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I have searched for this problem on this forum and found some [urlExt=http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2279128/loud-stock-cpu-fan-amd-6300.html]very specific and helpful results[/urlExt], but I really want to be sure with this and also ask for some advice with it. I am having a rather frustrating problem with my CPU fan; it's constantly emitting a very loud and irritating whining sound, even at idle.
This is an AMD FX-6300 that came with this PC that I bought back in November 2014. It's always been kind of loud, but I've usually been able to fix that by cleaning out the dust. Now, over the last few days, it's gotten particularly bad - I've thoroughly cleaned out the fans and the whole interior of the case to no avail, and it's started getting very loud even when idle. The idle temperature (which I'm monitoring with MSI Afterburner) is currently bouncing anywhere between 40° and 60° very frequently, to the point where I just saw it go from 45° to 55° in two seconds, then back down about as quickly. The noise of the fan, naturally, goes up and down to follow it, which... honestly, makes it even more annoying. If I run anything that might make it work a bit harder (a 3D game that came out in 2001, for example), it goes absolutely berserk and sounds like it's about to take off, although the temperature doesn't get that much higher - it probably shouldn't be reaching 60°+ from that, though.
This actually coincides with the weather getting extremely hot over the last few days (in the UK, going from mid twenties to 30°C+), but I'm pretty sure that the weather shouldn't affect the PC's temperature that much. The sun isn't even on it.
I have confirmed that it's definitely the CPU fan making the noise. Now, the main thing that I want to ask is for any suggestions on how to fix it because I'm far from an expert (I know where to plug things in, but I wouldn't know how to fix hardware problems by myself), but I'd also like to ask for advice because the PC itself is still under warranty - I could just send it in, but I'd have to pay for the postage myself due to the terms requiring that in the second year of the warranty. I really have no idea whether I should just send it in and hope that they consider the fan noise to be a problem that they'd fix and hope that they'd do it right and everything, or if there's anything else that I should try that would be better. I'd rather not be without a PC for goodness knows how long because I need it for a lot of daily things, but maybe I won't have a choice.
Hardware specs:
-G20i PC bought from Scan.co.uk ([urlExt=http://www.scan.co.uk/3xs/configurator/cheap-intel-gaming-pc-next-day-delivery-uk-g20i]this one here[/urlExt], although they've since changed some of the hardware on that page, and they now use a newer version of the case)
-AMD FX-6300 CPU
-8 GB DDR4 (I think) RAM
-Radeon R9 270x GPU
Please let me know if there's any more information that I need to give. Thank you.
EDIT: Whoops. Okay, disregard what I said about it idling at 40-60°. That was me doing something stupid. I sorted that out and it's now bouncing between 25 and 35° at idle, much in the same way that I described above. The fan's droning somewhat quieter at this time. Everything else that I described is still true, though.
This is an AMD FX-6300 that came with this PC that I bought back in November 2014. It's always been kind of loud, but I've usually been able to fix that by cleaning out the dust. Now, over the last few days, it's gotten particularly bad - I've thoroughly cleaned out the fans and the whole interior of the case to no avail, and it's started getting very loud even when idle. The idle temperature (which I'm monitoring with MSI Afterburner) is currently bouncing anywhere between 40° and 60° very frequently, to the point where I just saw it go from 45° to 55° in two seconds, then back down about as quickly. The noise of the fan, naturally, goes up and down to follow it, which... honestly, makes it even more annoying. If I run anything that might make it work a bit harder (a 3D game that came out in 2001, for example), it goes absolutely berserk and sounds like it's about to take off, although the temperature doesn't get that much higher - it probably shouldn't be reaching 60°+ from that, though.
This actually coincides with the weather getting extremely hot over the last few days (in the UK, going from mid twenties to 30°C+), but I'm pretty sure that the weather shouldn't affect the PC's temperature that much. The sun isn't even on it.
I have confirmed that it's definitely the CPU fan making the noise. Now, the main thing that I want to ask is for any suggestions on how to fix it because I'm far from an expert (I know where to plug things in, but I wouldn't know how to fix hardware problems by myself), but I'd also like to ask for advice because the PC itself is still under warranty - I could just send it in, but I'd have to pay for the postage myself due to the terms requiring that in the second year of the warranty. I really have no idea whether I should just send it in and hope that they consider the fan noise to be a problem that they'd fix and hope that they'd do it right and everything, or if there's anything else that I should try that would be better. I'd rather not be without a PC for goodness knows how long because I need it for a lot of daily things, but maybe I won't have a choice.
Hardware specs:
-G20i PC bought from Scan.co.uk ([urlExt=http://www.scan.co.uk/3xs/configurator/cheap-intel-gaming-pc-next-day-delivery-uk-g20i]this one here[/urlExt], although they've since changed some of the hardware on that page, and they now use a newer version of the case)
-AMD FX-6300 CPU
-8 GB DDR4 (I think) RAM
-Radeon R9 270x GPU
Please let me know if there's any more information that I need to give. Thank you.
EDIT: Whoops. Okay, disregard what I said about it idling at 40-60°. That was me doing something stupid. I sorted that out and it's now bouncing between 25 and 35° at idle, much in the same way that I described above. The fan's droning somewhat quieter at this time. Everything else that I described is still true, though.
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