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Article #36Re: How do i make my PC quieter?
From: hippy
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 00:47
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 00:47
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"\/\/ildchild" <wildchild@home.com> wrote in message news:p6uegu8n31aj9fr43l7978u4fpokdfnc71@4ax.com... > BINGO FOR UNCLE BULLY!!! > > The power supply fan usually will make about 80 to 90% of the noise > coming from a computer. However, hard drives play a major as well... > they take no. 2 spot on the list and finally, internal fans take spot > number 3... Unless you have a FOP38 or similar CPU fan, in which case THAT will make 90% of the noise, effectively drowning out all other fans in the system. Yay for 80mm -> 60mm adapters! hip :) > so replace that fan in your power supply if u know how to or just buy > another power supply that fits your system and is quieter... > > -AF > > On Wed, 22 May 2002 22:37:58 +1000, "Uncle Bully" > <wakeupcall@optushome.com.au.remove> wrote: > > > > >Poke a stick into your power supply fan and see if the noise stops. > >Power Supply fans are usually the source of the most noise. > > > > > >"JNIK" <Shaw57@btinternet.com> wrote in message > >news:acg2p7$r9p$1@knossos.btinternet.com... > >> hi there,i have an AMD athlon xp.1.47 ghz on an epox 8kha+ mobo, and my > >> case is the antec sx1030. when i first booted up it was pretty noisy, and > >i > >> guessed it was the fans so i went to quietpc.com and bought 2 new fans, > >put > >> them in and it is still as noisy as before! does anyone have any tips or > >> ideas as to how i could mkae this pc quieter as it is pretty loud, > >> reminiscent of a space ship taking off everytime i boot up! > >> it is getting annoying and i think its giving me headahes to any help with > >> this would be greatly appreciated! > >> thanks in advance > >> Jon > >> > >> > > >
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f7ef8,4dd7ad2319ad73c5 X-Google-Attributes: gidf7ef8,public X-Google-Thread: 108c83,4dd7ad2319ad73c5 X-Google-Attributes: gid108c83,public X-Google-Thread: f42b5,4dd7ad2319ad73c5 X-Google-Attributes: gidf42b5,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-06-12 17:50:01 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-03!sn-xit-05!supernews.com!feed.textport.net!news-out.nuthinbutnews.com!propagator-sterling!news-in.nuthinbutnews.com!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!intgwpad.nntp.telstra.net!news.telstra.net!news-server.bigpond.net.au!not-for-mail From: "hippy" <REMOVE_sbirnie@bigpond.com> Newsgroups: alt.comp.hardware.amd.thunderbird,alt.computer,aus.computers References: <acg2p7$r9p$1@knossos.btinternet.com> <3ceb9103$0$15147$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au> <p6uegu8n31aj9fr43l7978u4fpokdfnc71@4ax.com> Subject: Re: How do i make my PC quieter? Lines: 54 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Message-ID: <tYRN8.293912$o66.763327@news-server.bigpond.net.au> Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 00:47:21 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 61.9.136.57 X-Complaints-To: news@bigpond.net.au X-Trace: news-server.bigpond.net.au 1023929241 61.9.136.57 (Thu, 13 Jun 2002 10:47:21 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 10:47:21 EST Organization: BigPond Internet Services (http://www.bigpond.net.au)