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Today, most manufacturers of computer systems put a premium on cooling. Most times, getting an efficient cooling system and a but you can make extra noise. Imagine that give a lot of money on an audio system and instead fully enjoy its services, you are obliged to listen to music on a PC to get this infernal noise.

Noise reduction of PC can be both cheaper and easier. Simply choosing the most advantageous. Do not have to completely silent PC, however impossible thing, but can drop to a level of ambient noise.

Low noise and a better cooling?

Cooling, ie fan, is one of the components that contribute mostly to create noise. The vast majority of computers use the cooling system is not one, but several fans. For example, in a more efficient system there are at least four fans - one on the power supply other attached CPU, graphics card and one case each. Well, in this situation, four fan noise can be quite annoying. Of course, they have important task to maintain the system at a temperature conducive to proper functioning.

There are several ways you can have a quiet and efficient cooling.

For starters, you make an investment in acquiring new fans. Obtaining a lower speed can decrease noise, but in this way considerably reduces the cooling component. Fans older, because more air can move in a rotating motion, can be effective and to a lower speed, but is quite bulky, can be quite difficult housed. There are some fans installing more expensive solution, the same size and speed, but constructed so as to run silently. Also can be mounted and speed controllers, devices, via a potentiometer can adjust fan speed.

For those who want to give the fans an alternative would be to install both the CPU and the other components of the so-called "heat sink" (radiators).

Regardless of the particular cooling system, would be most appropriate to use a temperature monitoring program. Whether PC or motherboard may be supplied with such a program or it can be downloaded free from the manufacturer's Web page.

Without such a program for measuring the temperature can try the software "Motherboard Monitor". This program displays the temperature or even beeps when the temperature reaches a critical level.

Find noisy components

Replacing all components of PC noise can cause a total loss of time and money.

If you are not sure which bears the main responsibility of the existing components for noise from the PC, then try an elimination test. Turn, turn, fans or hard disk system to see who makes the biggest noise.

Whether a fan or a hard disk, method of stopping them is to disconnect them from power (unplug the power cord component). Of course, this method can not operate if the fan located on source. Checking this is a more unconventional - take a small wooden lever and locked fan source. If when you start the system, the noise it made before it disappears, then the source system is responsible for the noise.

Another fan who is mostly responsible for the noise is heard on the case. It can be replaced with a larger fan, housing permits, or you can choose a lower speed fan. In this way, noise is reduced considerably.

As I said, hard drive and it is often one that makes noise. The alternative is to put the hard drive built into a special box, soundproofed. Nexus Drive-A-Way is a unit that can be used successfully in such cases.

Last and most important components of a PC processor, is also one of the main sources of noise. This noise is produced by the processor, but given its cooling system. A problem arises in replacing them is the fact that these silent CPU coolers are quite bulky. It is also important to know what kind of processor socket used.

Replacing a CPU cooler can be a delicate act. It consists of removing the cooler on the socket, remove the thermal paste on the processor and, finally, inserting and fastening the new cooler.

Whatever your choice, look, before you start replacing parts causing noise, to see which one fits the type of housing they have.

Source: PCWorld