Post ADgxgyzTdngDoO71mK by ericbuijs@fosstodon.org
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(DIR) Post #ADgvMWSrn461djyWXo by ericbuijs@fosstodon.org
2021-11-23T11:40:40Z
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My current PC, an old Packard Bell desktop, is getting very noisy. It turns out that the noise comes from the fan of the power supply. Generally easy to fix but I'm not too eager to open the power supply.
(DIR) Post #ADgvh5VRDUjg6vz54C by jinxd@fosstodon.org
2021-11-23T11:44:23Z
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@ericbuijs I wouldn't either. Get a new one.
(DIR) Post #ADgvt5JnjxV10IGIDo by ericbuijs@fosstodon.org
2021-11-23T11:46:34Z
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@jinxd You're probably right, I already started looking on our local Graigslist.
(DIR) Post #ADgwHLSJOTxQ0DoKIK by bhart@fosstodon.org
2021-11-23T11:50:57Z
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@ericbuijs It looks like you're pointing out the top fan? (Which probably isn't part if the PSU)
(DIR) Post #ADgwRWMRhdC6ikv3Fw by jinxd@fosstodon.org
2021-11-23T11:52:47Z
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@ericbuijs Yeah. I mean, its possible, but those capacitors are lethal..a repair shop would be better. Being packard bell, I'll almost assume its a non standard sized one...
(DIR) Post #ADgwRrc6gbCQdPPM5A by ericbuijs@fosstodon.org
2021-11-23T11:52:51Z
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@bhart You're right. The video is misleading. The noise comes from the PSU not the top fan.
(DIR) Post #ADgwvrYXSrWb8y2lkm by ericbuijs@fosstodon.org
2021-11-23T11:58:16Z
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@jinxd Unfortunately, yes it's a non-standard power supply. I did find someone who's selling this exact type of PC for a couple of bucks though. With that I could swap the PSU and have the other spare parts as a bonus.
(DIR) Post #ADgx2ul3xSCV6MGRRg by jinxd@fosstodon.org
2021-11-23T11:59:33Z
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@ericbuijs Can't beat that..(if the pc works) :D
(DIR) Post #ADgx6xocX5Bbk4rKL2 by jinxd@fosstodon.org
2021-11-23T12:00:16Z
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@ericbuijs Can't beat that..(if the psu works) :D
(DIR) Post #ADgxFx3mi7HA0PEno0 by jinxd@fosstodon.org
2021-11-23T12:01:55Z
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@ericbuijs Ive had some DELLs too ..always non standard sizes (mobo, PSU...etc). Very annoying. It's by design ...
(DIR) Post #ADgxgyzTdngDoO71mK by ericbuijs@fosstodon.org
2021-11-23T12:06:47Z
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@jinxd It is. I did build most PC's myself with standard components which is a bless but this one I could get for free from my neighbors.
(DIR) Post #ADgziKjwSjEvSqcMaW by jinxd@fosstodon.org
2021-11-23T12:29:27Z
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@ericbuijs same here. Gotten a few dells from work that they wanted to throw away. Makes for ok misc servers...
(DIR) Post #ADtEnvlIVoqrvXqLo0 by ericbuijs@fosstodon.org
2021-11-29T10:15:03Z
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I've found the noisy culprit. It turned out it was not the power supply at all but the fan of the ATI Radeon HD5450.
(DIR) Post #ADtFTlPhNSsrzjgjHE by totoroot@fosstodon.org
2021-11-29T10:22:37Z
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@ericbuijs @ericbuijs My suggestion is to rip out that old fan and to ziptie a silent Noctua fan to that mighty powerful GPU, as it isn't the prettiest card anyway. Depending on how large the heatsink is you could go with either a 60 or 80mm fan, I'd say!Might be a good time to replace the thermal compaund as well :)
(DIR) Post #ADtGTqr5FGnWpH6Rpw by ericbuijs@fosstodon.org
2021-11-29T10:33:51Z
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@totoroot Thanks for the suggestion. I'm thinking of replacing the card altogether. They can be bought locally for 15 euro with 1Gb (this one has 512Mb).
(DIR) Post #ADtIgR66WULmc3G0u0 by totoroot@fosstodon.org
2021-11-29T10:58:31Z
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@ericbuijs Considering that, it might indeed be a better investment :)