Re: PC fan getting very loud

[deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com>]

Michael Grant wrote:

> I also recently had something like this happen.  I tried to redo the
> thermal paste between the CPU and cooler but it did not help.  I have
> a liquid cooler on my CPU.  Apparently these things get clogged up
> over time.  They need to be replaced (or taken apart carefully and
> cleaned) from time to time.
> 
> I replaced my cooler with a Thermaltake and I have to say my desktop
> went from sounding like a jet engine to near total silence.  I was
> actually so surprised at first I thought it wasn't working!
> 
> I don't know if this brand is particularrly quiet or if they're all
> quiet now days.  However, replacing the cooler definitely helped
> considerably.

Thanks for the advice

Another difference is that on the C700 I use firefox from mozilla.org while
on the ESPRIMO Q520 I seem to have installed firefox-esr.

Also on the ESPRIMO Q520 skype uses 50% CPU and on the C700 5% :/

very odd - I wonder if it is really the Coller Fan or something else there