I'm not sure if its the fan or what, but I am looking for a program/download that can probably make whatever the noise is quieter. The noise sometimes quiets down when I don't run so many programs...

I know you guys will tell me to go get a fan or read one of those guides on the internet about how to make your pc quieter, but I was wondering if there is any simple method... I could probably clear out dust but if there was a program that could control the noise that would be like great.

Try clearing out the dust, there's probably loads of it stuffing your heatsinks, adding up the temperature (aka, forcing the fans to make an extra effort)

Try having some wire management inside your computer. Less dangling wires in front of the fan (moving wires to the side of the case) could improve air flow within the case. If it really bothers you, try removing the case.

it's probably just dust, get some canned air and blow it out....

there probualy isn't a program to do that, since the noise would be from the fans, and the only think a program could do is reduce the RPM of the fan, which could make your computer over heat,

the things people mentione above should help reduce the noise

Take your whole computer apart and go to your garage with a blow dryer or a fan(anything that blows) and blow off the dust which is on it, piece by piece .

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Originally posted by spongeboy
Take your whole computer apart and go to your garage with a blow dryer or a fan(anything that blows) and blow off the dust which is on it, piece by piece .

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I have no clue where I can get compressed air in this country xD, thanks for the tip. If i cant find compressed air ill find another way to blow off dust.

Well I can get it from Dicksmiths in Australia or a compressor so I'm guessing you could get it from an electrical shop.

Just saw this on slashdot. I honestly don't know if Intel's desktop processors include frequency throttling or if many chipsets allow you to change the fan speed [it can sometimes be done in real time via a hardware register], I'd guess not, but it might be worth a try.

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Originally posted by .Roy
I have no clue where I can get compressed air in this country xD, thanks for the tip. If i cant find compressed air ill find another way to blow off dust.

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To clean out dust I use an air gun connected to a big air compressor (I did this just recently actually and saw that there was way more dust than I thought). Do it outside, and think about what you will wear because dust will fly everywhere (if it's as dirty as mine was). Safety goggles are a good idea.

If your computer's fans are thermally controlled, you can try CPUIdle. It's a program that makes sure that when your processor is idling it is in the lowest power state (without affecting performance) and can be set to act more agressively if the CPU temperature rises above a certain level. The idea is that by using CPUIdle to keep your computer cool, the fans will not work as hard or as loudly.