Noisy CPU Fan

[Digitalman]

I have an Intel P4 533 MHz FSB 3.06 GHz CPU w/ hyperthreading. This was
purchased around February
2003.
I am finding the CPU fan to be extremely noisy, especially in this summer
season in Melbourne, Australia.
Could it be that the fan is defective, or is it Intel producing crappy CPU
fans?

I have a Lian-Li PC-61B computer case with 2 fans at the front (acting as
HDD coolers), 1 fan at the
top, and 1 fan at the back. Overall, I have pretty good airflow within the
case.

I had a chat with Intel Customer Support. But they are kind of slow in doing
things.
I am still waiting for a response from them. Meanwhile, the amount of noise
produced by my CPU
fan is just horrible!

Any helpful comments or suggestions will be highly appreciated.
Cheers.

 

[kony]

I have an Intel P4 533 MHz FSB 3.06 GHz CPU w/ hyperthreading. This was
purchased around February
2003.
I am finding the CPU fan to be extremely noisy, especially in this summer
season in Melbourne, Australia.
Could it be that the fan is defective, or is it Intel producing crappy CPU
fans?

I have a Lian-Li PC-61B computer case with 2 fans at the front (acting as
HDD coolers), 1 fan at the
top, and 1 fan at the back. Overall, I have pretty good airflow within the
case.

I had a chat with Intel Customer Support. But they are kind of slow in doing
things.
I am still waiting for a response from them. Meanwhile, the amount of noise
produced by my CPU
fan is just horrible!

Any helpful comments or suggestions will be highly appreciated.
Cheers.

What were you looking for, the purpose of the post?

Intel fans have been far too loud per airflow rate for years, because
they use fans with overly small, usually single bearing relative to
the size of the fan.

Odds are a brand new replacement fan will do exactly the same thing
after it's worn a few months. The solution is to buy a different
heatsink or fabricate your own mounting bracket to attach a standard
fan on the proprietary intel heatsink.


Dave

 

[NicK]

I've got a Compaq Presario 2132. As you may already know, its a laptop
and the fan is REALLY noisy. If you use one of these things, you'll
probably learn to ignore the sound of your desktop's fan. Apart from
that, you cant leave this thing switched on overnight because it would
overheat.

Weird stuff comes out of those Compaq labs. I wonder if they've been
having enough coffee.

 

[*Vanguard*]

in news:[email protected]:

The solution is to buy a different
heatsink or fabricate your own mounting bracket to attach a standard
fan on the proprietary intel heatsink.

Might be easier to just get Zalman's bracket
(http://www.zalman.co.kr/english/product/fb123.htm) and position a
standard fan over the CPU heatsink. If you're handy with a nibbler or
dremel, you could cut in a fan hole in the case side over the CPU and
use a fan there. If you have the room, you could even use a 120mm fan
which will run even more quietly, especially if you get stealth fan
(i.e., low dB rating).

 

[kony]

in news:[email protected]:

Might be easier to just get Zalman's bracket
(http://www.zalman.co.kr/english/product/fb123.htm) and position a
standard fan over the CPU heatsink. If you're handy with a nibbler or
dremel, you could cut in a fan hole in the case side over the CPU and
use a fan there. If you have the room, you could even use a 120mm fan
which will run even more quietly, especially if you get stealth fan
(i.e., low dB rating).

Maybe, but that bracket doesn't force as much air though 'sinks
designed for active cooling (ie - a fan on top). It's better suited
to Zalmans whatchamacallits, those flower 'sinks.

It's also a ridiculous price for a relatively simple piece of metal.


Dave