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Shelly · 04-20-2002, 09:32 AM

I just built 3 P4-1.6As all using the Epox 4BDA motherboards (one for my sister, her hubby, and myself). I am using an ICute 400 watt psu, and the stock fan sounds nice and quiet. They are using some psu that came with their cases ($45 for case and psu together) and their fans are loud as hell. Is this because of a shitty psu that has a large range of voltage scale causing the cpu fan to run faster than necessary?

I have used some 120mm fans before for cooling, so I am used to noisy computers, but they are a little bothered by it. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

04-20-2002, 09:32 AM	#1
Shelly Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 36	stock P4-1.6A cpu fan noise I just built 3 P4-1.6As all using the Epox 4BDA motherboards (one for my sister, her hubby, and myself). I am using an ICute 400 watt psu, and the stock fan sounds nice and quiet. They are using some psu that came with their cases ($45 for case and psu together) and their fans are loud as hell. Is this because of a shitty psu that has a large range of voltage scale causing the cpu fan to run faster than necessary? I have used some 120mm fans before for cooling, so I am used to noisy computers, but they are a little bothered by it. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.