Hello everyone,

I have stumbled across a problem. Awhile back I bought a stock computer (blah) a Gateway GT5662 with an AMD Pheonom 9500 Quad-Core processor. I am trying to get the most out of this processor but under windows XP the fan is uncontrollably loud when I try to run BOINC over 30% usage....100% sounds like your average hurricane.

How can I make my fan run a constant, lower speed?

I was recommended to SpeedFan and I cannot seem to figure out how to make it work properly...it seems to have done nothing for the machine. Please help! Or I will be stuck crunching at a rate slower than my old CPU!

Many thanks.

I'd say, be on the look out for another fan. The stock fans can be loud, hence why there are other companies out there who give better solutions.

Check these out:
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 64 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler ($29,99)

ZALMAN HS/Fans ($40 - 50)

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Can I easily put those fans into a stock computer without destroying the CPU socket? Some older stock computers make it easy to break things when you tried to modify them. The AM2 socket fans will work with the AM2+ socket right?

Ok I will definitely try that first.

Ok I will definitely try that first.

Ok I tried that and nothing changed even though the temperature was lowered. I think the fan speed is changing on usage but I don't know if it works that way, do the fans listed above maintain a constant low speed?

I will do that but is there any way to make the fan run at a constant speed and disregard the readings from the motherboard's sensor?

I would think that I could set it at a speed that I am happy with while keeping the CPU healthy, even if it is a bit warm. Point is, I won't be able to crunch efficiently on XP without a fan blaring at me constantly and the only solution is to upgrade to vista but usually that is a disaster for a lot of my other programs. If I can find more of a software solution I will because there are controls in Vista that allow you to run it at a constant.

All I can say is that if you have to make the new fan ignore the sensors and force it to low speed when it thinks it should run on high speed then make sure you've got temperature monitoring software working so you can see how hot the CPU gets.

That is what I want to try with my current fan first but I don't know how to make it ignore the sensors. If I can get it to ignore the sensors, determine the average temperature then I can determine if I want a new fan if I think it is running too high, and of course I will enable the emergency shutdown on my BIOS if push comes to shove.

I did try editing the settings in the BIOS and it did run high so it pretty much looks like investing in the fan is something I have to do, its pretty large for the motherboard I hope it fits....Thanks for the help.

Hello everyone,

I have stumbled across a problem. Awhile back I bought a stock computer (blah) a Gateway GT5662 with an AMD Pheonom 9500 Quad-Core processor. I am trying to get the most out of this processor but under windows XP the fan is uncontrollably loud when I try to run BOINC over 30% usage....100% sounds like your average hurricane.

How can I make my fan run a constant, lower speed?

I was recommended to SpeedFan and I cannot seem to figure out how to make it work properly...it seems to have done nothing for the machine. Please help! Or I will be stuck crunching at a rate slower than my old CPU!

Many thanks.

I had a similar problem with a Q6700 stock intel fan. Not only was it fairly loud, it was not cooling when all 4 cores were busy. I spent an hour looking around at various HSF devices before spending a bunch for a good one. I decided it was cheaper to put in a good HSF then replace the CPU. I had to pull the mombo out but it was worth it. This is the one I bought thermaltake but any HSF with 4 or more heat pipes and a large fan would work. If the cooling is OK and it is just a noise problem, then a cheap fix is to use the +5 volt instead of the normal +12 volt by re-wiring a 4pin - 3pin adapter. If you do it right, you can run the single RPM lead back into the motherboard 3pin so the RPM's are still monitored.