supply, two in the case, one on
the CPU and one on the video card. Whisper quiet.

Agreed. But the PC sounds almost recent due to the cpu specs provided by
the OP. If the bearings in a fan motor are already gone, can't see that on
such young PC. Guess you get what you pay for?
Dave

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Oh this sounds like a fan on its last legs. Most likely a case or PSU
fan, but don't rule out the CPU fan either. Bad fans can drive you nuts
with the noise they make. I've had a PSU fan that used to whine louder
than my optical drive, and another case rear fan that made loud swishing
noises. Both had to be replaced.

I have a Gigabyte G-power cooler on my A64..I bought it because it was
supposed to silent , but at full load, it is too loud . On the
plus side, it atleast keeps the CPU pretty cool.

Intriguing. Two "pegasus's" in the same threads, being two
completely and totally unrelated persons.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Intriguing. Two "pegasus's" in the same threads, being two
completely and totally unrelated persons.

Pegasuses? Pegasi?

Next thing you know we'll have winged horses all over the place. ;-)

 

[Terry R.]

On 7/8/2007 8:22 AM On a whim, Pegasus (MVP) pounded out on the keyboard

Intriguing. Two "pegasus's" in the same threads, being two
completely and totally unrelated persons.

So why do you call yourself that? In the 70's, I owned the rights to
the name "Pegasus", as it was a band I played in for years.

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[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Intriguing. Two "pegasus's" in the same threads, being two

So why do you call yourself that? In the 70's, I owned the rights to the
name "Pegasus", as it was a band I played in for years.

I never claimed that I "owned" the rights to the name "Pegasus" -
I only use it and I'm intrigued that we now have two "Pegasi"
(as suggested by Ken) in this thread. I suspect that your
own "rights" to this name have long since expired and that they
probably applied only in your own country, not where I and
many of the respondents to this newsgroup live. So let's
relax, take it nice'n'easy and fly off into the sunset together!

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

Having recently upgraded all three of our machines to new motherboards, I
can verify that when the fans kick into high gear, they are relatively quite
loud. Certainly loud enough to interfere with a multimedia experience.

 

[R. McCarty]

Noise verses Cooling is always tough. Generally, I'll try and use a MB
with HeatPiping if possible. These days it's now the Video Card that is
the hottest item in a PC. Most higher end cards have venting directly to
the outside of the cabinet. You'll also find that the Chipset ( Northbridge
and Southbridge ) sometimes need more than passive heatsinks. Hard
drives usually need some kind of air-flow over them. I'll use an Antec
hard drive cooler with a heat transfer plate and 2 small fans behind the
faceplate.

Nothing is more irritating that a "Noisy" PC. Lots of times you'll find
that cheap plastic feet actually enhance the vibration effects. Fans are
getting better, especially now with the 4-pin PWM controls on them.
It's really a science trying to build a desktop with both adequate cooling
and at the same time trying to keep the thing quiet.

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

Best thing I ever did for our computer-oriented home (which included two
offices and a minimum of five computers) was to install central
air-conditioning. Unfortunately, we sold that house.

 

[Terry R.]

On 7/8/2007 11:05 AM On a whim, Pegasus (MVP) pounded out on the keyboard

I never claimed that I "owned" the rights to the name "Pegasus" -
I only use it and I'm intrigued that we now have two "Pegasi"
(as suggested by Ken) in this thread. I suspect that your
own "rights" to this name have long since expired and that they
probably applied only in your own country, not where I and
many of the respondents to this newsgroup live. So let's
relax, take it nice'n'easy and fly off into the sunset together!

I never talked about you "owning" the name. I just asked why YOU use it
and why. Yes, I know my "rights" have long expired. I was just saying
I too used the name at one time. But it's a name many use, and I wanted
to know why you use it, that's all.


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[Plato]

Hello I want to ask you why when I turn on the computer it makes so much
noise (like the fan at the stove) when I want to watch video or play music
its really hard to hear.

Your cpu fan is full of dust. Clean it out with "compressed air".

 

[Lil' Dave]

Causing a distracting noise interference, and hard to hear (OP) are 2
different animals in my book. You probably have a different book.

I've never given the bios or windows or any software control over any fans
in any of my PCs. I let them run full out all the time. It probably my
hearing, I have problems sensing high frequency sound at levels most people
can hear. Bet that can be distracting.

Dave