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Why is the Dimension 8300 SO loud!!!!
OK quick backstory on my Dimension 8300:
I ordered the system back in November, and ever since then I have been having a continuous problem with the machine in which the system sounded like a blender when it was on. After many troubleshooting attempts, trying to understand what the techs were saying, having new parts sent out, having a replacement system sent, etc. the same issue keeps happening OVER AND OVER. Is this happening to anyone else?
BTW my specs are:
-2.8 Ghz P4
-1 gig ram
-Radeon 9800 pro
-80 gig HD
Jason98036
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April 4th, 2004 21:00
The noisiest parts of my 8300 are the fan on the graphics card, the motor on the CD-RW drive, and a rattle in the plastic case when I first got the machine.
The plastic case I dealt with by locating the loose part and getting it better seated into place. The CD-RW drive I deal with by only using the DVD drive for playback of CDs, only using the CD-RW when I have something to actually burn to disk. The fan on the video card I hope to fix soon by installing 'VGA Silencer' to replace the stock fan that ATI installed.
The case fans are relatively quiet themselves, no problems on those here.
Anonymous
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April 4th, 2004 22:00
Get a VGA Silencer for the 9800 PRO and all will be quiet again. I was very surprised with the results when I did that.
crusier2
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April 5th, 2004 00:00
Heatsink installed in your system?
http://www.frontiernet.net/~twilight96/104_0414.JPG
or
http://www.frontiernet.net/~twilight96/114_1438.JPG
or
other?
CatoftheNight
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April 5th, 2004 04:00
hdh
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April 7th, 2004 17:00
I have this 128 DDR ATI Radeon 9800 Pro (D8300, Xp) and the noise bothers me. What is a vga silencer?
Message Edited by hdh on 04-07-2004 01:32 PM
CatoftheNight
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April 7th, 2004 22:00
hdh
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April 8th, 2004 12:00
CatoftheNight
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April 9th, 2004 01:00
That image is of an XPS system. The Green plastic thing, if you have an 8300, covers the CPU. The Video Card is the thing below it.
crusier2
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April 9th, 2004 05:00
Those heatsink pics were taken of an XPS with the green shroud removed to facillitate the picture taking......but I no longer use that green shroud hehehehe....Anyways, which heatsink does your look like, if any?
hdh
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April 9th, 2004 10:00
Message Edited by hdh on 04-09-2004 06:11 AM
hdh
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April 12th, 2004 12:00
I looked inside again this morning and apparently I am confused about what to locate. If the video card is the one where I attach a cable to the monitor then there is no way to using anything like the "copper silent" cooling device. The only thing I saw that could use something like this is near the far covered by the green shroud.
If I was meant to look at http://www.arctic-cooling.com/en/products/vga_silencer/ I suppose this device would help.
Sorry, but I open a pc so little nowdays that I don't remember my way around.
Message Edited by hdh on 04-12-2004 11:16 AM