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    fans sound like they're at full speed..

    Discussion in 'Alienware 18 and M18x' started by mistermadd, Aug 19, 2011.

  1. mistermadd

    mistermadd Notebook Guru

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    I have been playing world of warcraft for the last few days and it seems that after a couple of minutes, i can hear the fans inside the machine go full throttle. Even upon exiting.. the fans are still at it. Is this normal? If not, should i be using a utility to control the fans and what should be the settings?
    I'm completely unsure as this is my first real desktop replacement. Thanks all.
     
    mistermadd, Aug 19, 2011
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  2. Fatal1ty39

    Fatal1ty39 Notebook Consultant

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    mine does the same thing while gaming but the fans should reduce their speed when exiting the game and no you don't a utility to control the fans
     
    Fatal1ty39, Aug 19, 2011
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  3. katalin_2003

    katalin_2003 NBR Spectre Super Moderator

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    Check your temperatures first, maybe they are high and the fans NEED to spin! Don't do something as stupid as preventing them from spinning the cards/CPU can be damaged!

    Maybe your heatsinks are clogged with dust(and you have to open it up and clean it) and/or need to repaste the GPUs and CPU.
     
    katalin_2003, Aug 19, 2011
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    Mine rev up like mad, but slow down when exiting the game, normal, but real annoying.
     
    Spydweb, Aug 19, 2011
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  5. katalin_2003

    katalin_2003 NBR Spectre Super Moderator

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    It's a gaming system, will a silent pink macbook play your games? Don't think so ;)
     
    katalin_2003, Aug 19, 2011
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    You are correct, but they could learn something from ASUS my G73 while not as big a beast it was silent at full bore..

    How did you know about my pink Mac LOL
     
    Spydweb, Aug 19, 2011
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  7. katalin_2003

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    Wild guess lol

    The G73 is a single GPU system and i invite you to compare temps between same cards on both systems ;)
     
    katalin_2003, Aug 19, 2011
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