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T.RoW

I imagine that once you realize that the "standard parts fan" for your homebuild is noisier than your Dell fan, you will be singing a different tune.  Have you ever heard a "standard parts fan"?  It will make your Dell sound like a whisper, trust me.  My Coolermaster Aero4 Lite sounds like it's going to lift off at any second.  But guess what?  My 2.6C P4 will run at a solid 3.45 without excessive heat under full load with that fan.  Try that with an Intel (or comparable) stock retail fan.....

On the flip side, you could just unhook the fan, bypass the BIOS error message on each reboot and enjoy your quiet (although very short-lived and hot) Dell for about 5 minutes at a time before thermal shutdown occurs.

Anything that moves any volume of air through a tight space (such as a computer case) is going to make noise.

Message Edited by joemomma on 07-01-2004 01:21 PM

Here's how I changed the almost deafening fan noise to almost utter silence in all of my 4550/8300s.  The results are absolutely unbelievable, and will solve all of your noise problems guaranteed.  It is now the first thing I do when I get a new PC. 

1) Open Case

2) Expose Zip drive hole by removing face plate

3) Take a small section of "window screen", double it up by folding it in half, and trim to correct size (to keep dust, fuzz, bugs, etc out)

4) Attach it to the back side of the zip drive hole (i.e. from the inside of the case)

5) Close Case

6) Done.

 

there are individuals out there like you...but here is the thing if you were experiencing a fan issue problem : was your computer under warranty.  did you call tech support to have them take care of the issue.  nothing is perfect not even yourself so if you were a long time dell buyer you know nothing is perfect and you know that dell would handle the problem. i dont think dell would ever end up like gateway as a matter of fact i think dell started before gateway and dell is still around. 

I have never opened a case before.  Where exactly would the zip drive hole be located?  This fan noise is driving me nuts.  I have the tower in a confined space built for the unit.  It is very quiet for about an hour but then starts blasting away like it's going to explode.

Thanks,

Did you ever consider that the confined space that you have your system in is the cause of your problem? These systems need a lot of ventilation. If the system is not getting adequate air circulation and you have it under heavy load then it will make a lot of noise.

Agree with TrickDog.  The confined space your machine is in is causing it to run hotter than it would normally.  The situation you describe (getting loud after it's been on for a while) is a definite symptom.