i know there are a lot of people on here who know computers well.

my CPU fan is making this weird noise - instead of low, quiet humming it's really loud and unsteady whirring, sorta like a car running. and it's loud too, like a frigde working. should i be concerned? looking for a new computer, maybe?

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If the fan is loud and making noice it never used to before, than the solution seems to replace the fan. Maybe leave your computer off for the night and the problem is there in the morning replace the fan, cuz it doesn't sound like a software problem.

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Originally posted by OrZonE If the fan is loud and making noice it never used to before, than the solution seems to replace the fan. Maybe leave your computer off for the night and the problem is there in the morning replace the fan, cuz it doesn't sound like a software problem.

its either the fan or the hardrive.

Otherwise it could simply be thirsty, just give it a tall glass of water.
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j/k

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haha, thirsty! you jokers!

but no, i removed the fan and cleaned it and the heat sink from all the dust. then i placed it tightly back in place, because i thought the unfastened screws could be creating vibrations. hell no. i'm sure it's the fan, caz the sound is coming from it, i checked. i mean, my computer is almost 3 years old...

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Get a new one, fans are VERY cheap.

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make sure no wires are hitting the fan blades.it makes alot of noise...very annoying when it happens

I had the same problem for about 2 months, then it finally just blew. new one costed me $10 (canadian), so that means in american funds it'll be like $2 or something. lol

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this means your fan is near death, replace it ASAP or you could fry your cpu

or try puttin ONE drop of machinery oil ( i don't know how to say it in english ) not more or it will spray the inside of your tower...

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after 3 years it may have met the end of its life, as the others have said just get a new fan, cheep and easy to fit.

just think as to what would happen if the fan blew while you wernt at home...

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one or more of the ball bearings inside the fan have cracked, thus meaning its gunna fck up very soon and once it has, ur cpu will literally melt to ur motherboard
GET A NEW ONE QUICK

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fans are NOT "cheap" expect to pay 10-15 bucks for a chipset/box fan, and twice the ammount for the CPU fan...

Also, don't go for cheapest fans possible, since they will fail you asap, and you can end up overheating your CPU, which can lead to either random crashes or even the burning of the later one.. ;(

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this happened to me as well... 3 or 4 year old pc (replacing in the nect month) whenever i booted it up the fan would make a weird gringing noise and squeak a little bit. but then one day it just stopped making all that noise and now it works fine... beats me. stupis celeron pos...

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