PC fan is always going full throttle

DVardysShadow

JasX wrote: »

but if its the processsor/CPU fan you suspeect don't do this for more than a few seconds (4-5) at most if you don't want a fried processor.... and use something plastic/non conductive

Don't be frightened to hold the fan. A whole minute should be fine if the heatsink has any size. Not that you will need that long - but give yourself time to listen. Running a processor without a heatsink will however ensure it fries on the 4-5 second time scale.

dustinjames

blimey! this board rocks!
thankyou all for advice. I shall do some or all of it when i get chance.

man ive had so many PC problems in my life over 5 years its been an absolute nightmare.
(reduced me to teary eyed frustration/sadness at times)
I might start asking here now on. You will all be sick of me. I have so many PC queries and Mac too.

compressed air, yes i need that.

ill do this when internet is set up in my place (where PC is) this week or next.

googler

If you're going to blow the dust out from one side of the case fan, have the household vacuum cleaner running to hoover it up on the other side once it's airborne...

Vomityspice

DVardysShadow wrote: »

Don't be frightened to hold the fan. A whole minute should be fine if the heatsink has any size. Not that you will need that long - but give yourself time to listen. Running a processor without a heatsink will however ensure it fries on the 4-5 second time scale.

It has been a while since I had a PC but from memory Intel processors had thermal sensors built in so if the fan failed, the processor switched to shut down mode, thereby protecting the expensive bit of the computer. I would expect AMD processors to have such protection.

dustinjames

pcombo wrote: »

Simple buy a can of compressed air and spray it on all the fans and watch all the dust go everywhere.

Job done.

this will do job wont it?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Dust-Blower-Dust-Puffer-Watch-Clock-PC-Camera-/140311731591?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Computing_DesktopComponents_RL&hash=item20ab3b1d87

JasX

dustinjames wrote: »

this will do job wont it?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Dust-Blower-Dust-Puffer-Watch-Clock-PC-Camera-/140311731591?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Computing_DesktopComponents_RL&hash=item20ab3b1d87

no that looks kinda pathetic, you want one of these

http://www.google.co.uk/products?q=compressed air can

(tho personally i get by flicking accumulations out of my heatsinks with a small screwdriver and not worrying too much about the rest)

dustinjames

some of those are compressed gas.

but the compressed air will run out after a few uses.
the duster i linked will dust for life.

JasX

dustinjames wrote: »

some of those are compressed gas.

but the compressed air will run out after a few uses.
the duster i linked will dust for life.

They are all compressed gas.

yes it will run out eventually, however I believe the duster you linked to will prove less effective than leaning close to your PC and blowing on it.

you've been advised the most appropriate tool and a few zero cost alternatives. if you want to go spending money on something else feel free to

spakkker

I use a small paintbrush and hold the vac pipe near- not had any probs, tho' you could leave pc plugged in to mains with the socket switched off for an earth.
Most of the canned air is propane or butane!!

buglawton

I have a lappy where I was convinced the fan was being noisy - it turned out to be the hard drive making the noise.