CPU fan failing?

[goo-dru]

Hello guys,

My PC started to make strange sound. The noise has got to be from one of the fans.
I checked the CPU temperature with Asusprobe. And it says the temp is 58C (136F) with about plus minus 1 degree. And the CPU fan is about 3700rpm with about plus minus 25rpm. CPU is Athlon XP 2600+.
Then I found out from whatis.com that CPU temp should NOT exceed 50-55C. In which case, my CPU is clearly over that range.
Is it true that CPU temp should stay about 50-55C? If so, I'll get a new fan (and possibly a heatsink as well).

Take it easy on me because I'm a noob. And I appriciate your input. =]

goo-dru

[Panama Red]

I went to the source for the answer. According to this chart at AMD, your max processor die temp is 85C. 58 sounds very normal to me, although the fan is up there in rpm's. You can always get a fan controller with a temp readout and control things manually.

http://139.95.253.213/SRVS/CGI-BIN/W...,Solution=3913

[Tin]

do you have any case fans on your system? you need some airflow through there so youre CPU fan isnt sucking hot air.

[goo-dru]

More likely it is the case fan. I opened up and checked it. The probe program doesn't show any heat problem. The main problem is THE NOISE IS ANNOYING AS HELL. I can hear the "humming" from a living room.

I decided to get new CPU heatsink, and power supply, and a case fan.

CPU heatsink : Right now it has some CPU fan which came from PC. I'm changing it to either Zalman CNPS7000A-Cu or Thermaltake Silent Boost K8. (Well know I'm actually putting a heatsink not a fan. I just want to try out something new.) Zalman heatsink seems to need a holes in each corner of the plate where CPU sits. (By the way, CPU is Athlon 2600+) Besides, Zalman heatsink looks cool.

Power supply : I want to get PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 510 ATX-PFC Deluxe if I have enough cash. If not, I might get Epower Jaguar EP-450P5-E1. Yes yes, I know they are both "overkill". They both seem to be really good, and I'm planning to use them as long as they work. The only problem is cash (especially with Turbo-Cool).

Case fan : I still haven't decided what to get for the case fan. I need to study more about a case fan. I might get 120mm if I can. The main reason I want to try is to see the actual cooling performance and noise level of 120mm fan.

I don't know when I'll get them (These days managing time is as hard as managing income tax. ), but I'll get them.
I might going to do some "tweak" (overclocking) to my PC as well... If I have enough time.

Panama Red : Thanks for info! A fan controller sounds good, especially if I go for overclocking. Do you have any suggestion for a fan controller?

Tin Canary : Yes there is a case fan and airflow is fine... It's just the sound. My dad's snore can't be worse than this (seriously).

goo-dru

[Panama Red]

Originally posted by goo-dru Panama Red : Thanks for info! A fan controller sounds good, especially if I go for overclocking. Do you have any suggestion for a fan controller? goo-dru

No personal experience or preference for me. Just go to Newegg and type in fan controller in the search box. See what the reviews have to say.