Dell 8300 --- Jet Turbine Inside?

[BakedWafer]

I've owned a Dell 8300 (3.00 - MG CACHE/1.25 GIG RAM and so on. Problem is the things sounds like a jet turbine engine when it works really hard. How can I make this thing shut the hell up?

Regards

 

[SunSamurai]

You can, if you want your computer to overheat and die. Be happy it only does that when its on load. If you want to be more creative (i am talking to someone who buaght a dell so I dont know) you can open the case and replace the fans with ones that are not as loud.

 

[InlineFive]

When was the last time you cleaned the dust out of it? Because Dell fans are thermally controlled they will run faster once the system needs more airflow to dissapate heat. And dust is a big hindrance for heat dissapation.

 

[Spike]

Originally posted by: BakedWafer
I've owned a Dell 8300 (3.00 - MG CACHE/1.25 GIG RAM and so on. Problem is the things sounds like a jet turbine engine when it works really hard. How can I make this thing shut the hell up?

Regards

One of the problem with dells is that they are made to have barley enough cooling so that they are usually quiet but the inside is a sweat box. Replaceing the fans with lower DB models might be the way to go but make sure you are at the very least matching the cooling originally provided in terms of CFM, any less and you risk frying the thing.

-spike

 

[iamtrout]

Blow out dust from the intake and exhaust vents with compressed air.

 

[bigal40]

I'm not sure what kind of fans the 8300 has in it but in my 4600 there is one exhaust fan with a plastic duct sucking the air over the heatsink. I had a problem with it being really noisy so i opened it up and all spaces between the fins on the heatsink were covered in dust. The intake vent also had quite a bit of dust on it. After i cleaned it out it ran quieter again.

 

[SneakyStuff]

Originally posted by: aeternitas
You can, if you want your computer to overheat and die. Be happy it only does that when its on load. If you want to be more creative (i am talking to someone who buaght a dell so I dont know) you can open the case and replace the fans with ones that are not as loud.

Nothing wrong with buying a dell, and no you can't replace any of their standard fans, because they use special connectors, I tried with my old Dimension 4500 Didn't work. And if you buy a fan that connects to the PSU instread of the mobo, it thinks that there is no fan, and you're not gonna like what it does then My advice to you is get used to it, until my old Dell started making rattling noises I found the fan noise somewhat soothing.............. (drifting away)

 

[SkyBum]

Originally posted by: BakedWafer
Problem is the things sounds like a jet turbine engine when it works really hard.

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