CPU fan too loud after installing new graphics card

Tipsy McSwagger

So I installed my new r9 280x today and now my CPU is giving me high temperatures which is making the CPU fan really loud and affecting my computers performance. The fan is giving about 3500 revs and is like a jumbo jet beside me. Should I buy a new cooler?

Edit- this is the cooler I have http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005J2IS3U/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Luck100

Probably your graphics card is heating up the inside of your case. That's especially likely if you have a non-reference cooler. How's your case ventilation? Maybe you need to clean up cables blocking airflow or add some case fans?

Another possibility is that you bumped the cpu cooler while installing the graphics card and now the cpu heatsink isn't properly attached to the cpu. You could check for that by running prime or something else that only stresses the cpu and see if your cpu temps are any worse than before. If not, then it's probably the graphics card heating up your case.

Tipsy McSwagger

I actually had to remove the cooler when inserting the graphics card. It's a cooler that clicks into place but is really hard to this because the clickers are prone to bending.. I actually haven't put the side of the PC back on so it's getting plenty of ventilation. I'm pretty sure that it's because the cooler is not sitting right on the CPU.

Luck100

What's your cpu cooler? Did you re-apply thermal paste when you put it back on?

Tipsy McSwagger

Luck100 wrote: »

What's your cpu cooler? Did you re-apply thermal paste when you put it back on?

There's a link in the first post, I didn't re-apply any paste. Im pretty sure it's because it's not properly clicked in because of these stupid click in connectors.

Luck100

I think you just need to re-install it. It looks similar to the intel stock coolers - they have the same click pins. I don't remember having any problem getting them in, but I did see this comment in the reviews for your cooler:

Make sure you turn the pins in the opposite direction of the arrows beforehand or else they won't click in. (As it also says in the manual).

Tipsy McSwagger

Luck100 wrote: »

I think you just need to re-install it. It looks similar to the intel stock coolers - they have the same click pins. I don't remember having any problem getting them in, but I did see this comment in the reviews for your cooler:

Make sure you turn the pins in the opposite direction of the arrows beforehand or else they won't click in. (As it also says in the manual).

Thanks very much mate that did the trick. I wasn't turning them to click them in. Everything working grand now, thanks again.

Luck100

Cool, enjoy the new 280x!

Tipsy McSwagger

CPU is still getting way too hot and the cooler too loud. Time for a new one then, is this one ok http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cooler-Master-Hyper-TX3-Tower/dp/B005HIRDUA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1391165368&sr=8-2&keywords=212+evo, I'd go for the 212 Evo but it won't fit my motherboard.

stevenmu

You might not need to buy a new one, you've probably just messed up the thermal paste between the CPU and the cooler. You could try refitting your current one, but as you are doing it, clean off the existing thermal paste and apply some new paste correctly.

Luck100

stevenmu wrote: »

You might not need to buy a new one, you've probably just messed up the thermal paste between the CPU and the cooler. You could try refitting your current one, but as you are doing it, clean off the existing thermal paste and apply some new paste correctly.

Yes, that's what I would do. There's no reason for your CPU to run any hotter than before (assuming your new graphics card is not making the case very hot). If you buy a new cooler and don't install it correctly it won't be any different.

Tipsy McSwagger

Do you think I should remove the thermal paste off the cooler and the CPU and then put on a new layer?

Luck100

Tipsy McSwagger wrote: »

Do you think I should remove the thermal paste off the cooler and the CPU and then put on a new layer?

Yes, that's almost certainly the problem and you'd have to do that with a new cooler anyway. Do a quick wipe with clean dry paper towel first (to get off the majority of the old paste). Then clean the remaining residue with a bit of surgical spirits.

Once it's clean, apply no more than a pea-sized drop of thermal paste in the center of the cpu's heat spreader and fasten your cooler on top. The clamping force will spread the paste out. You shouldn't see any paste coming out the sides, that would mean you've used way too much. Too much paste will give poor cooling performance.

Tipsy McSwagger

Problem sorted and fan noise sorted by turning it down in the BIOS.

Luck100

Did you check your cpu core temperatures?

If the fan suddenly got loud and you didn't change the fan settings then it probably means your cpu is running too hot. In which case turning the fan down in the BIOS just means it will melt more quietly.

EoinHef

Tipsy McSwagger wrote: »

Problem sorted and fan noise sorted by turning it down in the BIOS.

Thats a terrible idea man, you should listen to the lads and remount the cooler and apply a new layer of thermal paste.

If not and temps get too high you will damage your cpu

Tipsy McSwagger

EoinHef wrote: »

Thats a terrible idea man, you should listen to the lads and remount the cooler and apply a new layer of thermal paste.

If not and temps get too high you will damage your cpu

I did exactly what the lads said. The cooler is around 1500 on level 1 and the CPU is in the mid 40s when gaming. For some reason after I put in the new gpu and rearranged my wiring the PC messed up all my old settings and windows wouldn't even work. I'm using speedfan to check temps and fan speeds.

EoinHef

Ok cool, I misunderstood. I thought you hadnt applied a new layer of thermal paste.