There's nothing more irritating than a noisy computer fan making a loud racket all day while you're trying to work or game. Here's some common solutions.

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We may earn a commission from links on this page. Usually when I hear the words “upgrade your PC,” I think of buying a new CPU or graphics card. But there are a lot of smaller, less expensive things ...

Another common mistake is omitting the rear fan. This fan is one of the most important in the system because it sits in the ...

Having a high-speed PC is every techie's dream. Unfortunately, fast PCs generate significant heat and require ventilation by noisy cooling fans. This can turn your PC pride and joy into a whirring ...

Whether you’re looking for a quiet PC fan that keeps your computer cool under load, or a fancy RGB fan that compliments your gaming PC, there’s a huge selection of PC fans to choose from. No matter ...

Sizing up from a typical Brix size means more power, and the Gigabyte PC delivers that in spades. Its only weakness is its loud cooling—if you hate fan noise, its performance doesn’t feel quite as ...

What is the best PC fan? All gaming PCs need good cooling to ensure consistent operation without any crashes or drops in the speed of its components. If you're building a new system, many PC cases ...

I hope this is a suitable topic fo the A/V club. I have been spoilt recently because I mostly use an M1 Mac mini that is inaudible even under load. For gaming, I've been using either GeForce Now or ...

Specifically the last worked very well on this one fan that would get noisy after a while. I had 1/2 liter left of synthetic engine oil and tried a drop of that and its now been 1 year and fan is ...