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Phædrus2401 · 06-18-2009, 09:56 AM

Yeah, sorry, but you can't underclock your CPU. As for your graphics card, it's not really a graphics card. It's an "integrated video chipset", which means it's built straight into your motherboard. There's no way to underclock it either.

Is your computer really all that noisy? If there's a loud buzzing sound (not just normal fan or hard disk noise) then it could be a fan that's gone bad, in which case you need to replace it (don't worry, it's usually only about $5-$10 for a case fan, maybe $15-$20 for a CPU heatsink). Worst case, the buzzing might be your power supply's fan gone bad, which could be expensive. But first, is there a buzzing? Or does it just "whir" when you turn it on?

06-18-2009, 09:56 AM	#5 (permalink)
Phædrus2401 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,787 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: Underclocking? Yeah, sorry, but you can't underclock your CPU. As for your graphics card, it's not really a graphics card. It's an "integrated video chipset", which means it's built straight into your motherboard. There's no way to underclock it either. Is your computer really all that noisy? If there's a loud buzzing sound (not just normal fan or hard disk noise) then it could be a fan that's gone bad, in which case you need to replace it (don't worry, it's usually only about $5-$10 for a case fan, maybe $15-$20 for a CPU heatsink). Worst case, the buzzing might be your power supply's fan gone bad, which could be expensive. But first, is there a buzzing? Or does it just "whir" when you turn it on? Last edited by Phædrus2401; 06-18-2009 at 09:57 AM.