my cpu fan is noisy after cleaning

[MyTestTickles]

long story or short-

my uncle built this comp back in december 2013 for gaming but he only used it like once. since my old computer died he gave his gaming computer to me. after the first 3 months of using it, the power supply died and i thought it just overheated due to dust. so i cleaned the dust from the CPU fan and that didnt solve the problem. i gave it back to my uncle and had him take a look but all he did was replace the power supply with a lower watts one. every since i got it back last month i noticed the CPU fan being louder than usual upon start-up. so i took it off and cleaned it using q-tips and tissues(hehe). but it seems that the more i clean it the louder it gets.

i want to play games but im so scared that somethings gonna happen and cause my PC to die out again. opening chrome already makes alot of noise

 

[Andrew Buck]

long story or short-

my uncle built this comp back in december 2013 for gaming but he only used it like once. since my old computer died he gave his gaming computer to me. after the first 3 months of using it, the power supply died and i thought it just overheated due to dust. so i cleaned the dust from the CPU fan and that didnt solve the problem. i gave it back to my uncle and had him take a look but all he did was replace the power supply with a lower watts one. every since i got it back last month i noticed the CPU fan being louder than usual upon start-up. so i took it off and cleaned it using q-tips and tissues(hehe). but it seems that the more i clean it the louder it gets.

i want to play games but im so scared that somethings gonna happen and cause my PC to die out again. opening chrome already makes alot of noise

The more you clean it, the faster it can spin, so the louder the fan. If your CPU temps are fine, you are fine.

 

[MyTestTickles]

but is it normal for it to be louder than usual? i can feel my comp shaking.

 

[Andrew Buck]

but is it normal for it to be louder than usual? i can feel my comp shaking.

That's probably fine. Just make sure your temperatures are within range, and you should be fine.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

When you say you took the fan off, do you mean the fan or the heatsink attached to the fan. If you took off the heatsink, you need to clean off the old paste and apply new thermal paste.

 

[MyTestTickles]

well idk about temp since i dont have an AC in my room. and according to weather channel dot com, its 82-84 degrees right nao.

@jack
the heatsink is attached to the fan. idk how to take them both off.

 

[Andrew Buck]

well idk about temp since i dont have an AC in my room. and according to weather channel dot com, its 82-84 degrees right nao.

I mean CPU temperature. Use this: http://www.cpuid.com/downloads/hwmonitor/1.25.zip

 

[MyTestTickles]

well idk about temp since i dont have an AC in my room. and according to weather channel dot com, its 82-84 degrees right nao.

I mean CPU temperature. Use this: http://www.cpuid.com/downloads/hwmonitor/1.25.zip

idk how to read this. is this good?

 

[Andrew Buck]

well idk about temp since i dont have an AC in my room. and according to weather channel dot com, its 82-84 degrees right nao.

I mean CPU temperature. Use this: http://www.cpuid.com/downloads/hwmonitor/1.25.zip

idk how to read this. is this good?

That is fine. Look at Package Temperature. That is fine. Now, run this for about 5 minutes and take a screenshot: http://www.mersenne.org/download/

 

[MyTestTickles]

what am i supposed to do with that? whats supposed to happen when i open it?

 

[Andrew Buck]

what am i supposed to do with that? whats supposed to happen when i open it?

It will increase temps to see what your max temp is.

 

[MyTestTickles]

i noticed my comp frozed when i went to check this 😱

 

[Andrew Buck]

i noticed my comp frozed when i went to check this 😱

Alright, it is unstable. Bump up voltage by 0.025 V.

 

[MyTestTickles]

??? what?? how can u read that?

 

[Andrew Buck]

??? what?? how can u read that?

If it freezes, that means it is unstable. In the BIOS, go to CPU advanced settings and look at the number besides probably "Auto" on VCore. Put that number in with +0.025 V.

 

[MyTestTickles]

ill do it next time i boot up. and doesnt the CPUID show the temps already?

i read somewhere on this site that if u screw the heatsink and fan back on top of the CPU too tightly something like this would happen. but when i loosened the screws a little it got louder

 

[Andrew Buck]

ill do it next time i boot up. and doesnt the CPUID show the temps already?

i read somewhere on this site that if u screw the heatsink and fan back on top of the CPU too tightly something like this would happen. but when i loosened the screws a little it got louder

It shows current temps. The freezing has nothing to do with the heatsink being screwed in too tightly. And yes, I think you are right, but that means better performance 😉

 

[MyTestTickles]

i meant the noise might be caused because i screwed it in too tightly lol. well anyways ill prob get a new fan sometime in the future.. or ask my uncle and have him take a look the next time he comes over.

 

[Andrew Buck]

i meant the noise might be caused because i screwed it in too tightly lol. well anyways ill prob get a new fan sometime in the future.. or ask my uncle and have him take a look the next time he comes over.

I found that the fan on the 8350 goes faster if it has more pressure on it. I ghetto rigged my old 8320 (same heatsink) socket with the fan, and if you push on it, it runs faster. It makes it perform much better.

 

[MyTestTickles]

if it runs faster doesnt it means that its under alot of heat pressure or some kind of heat? i kinda value the noise over performance.. in a way.. as long as it still works. hehe

 

[Andrew Buck]

if it runs faster doesnt it means that its under alot of heat pressure or some kind of heat? i kinda value the noise over performance.. in a way.. as long as it still works. hehe

No, literal pressure on the fan. Like pushing on it, and if it is seated tightly, it will push on the fan. Nothing to worry about

 

[MyTestTickles]

but i dont want the noise 🙁 and im not doing anything that requires the "good performance" anyways >.>

 

[Andrew Buck]

but i dont want the noise 🙁 and im not doing anything that requires the "good performance" anyways >.>

Gaming - performance. Just try to deal with the noise or get a good watercooler like the H80i.