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Re: Computer fan, spinning fast, hot.

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Apr 18th, 2006
Originally Posted by Juubjuubcow
After putting in new hardware my computer...
What hardware did you install? Did the newly-installed hardware physically obstruct the free flow of air within the chassis?
Judging from your description, whatever you added is generating enough extra heat (or blocking the airflow enough) to cause the fans to kick up a notch in an attempt to keep the temp at a safe level. The fact that the problems really exhibit themselves when you're gaming (games drive a system pretty hard) indicates that you may need to beef up your case-cooling scheme.
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