- Mar 2, 2005
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I am just looking for a way to turn down the fan speed on my HTPC...
I recently installed a new vid card on it, and after messing with it (physically stopping the cooling fan on the card) I have determined that it is not the vid card that is causing the noise, but the main fan...
Here's the stats:
1 x Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 Wolfdale 2.53GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor BX80571E7200
1 x G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ
1 x ASUS Black Blu-Ray Combo SATA Model BC-1205PT
1 x TRENDnet TEW-443PI 32-bit PCI 2.2 Bus Master Wireless Adapter
1 x Shuttle SG33G5B Intel Socket T(LGA775) Intel Core 2 Quad / Core 2 Duo / Pentium Intel G33 Barebone with HDMI/HDCP/Dolby Digital Live! DTS/Vista ready
The swapped card is a:
1 x EVGA 512-P2-N635-AR GeForce 7950GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support KO HDCP Video Card
I know, oldie, but better than the on-board vid.
This is not a gamer rig, so I think I can get away with underclocking the processor if that will work.
I blew out the radiator fins and fan area, but that did not do much. I am still clocking at about 3200 RPM, even idle.
I recently installed a new vid card on it, and after messing with it (physically stopping the cooling fan on the card) I have determined that it is not the vid card that is causing the noise, but the main fan...
Here's the stats:
1 x Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 Wolfdale 2.53GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor BX80571E7200
1 x G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ
1 x ASUS Black Blu-Ray Combo SATA Model BC-1205PT
1 x TRENDnet TEW-443PI 32-bit PCI 2.2 Bus Master Wireless Adapter
1 x Shuttle SG33G5B Intel Socket T(LGA775) Intel Core 2 Quad / Core 2 Duo / Pentium Intel G33 Barebone with HDMI/HDCP/Dolby Digital Live! DTS/Vista ready
The swapped card is a:
1 x EVGA 512-P2-N635-AR GeForce 7950GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support KO HDCP Video Card
I know, oldie, but better than the on-board vid.
This is not a gamer rig, so I think I can get away with underclocking the processor if that will work.
I blew out the radiator fins and fan area, but that did not do much. I am still clocking at about 3200 RPM, even idle.