CPU Fan

[Tim]

Is there any way to reduce the high-pitch whine of a high RPM CPU fan? It's
a 60mm, 6000 RPM Thermaltake, but it sounds like Asplundh has a wood chipper
in there.

 

[Mac Cool]

Is there any way to reduce the high-pitch whine of a high RPM CPU
fan? It's a 60mm, 6000 RPM Thermaltake, but it sounds like Asplundh
has a wood chipper in there.

Put a clothespin on the fan blade

 

[Navid]

Is there any way to reduce the high-pitch whine of a high RPM CPU fan?
It's
a 60mm, 6000 RPM Thermaltake, but it sounds like Asplundh has a wood
chipper
in there.

To reduce noise, you need to reduce RPM. But, that will reduce the amount
of air that the fan moves, which in turn results in the CPU heating up.
Unless you use a larger fan. Then, you can run it at a lower RPM and still
move the same amount of air. In short, you need a better cooler
(heatsink/fan combination) that would have a larger fan than 60mm.

 

[Wes Newell]

Is there any way to reduce the high-pitch whine of a high RPM CPU fan? It's
a 60mm, 6000 RPM Thermaltake, but it sounds like Asplundh has a wood chipper
in there.

Replace the cooler with one that has an 80mm fan, or get a 60->80mm fan
adapter. But a new cooler is beetter and probably no more in cost.