noisy computer

wel it is 8 years old and used every day. So thought about time i had another dig around inside. Didn't even know the case had a vent underneath so that got a good dust removal clearout.
Inside one of the components for cooling the spring loaded fixixing screws was loose so a few turns with a screwdriver on both screw has helped deaded the constant audible hum.
Still not perfecly quiet but far better than it was.

Think i shall have to think about getting a new computer if parts on this one are aging too much

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I have found with a couple of Desktop computers that the processor fan gets noisier with age. A tiny spot of oil on the bearings can help.

I usually get my computers from local computer shops who make them up to requirements. One of those requirements is that it should be as quiet as possible.

I broke with tradition last January and bought a very small computer called an 'Intel NUC' (mentioned on here a while ago) from an Ebay seller. It has turned out to be a good buy. Quite high specifications and the fan noise is barely audible. Originally bought as a second computer but so quiet and efficient that I now use it as the main one.

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My current desktop pc (HP) came with W8, so I guess it's more than 10 years old, nice and quite, never had to blow any dust out.

The one before that (HP) became noisy, and noisier, I tried canned compressed air ... helped a bit but not much.

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Apart from the advice given above, it is always a good idea to check that the fins of the heat sink on the main processor are not clogged with dust/fluff because the temperature of the processor controls the turn on and the speed of the cooling fan.

If it is clogged the fan runs faster and is hence noisier especially when doing heavy processing like videos.

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Just checked in the BIOS room temp quite high as well



Got the fan sound right down as well. tighening those screws sure did the trick

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Is it really worth doing all that work, on a fan, rather than just replacing the old, tired, fan, with a brand new, squeakily clean one?

Think of the safety implications of aforesaid noisy hot fan bursting into flames & killing off all of your offspring!

Just for the sake of a few quid!

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I was very comfortable about going into the computer with a noisy processor fan and fixing it. Putting a tiny spot of oil on the bearing made it rotate in a much happier way. Not any more work to do than changing the fan and I didn't add to the throwaway society.

The house is still standing.

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It was the CPU fan that was noisy and the unit not that old, now just a faint background hum

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I think I remember reading that you actually built your computer didn't you? That must mean you could tighten a screw or two when necessary.

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