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<blockquote data-quote="revs" data-source="post: 839552" data-attributes="member: 42810"><p>Yes I was extremely pissed off last night! At first I told myself it was just running noisily as windows was setting itself up and indexing... but then it stayed noisy. An extra few pence on a decent fan would have made a huge difference. Maybe its just my machine, who knows!</p><p></p><p>The case makes the sound worse as it must have been designed by someone in marketing, so the airflow sucks.</p><p>I don't think I can find a nice quiet fan that will fit inside the case, so i'm going with this silly heatsink sticking out the case idea! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> I read on another forum that the older model of this PC could use Northbridge heatsinks as the screw holes were in the same place, so fingers crossed that this newer model is the same.</p><p></p><p>I guess as I always build my own PCs with expensive fans, I forgot how crap off the shelf items could be. But still, it was a bargain at the price, and ill keep it and modify it a bit <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I'll try and post some more thoughts once MP is installed on it and i can comment on video playback and UI speed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="revs, post: 839552, member: 42810"] Yes I was extremely pissed off last night! At first I told myself it was just running noisily as windows was setting itself up and indexing... but then it stayed noisy. An extra few pence on a decent fan would have made a huge difference. Maybe its just my machine, who knows! The case makes the sound worse as it must have been designed by someone in marketing, so the airflow sucks. I don't think I can find a nice quiet fan that will fit inside the case, so i'm going with this silly heatsink sticking out the case idea! :D I read on another forum that the older model of this PC could use Northbridge heatsinks as the screw holes were in the same place, so fingers crossed that this newer model is the same. I guess as I always build my own PCs with expensive fans, I forgot how crap off the shelf items could be. But still, it was a bargain at the price, and ill keep it and modify it a bit :) I'll try and post some more thoughts once MP is installed on it and i can comment on video playback and UI speed. [/QUOTE]
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