"Warp" <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote in message 
news:4c3c77fe@news.povray.org...
>  There's something wrong with my PC, and I don't know what to do about it.
>
>  The CPU fan is really, really, really picky about the room temperature.
> At something like 20-22 degrees celsius it's really content, and spins at
> a moderately silent 2500-2700 RPM.
>
>  Elevate the room temperature just by a few degrees, to something like 24
> or 25 celsius, and the CPU fan immediately jumps to at least 3000 RPM, 
> even
> when the CPU is completely idle, and starts being annoying audible.
>
>  A few degrees more, to something like 27-28 celsius, and the CPU fan goes
> completely crazy, reaching speeds even exceeding 4000 RPM, which sounds 
> like
> a jet taking off. I'm afraid of keeping my PC running in this situation.
>
>  At this moment the room temperature is 31 degrees celsius, the computer
> case is open, the case fan is rotating at full speed (I have a case fan 
> with
> three speed settings), and I have a regular electric fan blowing air 
> directly
> inside the computer at full speed, yet the CPU fan is running at 3900 RPM,
> even though the CPU is completely idle. I wouldn't even dare to try what 
> it
> does in a *normal* situation.
>
>  In none of these situations does the actual CPU temperature exceed 50
> degrees celsius. For example at this very moment it's 44 degrees. Yet the
> CPU fan is going at 3900 RPM. I'm afraid of keeping the PC on for much
> longer because it sounds like it's going to break at any moment.
>
>  This isn't normal. A friend's PC runs almost silent even at these high
> room temperatures. My Xbox360 runs very silently.
>
>  I have no idea what the problem could be. Any suggestions? I can't use my
> PC because I'm afraid it will break.
>
> -- 
>                                                          - Warp

Get a Zalman cooler, run it at lowest fan speed settings and enjoy a silent 
computer that doesn't over heat.

Cheers Dre

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