Computer and general IT Help

[Wirenet]

Please post any question or help request related to your computer hardware and software and any other general IT issues here.

[wraith]

is there a way of making my pc quiet like no fan noises? cause i got like 6 fans in it and its pretty loud.

[Wirenet]

buy a new one, jk

more seriously, if you think that the noise is strange and not normal, it could be an indication that they are not working properly. I would start by first cleaning them all in addition to the cpu fan.

If the noise persists, try to find out which one is the most noisy and buy a new one.

If you have a laptop, you may try to connect remotely to your PC using VNC or better a remote terminal such as Citrix. That's myself I'm doing.

[wraith]

i might be getting the slim soon dono yet. i know that one is dead quiet. if i do get it then i can leave it on at night. but the one i got now is noisy and i cant have it on at night cause it disturbs some of my family members sleep. and plus its in my room. oh and i dont have a laptop.

[Wirenet]

you can buy a cheap PC with a large monitor to connect to your noisy PC. You do not need a powerful one cause all the data processing is done on the remote PC.

[wraith]

but is the slimline really worth buying? cause i heard its really good.

[Wirenet]

I can't tell, I haven't tried it. May be someone else who tried can tell us about it.

[L]

Ahh... Wirenet is the IT specialist...

Anyways i'm gettin a new comp soon. If any probs arise i'll see to this thread

[Wirenet]

I will do my best to help here Zanjitsu 

[Wandering Mind]

I'm surprised no one suggested liquid cooling. It's dead silent, and replaces the fans. Not to mention a kit is probably cheaper than a new computer. I don't have a pc, just a laptop, so i don't use it, but there's this huge Electronics department store the size of a superwalmart that deals only whith electronics. They had a couple on display. And considering that it has so many fans in it, you're mainly using it as a gaming computer. If that's so, and you're still using it for home/office work, and the games youplay aren't microsoft certified, make a separate user on your computer for gaming. Games can really mess some of the new microsoft office stuff up 'cause of when they automatically adjust the settings for particular games. I've yet to see this, but I have some reliable sources whom of which said they've had.

[Wirenet]

computer liquid cooling is a bit complicated to install for average users and in some cases dangerous too, in addition to the needs to regularly refill and seal the correct liquid. i think it's much more bother than benefit.

[Aizen Sōsuke]

wow wirenet didnt knw you were IT def. learned something today haha very nice though my fan makes some awful sounds off and on when i play movies to long on my pc i have no idea why and sometimes it continues to run and run when i finally have to restart my computer to stop it!

[Wirenet]

playing games or movies for long time makes the computer hotter and the fan running longer obviously. Cleaning the fan is a good idea too. debris in the blades could be the cause of that sound. It also could be an indication of fan fatigue. Buying a new fan is the safest and fastest way.

[Aizen Sōsuke]

ill look into a fan but ya the fans were really dirty also is it true that if you touch any part of the internels you can fry your hardrive from static electricity? i heard you need a shock glove or something i was thinking of hooking up my xbox harddrive to my computer and setting something up

[Aizen Sōsuke]

i ran into another problem!! okay i use windows movie maker for my amv's i just downloaded the avi codec but i still get this message


The file C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Desktop\Bleach 162.avi cannot be imported because the codec required to play the file is not installed on your computer. If you have already tried to download and install the codec, close and restart Windows Movie Maker, and then try to import the file again.

now im not sure who all can help me out but it used to work! now it doesnt and i cant finish my commercials without it!