CPU fan acting up since new video card
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Kommando




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PostPosted: Thu, 17th Mar 2005 06:05    Post subject: CPU fan acting up since new video card
I installed a new Video Card in my PC, a Radeon 9800pro overclock with the XT bios and she got a ICEBERG 4 fan on it.

Core Clock: 405
Memory Clock: 351

Since its installed the CPU fan is fuckin noisy and its even worst when i start a game. And yes i check and its really the CPU fan.

My powersupply is a 360w. The card and the card fan need to be hook on the powersupply.

So im wondering if teh card and the fan need too much power that make the CPU fan acting up?

here's a pic of my card
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PostPosted: Thu, 17th Mar 2005 06:45    Post subject:
Well maybe your CPU fan was on lower level of the RPM and now that u run extra cooling it have switched a couple of levels up... Just a theory :S


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PostPosted: Thu, 17th Mar 2005 07:10    Post subject:
Mutantius wrote:
Well maybe your CPU fan was on lower level of the RPM and now that u run extra cooling it have switched a couple of levels up... Just a theory :S


Well my CPU fan is the "stock" one so i dont think she has fancy thing like that
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PostPosted: Thu, 17th Mar 2005 07:13    Post subject:
ohhh Sad


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PostPosted: Thu, 17th Mar 2005 08:43    Post subject:
How many disks and other peripherals than the card do you have?
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PostPosted: Thu, 17th Mar 2005 16:52    Post subject:
razor1394 wrote:
How many disks and other peripherals than the card do you have?


Things hook up on the 360w powersupply are 2 case fan with little light, video card, video card fan, one HD and 2 CD drives
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PostPosted: Thu, 17th Mar 2005 17:01    Post subject:
i think the problem is the XT bios you installed on this card. Some XT cards do have a special regulation of the fan. As soon as you start a direct 3d or opengl application the fan rotates faster to get rid of the heat. The aopen 6600GT models are an example for this (i know it's no ati chip, it's just an example Wink ). I'm sure if you flash back to the 9800pro bios the problem will be gone.
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PostPosted: Thu, 17th Mar 2005 17:44    Post subject:
whoKnows wrote:
i think the problem is the XT bios you installed on this card. Some XT cards do have a special regulation of the fan.


The XT have a regulation for the CPU Fan??
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PostPosted: Thu, 17th Mar 2005 17:51    Post subject:
Kommando wrote:
whoKnows wrote:
i think the problem is the XT bios you installed on this card. Some XT cards do have a special regulation of the fan.


The XT have a regulation for the CPU Fan??


uh, my mistake, i actually didn't notice that it is the cpu fan you're having problems with Embarassed

now that is really strange, have you tried switching back to your old card, does this solve the problem, this way you know it's really the new card wich causes the cpu fan problems... it could be that the cpu fan broke by chance.


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PostPosted: Thu, 17th Mar 2005 18:02    Post subject:
whoKnows wrote:
Kommando wrote:
whoKnows wrote:
i think the problem is the XT bios you installed on this card. Some XT cards do have a special regulation of the fan.


The XT have a regulation for the CPU Fan??


uh, my mistake, i actually didn't noticed that it is the cpu fan you're having problems with Embarassed

now that is really strange, have you tried switching back to your old card, does this solve the problem, this way you know it's really the new card wich causes the cpu fan problems... it could be that the cpu fan broke by chance.


I sold my old card....but since this morning when i turn on teh PC..he wasnt up all night...it seems to run ok now...start a few games and it doesnt get noisy....maybe he just needed some rest...
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PostPosted: Thu, 17th Mar 2005 21:47    Post subject:
I talked to a Tech at a local PC store and he told me that maybe the Video Card put more heat on the CPU while running games that way the CPU fan need to run faster to remove that heat from the CPU...does that make sense?
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PostPosted: Thu, 17th Mar 2005 21:57    Post subject:
Well that was my theory aswell :S


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PostPosted: Thu, 17th Mar 2005 22:19    Post subject:
Indeed, i read some articles about graphic cards who have a sandwich cooler at the front and back of the card, and the cpu temp with these cards installed was much higher because the air was so hot. Can you install a casefan right above your gfx card, i have installed two low-noise fans at the back of my case, and they lowerded the temps a lot.
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PostPosted: Thu, 17th Mar 2005 22:57    Post subject:
Here's how my PC looks like....all ideas to help me with this and preventing my CPU for melting are welcome Very Happy

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PostPosted: Fri, 18th Mar 2005 12:51    Post subject:
first off thats not the right hsf setup for a 9800 pro...yeah its made for it but wouldnt go higher than a 9600 with that setup.... grab a vga silencer for it...ramsinks using thermal tape suck ass buddy....grab some ocz bga ramsinks or tweakmonster bga ramsinks and use arctic silver expoxy mixed one to one with as 3 or 5 (this way if you need to rma the card you can bag it and stick it in the freezer for a bit , then remove the ramsinks easily)

lastly i notice your side panel fan...what about a rear exhaust fan...do you have any intake fans located in the front of the case? balance your fans...same number coming in and same number blowing out

you also may want to change your cpu heatsink to an aftermarket version like a zalman 7000alcu (but that would be the last thing i would do if money was tight)

oops ..just noticed in your pic you do have an intake fan in the bottom front...well a rear fan would help a bit ...your video card is generating a lot of heat and just leaving it in the case
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PostPosted: Sat, 19th Mar 2005 02:29    Post subject:
Kommando personally i would buy a more powerful psu because 360 doesnt seem like enough, if the problem comes back try that.


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PostPosted: Sat, 19th Mar 2005 03:09    Post subject:
Godlikez* wrote:
Kommando personally i would buy a more powerful psu because 360 doesnt seem like enough, if the problem comes back try that.


Well this is my temp PC till the cops give me back mine so im not really going to put money on this one but if it was my real one i would really considier changing it.
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PostPosted: Sat, 19th Mar 2005 11:13    Post subject:
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Kommando personally i would buy a more powerful psu because 360 doesnt seem like enough, if the problem comes back try that.


Hmm should be enough I run a 250 with 2 ata HDD's and 2 CD/DVD drives and a Zalman cooler on the CPU, A Geforce 5900XT is also runing..


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PostPosted: Sat, 19th Mar 2005 14:08    Post subject:
I agree. I've heard people use many more peripherals with that power output. But , you should buy an exhaust fan at least, for the back of the case off course. 2 would be even better. And try to remove that ATX power cable from the front of the cpu fan and bind it up nicely. Changing your CPU fan to a Zalman 7000alcu is also recommended. Even if the PSU is strong enough it could be cheapo and deliver very bad currents. If you have another one try it.

BTW, did you hack steam or anything, lol?
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