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My cpu cooler is whistling.

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April 8, 2014 5:05:49 AM

If I have my cpu cooler on anything other than full speed fan it whines or whistles.

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a c 191 à CPUs
April 8, 2014 5:09:09 AM

And the type of cooler would be.......?
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April 8, 2014 8:03:55 AM

The Hyper 212 Evo.
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a c 191 à CPUs
April 8, 2014 8:08:20 AM

I'd suspect a bad fan. I have the Hyper 212 PLUS, and it is as close to silent as I can imagine.

Was this new or used?
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April 8, 2014 2:05:04 PM

It only whistles when it is plugged into the regulating cpu fan socket. I plugged it into the system fan socket to see if it would quit and it did.
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April 8, 2014 2:08:22 PM

I did have more noise til I straightened the metal fins that were ever so slightly bent. I swear it is a mix of the fins whistling from being barely bent to the right angle for the fan speeds, and also I think there has to be something wrong with the regulator in the cooler. It only whistles when its running slow. If I start up a complex program it stops with the sound. How do you fix this?
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April 8, 2014 2:10:18 PM

Yet it has to have something to do with the cpu fan socket having the ability to regulate the speed.
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April 8, 2014 2:11:39 PM

Should I try lemon juice on the cpu fan socket to boost the electrical?
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a c 191 à CPUs
April 8, 2014 2:42:50 PM

Jason Heckman said:
Should I try lemon juice on the cpu fan socket to boost the electrical?


Only if you want to let the magic smoke out.

I don't know who told you that would be a good idea, but...:no: 
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a c 191 à CPUs
April 8, 2014 2:43:52 PM

Jason Heckman said:
How do you fix this?


Replace the fan and/or cooler. It should not be doing this.
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