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Mintyline · 04-07-2009, 03:29 AM

Hi Guys and Gals,

I'm running a 3.2 ghz P4 on a Elite motherboard.

The heatsink and fan assembly is a common:

Intel D13179-001 Socket-775 Copper Core Cooler, Nidec P/N: F09A-12B4S1

My problem is that it is very noisy, so much so that we have to turn the PC off from time to time as the sound bores into ones brain!

It has a decibel rating of 40+, runs at 4800 RPM. The CPU temp is around 50 degrees centigrade.

1. Can the fan be tweaked to run quieter?
2. Can the fan be replaced with another leaving the original heatsink in place?
3. If the whole thing needs replacing for a quieter one what are your recommendations. I don't want to spend a fortune please.
4. What speed of fan would suffice and still keep the CPU cool enough?

If you have any other pointers I would be very grateful.

Thanks,

Mintyline

04-07-2009, 03:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
Mintyline Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2 OS: XP sp3	Very noisy heatsink and fan- help! Hi Guys and Gals, I'm running a 3.2 ghz P4 on a Elite motherboard. The heatsink and fan assembly is a common: Intel D13179-001 Socket-775 Copper Core Cooler, Nidec P/N: F09A-12B4S1 My problem is that it is very noisy, so much so that we have to turn the PC off from time to time as the sound bores into ones brain! It has a decibel rating of 40+, runs at 4800 RPM. The CPU temp is around 50 degrees centigrade. 1. Can the fan be tweaked to run quieter? 2. Can the fan be replaced with another leaving the original heatsink in place? 3. If the whole thing needs replacing for a quieter one what are your recommendations. I don't want to spend a fortune please. 4. What speed of fan would suffice and still keep the CPU cool enough? If you have any other pointers I would be very grateful. Thanks, Mintyline