Fan and Noise Question

znoopy1234 · Rated PG Joined: 26 Aug 2003 Posts: 19 Location: Toronto

Hi, I finally have my system up, but am surprised at how loud it is.. well, somewhat.

I currently have a Xaser 3. Initially I was diffident in purchasing it due to the 7 fans, but after testing them out individually I concluded that they were actually fairly quiet after all (even 7 of them). What I found making the most noise in my system, is the powersupply. I was looking for a Zalman 400w nps, but after not being able to find one, settled for an antec 430w truePower (which I was told was relatively quiet). However, after mounting and remounting it, it is still fairly loud and the noise coming from it never seems to vary (even though it is supposed to have some 'smart' system and I connected it to my mobo). Is the truepower really this loud, or have I neglected to set something for it?

On a side note, I cannot hear the difference when I turn my case fans to full power (which could be because my psu is drowning them out.) Has anyone else with a xaser noticed an audible difference when changing their fan speed, or have I installed the fans incorrectly?

And finally, being a noob, I noticed that my cpu fan is not spinning all the time (it would spin during startup and then stop). Is it supposed to do this, or does a problem w/it exist?

Thanks for any help.

Dud3! · Posted: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 11:41:52 Post Subject:

You can change the fan in the PSU if you don't mind voiding the warranty.

Is the fan on you CPU a thermaltake smart fan or some other temp controlled/adjustable fan? If not, is the fan plugged into the mobo?

znoopy1234 · Rated PG Joined: 26 Aug 2003 Posts: 19 Location: Toronto

the cpu fan is just a normal p4 c stock fan, and yes it is plugged into my mobo.

**JimBowy** · Moderator Joined: 02 Aug 2003 Posts: 1627

the cpu fan should always be running...

Dud3! · Posted: Tue, 14 Oct 2003 10:36:50 Post Subject:

Plug the fan into another fan header on the motherboard. Anyone besides the one labeled "CPU". If that doesn't fix it, go to www.SVC.com and get a real heatsink and a quiet fan to go with it.