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post #21 of 23
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ha okay, so you think dust is the enemy. thanks for the help, hopefully everything runs smoothly now. I guess i'll try cleaning out the dust every couple months or so.
post #22 of 23
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Originally Posted by YP5 Toronto
Dust restricts the amount of air passing through the heatsink. Dust.
so the fans have to work a lot harder to get adequate airflow to cool the cpu. That results in them coming on more frequently and when they come on the come on closer to the max speed making the whole system a lot louder.
post #23 of 23
Thread Starter 
ah, makes perfect sense. mine has been much quieter since the cleaner, I'm pretty content for now.
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