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  1. K

    Question One GPU fan Spinning at MAX after Clean and Repaste

    Hey, I just finished cleaning my 3070ti FE. The fans were starting to run a bit loud and i just recently cleaned my PC so thought I might as well do the GPU as well and then dont have to touch it for a while. I took it apart, cleaned the fans and re applied some new thermal paste. The old...
  2. Eduardo Gonzalez

    Question GTX 1080 Ti ZOTAC making nosie

    Lately my GPU has been making quite some loud noises when i play some heavy games. I know its completely normal for a GPU to be loud when under load but I believe this is completely different as I never heard this much noise from the GPU before. This started ever since I swapped CPU coolers...
  3. F

    Question RAM being pushed by CPU cooling.

    Just bought new ram,.and have found that my fan pushes on it causing a slight bend? Is this bad? The CPU fan look as though it was already raised by the initial builders of my PC as I paid someone else to build it. Help needed. View: https://imgur.com/gallery/weTGSYU
  4. Runel0rd

    Question Is it possible to upgrade a Dell Precision 3630 workstation?

    Thank you for your time. I recently acquired a completely fine, functional, and clean Dell Precision 3630 workstation for practically free. I have installed a fresh version of Windows 10, installed a few programs, and have noticed that this machine is extremely loud. I am wondering if it would...
  5. Hypnautic

    Question Video - What Do You Think This Noise Is?

    Hi! I’ve had an issue for a few months where I would hear an intermittent clicking/rattling sound from my PC. It would usually be a few quick half second bursts of this sound. I first thought HDD until I was able to get close when the sound happened and realized it was emanating from the top...
  6. G

    Question Fan controller in the Hummer TGM case ?

    Hi everybody, I have a question about the fan controller of this case which I do not know how to connect. Here are some pictures: There are four fans. Each one is conncted to the controller via one of the four connectors on the right, the fan cable continues beyond the fan controller and at...
  7. J

    Question TUF RTX 3080 won't run at constant speed at low RPMs ?

    Hello people, I have bit of situation. Just installed a TUF RTX 3080 and the card refuses to run at constant speed (30%), instead the fans keep turning on and off which I believe is the worst thing for their longevity. I don't like 0 RPM mode as when the fans ramp up you can really notice it...
  8. I

    Question soft clicking noise coming from laptop. is this a normal sound for a laptop to make?

    I dozed off while working and woke up with my asshole cat's paws on the laptop. She jumped up from the floor onto the desk and I guess landed with her front paws on the laptop. I'm not sure if it ever made this sound before and maybe I'm just being paranoid. Can someone please help me? Thank you
  9. RoohTexX

    Question GPU FAN DOESNT SPIN - SOYO RX 5700 XT - TRIPLE FAN

    I bought a SOYO RX 5700XT Triple Fan graphic card (gpu) from aliexpress. When it arrived, I tested it on a friend's PC and it worked normally. It recognized everything and turned on the FAN normally (I could even hear the noise level). Now I received the parts for my PC and went to...
  10. Z

    Question How to connect sata powered fan to motherboard?

    Hello, I bought my pc recently. I chose this case because of 4 included fans (What a mistake). First of them has sata power and is connected to psu directly. The other three are connected to the first with 4 pin. I really wanted to control their speed because of full speed noise. Tried to...
  11. T

    Question Sapphire Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB Pulse - - - the fans have rapidly fluctuating fan speed ?

    Hi everyone! I purchased a 6700XT a few days ago, and I noticed that the fans are rapidly fluctuating while playing PUBG/Warzone. The GPU fans get really loud for a brief moment, then they go back to being quiet, and it keeps repeating. I'd say it sounds at least 2200 RPM in those situations...
  12. Looped Pohna

    Question Should I purchase a CPU cooler or an exhaust fan?

    Reference Image: View: https://imgur.com/a/omR0XIE So basically, I've owned my computer for around an year now but never really bothered to check the temps, and after checking them, I was shocked to find out that the CPU goes upto 100 C on some games. My PC has 3 intake fans and 0 exhaust...
  13. P

    Question Laptop fan spins briefly on startup and shutdown, otherwise will not spin.

    Dell Latitude 7480 i5-6300u Laptop had hard freezes where nothing worked. Finally thought I had it figured out (bad fan), ordered a new fan, heat sink and thermal paste. Installed everything, and started it up with the bottom cover removed, Saw the fan spin up so I thought everything was...
  14. P

    Question Dumb question, how to uncouple this connector?

    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gVQ9o_UKX4shX8tvgh6PxIYO0-70NwlW/view?usp=drivesdk
  15. O

    [SOLVED] Do Asus Motherboards have overcurrent protection on fan headers?

    I called Asus technical support and they were useless. The motherboard manual lists the fan header current limit (1A for most, but two headers with a 3A limit). I just bought an Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Hero Wi-Fi and I have three daisychained Silverstone Slimmer 120mm PWM fans. Those fans...
  16. M

    Question ARGB NOT SYNCING

    I recently bought case COUGAR DUO FACE PRO RGB which has 4 argb fans (3pin+argb connectors) in it and they are all connected into argb hub splitter, so all 4 fans + lighting "COUGAR" argb sign are pluged in the argb hub splitter which has 2 small additional wires 1...
  17. J

    Question Cooling recommendations for i7 10700k

    Hey folks, I posted a few weeks ago in this forum detailing a overheating problem with my build of 3 years now utilizing a i7 10700k. My main uses are for creative work and gaming. I will link the previous post that I made on these forums here for details regarding the issue of overheating and...
  18. SilverChad

    Question RGB Cooler LED Gone Wierd

    Hi, Today one of my RGB fans which is installed on back went broken, I think its lights is out. I have this fan for 1 year, It was not used or stock. Here is a video of it : What happened to it? Should I be worried about my system power? Can this happen to other devices on system?
  19. TapWest

    Question The RTX 4080 has an excessive cooler, so I'm considering using this fan curve, but I'm unsure if this is a good idea.

    Hi, I am using an RTX 4080 and came up with a custom fan curve. I want to turn off my fans to prevent noise and wear when the system is idle. When I tested this fan curve configuration, I noticed that my GPU maintains a constant temperature of around 67 degrees Celsius with all fans turned off...
  20. D

    Question Need some advice for fans for a Pop Air

    I have a Fractal Design Pop Air Black TG with a Ryzen 9 7900 (Noctua NH D-15) and a Gigabyte 3070 GAMING OC 8G (rev. 1.0). I was looking for some fans to replace the two front ones the case came with, due to availability in my country and price I narrowed it down between: ARCTIC AC P12 Max PWM...
  21. S

    Question Problem with preinstalled case fans and VDG ?

    Hello guys, one question, im first time building a pc, some things are used (gpu, cpu and motherboard (rx 6700 xt-I5 8600K-Z370) psu is a EVGA Super 850w, m.2 1tb ssd and the case is ARCHON 2 mesh rgb I cannot get case fans to work, they are preinstaled 3 rgb fans, i connected them to sata cable...
  22. commandmo

    Question CPU fan turns on and quickly off

    CPU: Ryzen 1700 with wraith cooler Power supply: Gigabyte 850w Mtherboard: B550 MSI Tomahawk PROBLEM: When I turn the PC on, the CPU fan (wraith cooler) turns on and quickly turns off and remains off. The CPU fan is plugged in the 4 pin fan header and has worked for about a month...
  23. P

    Question RGB fan doesn't light up ?

    Oh, I see. So i should buy a c
  24. P

    Question HP Z400 - How to remove rear chassis fan and get round "513-Rear Chassis Fan Not Detected" error ?

    Hi - my first post here after months of tech support lurking! I'm trying to strip a HP Z400 down to just PSU, Motherboard, Hard Drive. I've sorted the errors caused by removing Firewire '913-Front 1394 Not Connected' and Audio '917-Front Audio Not Connected' through BIOS changes and USB...
  25. A

    Question Fan error while fan is working on Lenovo Thinkpad E14 Gen 2 ?

    Hello! My CPU Fan started rattling and vibrating so I took it out in order to take a look. The Fan was pretty clean already but I cleaned it again, I applied some thermal paste and now when I try to open the laptop, "Fan error" shows up, I can only continue by pressing "ESC" and by agreeing to...
  26. Rook080907

    Question RTX 2060 fan sound weird, anyone got a solution?

    I’ve got this problem with my left gpu fan that sound like something jamming it. If somebody got some solution for this because im worried that it would overheat of some sort. Rtx fan
  27. Teguu

    Question Case fan randomly doing buzzing noise

    Sometimes i turn on the pc and one fan starts doing a loud buzzing noise (and it doesn't stop) , other times it doesn't and the pc works fine. I cheked if the temperatures where high, just to see if the fan was working at max beacause of that, but that was not the case. Could it be that the fan...
  28. woodson75

    Build Advice Define R5 paired with MSI PRO B760M-A --> fan queries

    Planning to pair the Define R5 with the MSI PRO B760M-A and had a question about fan headers. From the motherboard specs it looks like it has two system fan headers, so I believe that should cover the two included case fans. From what I've seen/read about the R5, it also comes with a fan...
  29. B

    Question Removed 8GB Hardware Reserved Memory: Resulted in loud PC fans.

    TLDR: Fixed an issue with Hardware Reserved Memory and afterwards it made my fans loud and annoying to listen to. Did the fan sound change for a normal reason or did we mess something up? If it's normal, what can I do to lower the sound of them (if possible). I was on my PC after owning it for...
  30. undeadAtom

    Question CPU Fan struggles to spin

    Hello. I have a ASUS H81M-K and i5 4460 Recently, out of blue, I have noticed my CPU Fan stopped spinning when doing normal tasks on Windows. I don't know what could be the cause since I haven't changed anything in BIOS. It is important to note that the fan struggles to spin, after let's say...
  31. marlomite

    Question One of the cooling fans on a new build has started spinning slower ?

    Hello, I have a new pc build and today one of the cooling fans at the top of the case started spinning slower and is making an annoying sound. Does anyone know what the problem may be? Here is a video I took of the fans running: View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qI1IiZx9Hw
  32. T

    Question How many fans is too many fans?

    I've replaced the stock DC fans in my Corsair Carbide 100R silent edition case with Noctua NF-S12B PWM front and back, and am wondering about the benefits of adding a second fan to the front. The intake fan is currently half way up, above the drive bays, and I could add one of the old stock fans...
  33. fruub

    Question ASUS 2070 Super fan issues

    Hey there having some issues with my GPU, it doesnt overheat but i still find it weird and its pretty annoying to listen to Its like one of the fans is trying to rev up/start but it wont, i have 2 videos of it, one of before i cleaned out my PC a bit and one after, the weird thing is the GPU fan...
  34. lazarba

    Question Laptop CPU Fan spins for a sec then stops, but laptop boots fine ?

    Hello. I have acquired an old Lenovo 3000 N200 laptop that had not been used in 4-5 years. I booted it up, it worked fine until it shut itself off. After some digging around I noticed the fan wasn't spinning, so it appears the laptop had overheated. I opened it up and noticed that every time I...
  35. W

    Question Case fans starting upon boot, then stopping, then sequentially starting

    Hi, I'm having an issue with my case fans. I have just had built a PC with the following: Fractal Designs Meshify Lite RGB case which comes with 4 case fans Gigabyte b760m ds3h ax ddr5 motherboard...
  36. Weekdays133

    Question is there anyway to get a fan bracket for the hyper 212 evo

    my fan bracket (the clips for the fans) broke so can i find one somewhere
  37. PeterGriff12

    Question Fan is Detected in BIOS But Not in Windows

    I disassembled my PC (pre-build Lenovo AIO) for cleaning. When I put it all back, the fan was no longer detectable in any software I tried (Lenovo Diagnostics Tool, SpeedFan, HWMonitor, MSI Afterburner). In the BIOS the fan status is reported as "operating", and it does seem to be working fine...
  38. samgenovese03

    Question DeepCool Fan Hub - Controlling Fan Speed

    Hello, I recently just built my first pc, its built in a NZXT H5 Elite. The case comes with 3 fans, one in the bottom to cool the GPU, and two in the front. I then added two with my liquid cooler, and then one more in the rear as an exhaust. So, I have 6 fans all up. My motherboard I am using...
  39. InSaneJeSter

    Question Palit RTX 3070 Ti temperature issue ?

    Hello yesterday after games and video editor, I ran into a problem with the temperature of the video card, in a strange way it is almost always at a hot spot of about 90 degrees and above. Then I checked in different programs and tests the temperature does not correspond to the use or frequency...
  40. Dexxly_uk

    Question can i fix psu fan grinding noise with compressed air?

    I have had this issue for a while now and i just wanted to know if it could be dust or if i need to replace the psu due to a bad fan bearing, The psu is very dusty so it could be that it is very loud and makes clicking and car engine like noises at lower rpm mainly when cold .