CPU fan or something blows very loud.

[heavy weapons guy]

When manually fighting battles, especially when reinforcements army comes in. My computer fan or sumthin will blow really loud, especially when playing as the Skaven. I play on Ultra unit scale because I love large battles, I have a GTX 1030, I'm not a computer expert so which part of my computer should I upgrade cuz every time when my CPU fan blows loudly during battles makes me feel like the computer is gonna explode.

[Inardesco]

So....your fans are doing what they need to be doing under high load and you want what exactly?

[Jasiuuu]

Clean ur fans, try this guide https://www.wikihow.com/Clean-a-PC

[heavy weapons guy]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Inardesco:

So....your fans are doing what they need to be doing under high load and you want what exactly?

I'm asking to see if there's anything I can do or upgrade to minimize the noise. Like maybe investing in a new processor or something? The fan only blows very loud when I'm fighting battles but doesn't when i'm just playing around the campaign map or navigating the menu.

[Scar Glamour]

If you only hear it during battles, it's probably your graphics card. Try cleaning out the heat spreader with a can of compressed air. Might as well do it with the CPU too while you're at it.

[Inardesco]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Fingolfin:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Inardesco:

So....your fans are doing what they need to be doing under high load and you want what exactly?

I'm asking to see if there's anything I can do or upgrade to minimize the noise. Like maybe investing in a new processor or something? The fan only blows very loud when I'm fighting battles but doesn't when i'm just playing around the campaign map or navigating the menu.

First of all, that 1030 is rubbish as ♥♥♥♥. So I dont know why you're talking about changing the cpu....

So before you start investing in parts, perhsps invest in some knowledge on your current pc a bit more.

[Scar Glamour]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Inardesco:

First of all, that 1030 is rubbish as ♥♥♥♥. So I dont know why you're talking about changing the cpu....

So before you start investing in parts, perhsps invest in some knowledge on your current pc a bit more.

Hostile attitude aside, getting a better graphics card will help with Ultra unit size a lot. Maybe, a Radeon one. High-end Nvidia cards are significantly more expensive.

[Inardesco]

I might be a tad....direct. But I found the 1030 for 50€ on google. That's not the indication of a really good GPU.

He also hasn't shared the cpu or the amount of RAM he has. For all we know his entire pc is an assortment of cheap components and so getting that 300€ GPU won't do much because it'll be bottlenecked by the cpu and RAM.

So before anyone could even give the faintest advice on what he should purchase, he should first give the full specification of his pc.

[Jukelo]

Guys, the OP isn't complaining about performance (although I can't imagine they are all that great) but about NOISE.

Could be the GPU, could be the CPU.
OP has a GT 1030, which at its best has a TDP of 30w, not exactly something that would need a fan to spin at 2000 rpm to dissipate...but then again, some (but not all) of those GT 1030 do have tiny fans which just might have to.
But I'd argue that, as far as games go, TW2 is a fairly CPU-demanding titles, and I could definitely see a stock intel cooler having to do extra work to keep things running.

@OP first you must figure out which fan is making all that noise: during a battle (in borderless windowed mode) keep a monitoring tool running, like CPUID's hwmonitor to figure out which fan is spinning fast. You'll probably catch a few at 2000RPM: those are the really loud ones. Alternatively you can just open your case and figure out by ear which is the loudest.

If it's the CPU fan, you're in luck, those are easy enough to replace with something a bit bigger (ie quieter). If it's the GT 1030's fan, meh. You'll waste more time and effort trying to fit a better fan on there than you would just buying a decent mid-range GPU with dual fans which will run the game better and quieter.

[Imagination]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Inardesco:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Fingolfin:

I'm asking to see if there's anything I can do or upgrade to minimize the noise. Like maybe investing in a new processor or something? The fan only blows very loud when I'm fighting battles but doesn't when i'm just playing around the campaign map or navigating the menu.

First of all, that 1030 is rubbish as ♥♥♥♥. So I dont know why you're talking about changing the cpu....

So before you start investing in parts, perhsps invest in some knowledge on your current pc a bit more.

More useful information and less elitist snobbery would probably be more helpful to him.

[heavy weapons guy]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Jukelo:

Guys, the OP isn't complaining about performance (although I can't imagine they are all that great) but about NOISE.

Could be the GPU, could be the CPU.
OP has a GT 1030, which at its best has a TDP of 30w, not exactly something that would need a fan to spin at 2000 rpm to dissipate...but then again, some (but not all) of those GT 1030 do have tiny fans which just might have to.
But I'd argue that, as far as games go, TW2 is a fairly CPU-demanding titles, and I could definitely see a stock intel cooler having to do extra work to keep things running.

@OP first you must figure out which fan is making all that noise: during a battle (in borderless windowed mode) keep a monitoring tool running, like CPUID's hwmonitor to figure out which fan is spinning fast. You'll probably catch a few at 2000RPM: those are the really loud ones. Alternatively you can just open your case and figure out by ear which is the loudest.

If it's the CPU fan, you're in luck, those are easy enough to replace with something a bit bigger (ie quieter). If it's the GT 1030's fan, meh. You'll waste more time and effort trying to fit a better fan on there than you would just buying a decent mid-range GPU with dual fans which will run the game better and quieter.

Thanks! Very helpful advice, so basically replace current fan with a bigger one or buy a graphics card that comes with dual fans?

[Falaris]

Before you upgrade anything, first, remove dust. Get one of those air spray cans and get to work. It's easy, and is usually necessary to do occasionally anyway.

Secondly, it can also be the PSU, but that's a little unlikely if it's only during battle.

Thirdly, your PC most likely has temperature sensors. Find out what their readings are. One utility that does that is speedfan.

http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php

Use that to find out where the temperature is an issue. As Junkelo says, also check the fans to see which are running overtime.

Replacing the PSU or GPU fan is not something that is easy to do. Hopefully it's a CPU one or chassis fans. (If the chassis builds up heat, that's worth looking into.). If it's a prebuilt model, it's likely to have barely enough fans on the chassis. Just make sure the chassis fans push the air around properly, with a clear balance between fans blowing air in and out of the chassis.

The fans you want to replace it with are preferrably as large as possible. Larger fans = can move air while rotating slower = less noise. 120mm is good.

For the CPU, I am partial to hybrid water coolers, for being quiet and effective, but they are a bit on the expensive side. To be honest, normal CPU fans work just fine.

[MaGicBush]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Fingolfin:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Jukelo:

Guys, the OP isn't complaining about performance (although I can't imagine they are all that great) but about NOISE.

Could be the GPU, could be the CPU.
OP has a GT 1030, which at its best has a TDP of 30w, not exactly something that would need a fan to spin at 2000 rpm to dissipate...but then again, some (but not all) of those GT 1030 do have tiny fans which just might have to.
But I'd argue that, as far as games go, TW2 is a fairly CPU-demanding titles, and I could definitely see a stock intel cooler having to do extra work to keep things running.

@OP first you must figure out which fan is making all that noise: during a battle (in borderless windowed mode) keep a monitoring tool running, like CPUID's hwmonitor to figure out which fan is spinning fast. You'll probably catch a few at 2000RPM: those are the really loud ones. Alternatively you can just open your case and figure out by ear which is the loudest.

If it's the CPU fan, you're in luck, those are easy enough to replace with something a bit bigger (ie quieter). If it's the GT 1030's fan, meh. You'll waste more time and effort trying to fit a better fan on there than you would just buying a decent mid-range GPU with dual fans which will run the game better and quieter.

Thanks! Very helpful advice, so basically replace current fan with a bigger one or buy a graphics card that comes with dual fans?

Pretty much. If it's your CPU fan I would recommend replacing it with a Noctua. They are quiet and mines worked well for a couple of years now. If it's your GPU then buy a new GPU as stated.

[Empiro]

Get a GPU temperature monitor. If it goes above 80 degrees, then your cooling is bad. If your fans are really loud, there could be something wrong with your fans' bearings. You could get new ones, but the 1030 isn't exactly a great card, so getting an upgrade would be more ideal.

Generally speaking, a game should be maxxing out your GPU. If you're not at your FPS cap, you want your GPU to be working as hard as it can to deliver better FPS.

[necaradan666]

ahh.. the bliss of silent water cooling !

[Scar Glamour]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von necaradan666:

ahh.. the bliss of silent water cooling !

Water cooling isn't less noisy than air cooling in any conceivable way. If anything water cooling adds the noise of the pump to the regular hum of the coolers.