urgent fan help needed

[bluespartan85]

how would i measure it? seems like i could be in for a bit of hassle then

[HalloweenJack]

turn your pc off and take out outside to the back garden - and with a paint brush gentley clean the heatsink (in situ) and brush off any dust on it

[dacads]

Well if you try looking in your BIOS there might be an option called "Smart Fan". I use this personally and it has significantly reduced the noise of the stock cooler.

[bluespartan85]

turn your pc off and take out outside to the back garden - and with a paint brush gentley clean the heatsink (in situ) and brush off any dust on it

Do I need to remove the fan for this method

[c12038]

Hi there

Just read a few commnets on here have a look at this from scan

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/coole...m3-am2plus-am2

there should be ram clearance allowed on this cooler

or this one

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/scyth...-amd-intel-cpu

Both within your budget

Hope it helps

[bluespartan85]

i took my side fan out and now the cpu runs a few c,s cooler. might try the paintbrush clean first