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Morpheus Blackthorne

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06-17-2009 15:05

I have a very annoying problem. Everytime I log on to SL my fans go nuts, loud as h*ll. Can I change anything in the preferences to fix this? I'm using a ATI Radeon X800 XT.

Sindy Tsure

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06-17-2009 15:09

My PC does that if I let it get all dusty inside.. Have you tried giving it a good cleaning?

Many machines will have temperature sensors and speed up the fans if the system starts getting hot - make sure all the air pathways are unobstructed, too.

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Morpheus Blackthorne

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06-17-2009 15:12

Hello, thank you for your reply!

I've tried that and it doesn't fix the issue

I only have this problem when running SL.

Sindy Tsure

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06-17-2009 15:32

I'd still bet that it's getting hot and speeding up the fans in an effort to keep it from melting..

Dunno ATI - is there some app you can run to see the card temperature?

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Yummy Freelunch

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06-17-2009 15:40

I swear I totally read this wrong. I seriously thought you meant fans, as in people who LOVE you. I was gonna tell you to be a bit more humble and love them back!

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Osgeld Barmy

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06-17-2009 16:01

if your fans are clean about the only thing you could do is switch to a 3rd party heat sink with a larger slower moving fan

NOW, almost always the loudest fan in the system is on the cpu, generally video card fans are pretty quiet, whereas cpu fans are usually too small, have to big of a angle on the blades and move way too fast. all 3 of those just chops up the air badly and creates a ton of racket

software wise best you can do is to keep your machine at a low level by turning down all your preferences (and that still might not work)

as mentioned above when computers have to do work (like SL) they heat up, and to keep it under control the fans are then unrestricted

(personal note) i have not been a big "fan" of the variable speed thing

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Morpheus Blackthorne Registered User Join date: 29 Nov 2006 Posts: 2	06-17-2009 15:05 I have a very annoying problem. Everytime I log on to SL my fans go nuts, loud as h*ll. Can I change anything in the preferences to fix this? I'm using a ATI Radeon X800 XT.
Sindy Tsure Will script for shoes Join date: 18 Sep 2006 Posts: 4,103	06-17-2009 15:09 My PC does that if I let it get all dusty inside.. Have you tried giving it a good cleaning? Many machines will have temperature sensors and speed up the fans if the system starts getting hot - make sure all the air pathways are unobstructed, too. _____________________ Sick of sims locking up every time somebody TPs in? Vote for SVC-3895!!! - Go here: https://jira.secondlife.com/browse/SVC-3895 - If you see "if you were logged in.." on the left, click it and log in - Click the "Vote for it" link on the left
Morpheus Blackthorne Registered User Join date: 29 Nov 2006 Posts: 2	06-17-2009 15:12 Hello, thank you for your reply! I've tried that and it doesn't fix the issue I only have this problem when running SL.
Sindy Tsure Will script for shoes Join date: 18 Sep 2006 Posts: 4,103	06-17-2009 15:32 I'd still bet that it's getting hot and speeding up the fans in an effort to keep it from melting.. Dunno ATI - is there some app you can run to see the card temperature? _____________________ Sick of sims locking up every time somebody TPs in? Vote for SVC-3895!!! - Go here: https://jira.secondlife.com/browse/SVC-3895 - If you see "if you were logged in.." on the left, click it and log in - Click the "Vote for it" link on the left
Yummy Freelunch rides the short bus Join date: 16 Jun 2006 Posts: 1,247	06-17-2009 15:40 I swear I totally read this wrong. I seriously thought you meant fans, as in people who LOVE you. I was gonna tell you to be a bit more humble and love them back! _____________________ [url="http://slurl.com/secondlife/BADKATZ/136/134/// VISIT INWORLD! Follow Badkatz Blog [url="http://badkatzclothing.blogspot.com/?zx=c39b88c950445e10
Osgeld Barmy Registered User Join date: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 3,336	06-17-2009 16:01 if your fans are clean about the only thing you could do is switch to a 3rd party heat sink with a larger slower moving fan NOW, almost always the loudest fan in the system is on the cpu, generally video card fans are pretty quiet, whereas cpu fans are usually too small, have to big of a angle on the blades and move way too fast. all 3 of those just chops up the air badly and creates a ton of racket software wise best you can do is to keep your machine at a low level by turning down all your preferences (and that still might not work) as mentioned above when computers have to do work (like SL) they heat up, and to keep it under control the fans are then unrestricted (personal note) i have not been a big "fan" of the variable speed thing