Sayers 2018 年 7 月 29 日 上午 1:02
Laptop fan runs high continuously...is this ok?
I own a new hp envy laptop.

It was working fine for 6 months. Suddenly, over the last month, the laptop fan has been running high continuously while gaming in steam and while using some non-steam related applications.
It is NOT an abnormal noise - just the fan always running loud constantly.

I tried everything to fix the problem with no luck.
Now it looks like I just have to live with it.

My question is:
Will leaving the fan like this cause any problems for the computer?
Wear and tear? Decrease in computer lifespan?
I'm assuming the life expectancy of the computer will decrease a bit due to the fan finally failing from overuse
最后由 Sayers 编辑于; 2018 年 7 月 29 日 上午 1:03
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Sapph 2018 年 7 月 29 日 上午 1:03 
Clean it, it clearly has dust in there. Causing the temperatures be higher and thus fan having to run faster.
最后由 Sapph 编辑于; 2018 年 7 月 29 日 上午 1:03
Sayers 2018 年 7 月 29 日 上午 1:04 
引用自 Sapph
Clean it, it clearly has dust in there. Causing the temperatures be higher and thus fan having to run faster.
Checked. No dust.

Just wondering if it's ok to leave the computer like this
最后由 Sayers 编辑于; 2018 年 7 月 29 日 上午 1:05
Sapph 2018 年 7 月 29 日 上午 1:06 
引用自 Sayers
引用自 Sapph
Clean it, it clearly has dust in there. Causing the temperatures be higher and thus fan having to run faster.
Checked. No dust.

Just wondering if it's ok to leave the computer like this
You can't really see the dust by just "checking". You need to properly blow it with air to get it out.
最后由 Sapph 编辑于; 2018 年 7 月 29 日 上午 1:07
Sapph 2018 年 7 月 29 日 上午 1:12 
Also, the temperature in your room just simply might be higher if it has been hot in your country due to summer.
Supafly 2018 年 7 月 29 日 上午 1:13 
Ambient temp higher than it was 6 months ago? I know here it must be 15 degrees Celius or more higher than it was 6 months ago. My desktops CPU and case fans are running higher and a desktop has better airflow than a laptops.
Question

No harm will come to the components. Everything will throttle performance to keep components from over heating.

Fans life will deteriorate faster depending on the fan and its lifespan.

Even if fans fail they won't be that much to replace. Assuming they fail while that laptop is still viaable for use and you haven't sold or threw it away.

You could get a laptop cooler to sit your laptop on.
Sayers 2018 年 7 月 29 日 上午 1:16 
引用自 Sapph
Also, the temperature in your room just simply might be higher if it has been hot in your country due to summer.


引用自 Suicidal Monkey
Ambient temp higher than it was 6 months ago? I know here it must be 15 degrees Celius or more higher than it was 6 months ago. My desktops CPU and case fans are running higher and a desktop has better airflow than a laptops.
Question

No harm will come to the components. Everything will throttle performance to keep components from over heating.

Fans life will deteriorate faster depending on the fan and its lifespan.

Even if fans fail they won't be that much to replace. Assuming they fail while that laptop is still viaable for use and you haven't sold or threw it away.

You could get a laptop cooler to sit your laptop on.

Problems started beginning in june 2018. I live in ne usa, so ambient temps did increase a bit.

I was thinking the cause of the problem was the new windows update in beginning of june.
最后由 Sayers 编辑于; 2018 年 7 月 29 日 上午 1:16
Null_User 2018 年 7 月 29 日 上午 1:42 
Donload GPU Z:
https://www.techpowerup.com/download/techpowerup-gpu-z/
Monitor the temperatures of both GPU and CPU on it's sensors tab. When gaming, laptops can and will most likely go into the high 70s or 80s depending on your location and how well ventilated the room is. In idle, some laptops can still sit on the 50s and 60s. IF your computer is idling at over 70, then there's something wrong with it.

If you opt to clean the fans using compressed air, try for ways that don't make them spin too fast or they may be damaged, OR just open the laptop. Youtube has videos on how to open most laptops by exact brand/model.
Supafly 2018 年 7 月 29 日 上午 1:49 
Ambient increase would be the obvious reason. You can't adjust fan curvres on a laptop. Least non that I know of. If the ambient increase causes the running temp to increase enough. Even just by a few degrees it could be hitting a temp that triggers fans to run at maximum rpm.

A software update, windows or other, won't be causing a hardware change. Flashing a new motherboard Bios update could change fan profile but that wouldn't explain higher temps coupled with higher fan speed and noise. If anything it would be higher rpm/noise with lower temps or lower rpm/noise and higher temps.
StinGray® 2018 年 7 月 29 日 上午 2:14 
This can be the problem on termal module I mean if the fan don't work correct this can be the module if heat only in streamin gamin and... This is normal because in laptop when you do this things this is big pressure on cpu gpu and more and the technology overheating I have the same problem
Arya 2018 年 7 月 29 日 上午 2:59 
Sounds like a mixture of hot weather and clogged heatsinks.

You can't check at a glance whether the heatsink is fouled; the dust will be lodged deep inside the heatsink vanes and I strongly doubt you could see that without cutting the heatsink in half. Whether it's the root cause or not, cleaning it would only do the laptop good.
Raoul 2018 年 7 月 29 日 上午 4:10 
Manufacturers commonly skimp out on quality thermal paste and commonly you get hurried/bad applications of it and basically within a year or so it goes hard. If left as is would cause constant high temps, throttling and failing fans down the line.
If you haven't got dust in there then then it could be that the paste hardened already and now is acting as an insulator causing your fan to try harder to ventilate.
The fan running faster constantly is a sign of wear and tear and a decrease in lifespan tbh but you can never know by how much.

The updates or software in general can be a factor too though and you are right to think it could be that since it can mean new features that cause your cpu to be at/or loading more things constantly.

Try to monitor your temps when idling and loading you can use hwmonitor or hwinfo which is more comprehensive to get an idea on whats happening.
Check which programs/services are loading at startup, check your os settings and disable or set to manual things you don't need.
Also Try to get the paste renewed with some quality stuff by someone who knows what they're doing and your fan should go back to or be better than it was previously. It's usually a simple fix and shouldn't take longer than an hour for a novice tech.
Sayers 2018 年 7 月 29 日 下午 4:34 
It looks like I'm going to have to leave the computer like this.

Any major problems with it?
(Again, it's not an abnormal noise -- just fan running loud and constant)
Arya 2018 年 7 月 29 日 下午 9:13 
引用自 Sayers
It looks like I'm going to have to leave the computer like this.

Any major problems with it?
(Again, it's not an abnormal noise -- just fan running loud and constant)

No, that's fine. I would only worry if the CPU and GPU cores start to overheat - for safety sake I'd prescribe a temperature benchtest every month or two.

Run Passmark on the CPU while checking the temps in HW Monitor. Both apps are free, and it only takes thirty seconds to run the test. Work out your baseline, and if you're not hitting that baseline you'll know it's time to act and fix the system.
最后由 Arya 编辑于; 2018 年 7 月 29 日 下午 9:13
Supafly 2018 年 7 月 30 日 上午 2:32 
引用自 Sayers
It looks like I'm going to have to leave the computer like this.

Any major problems with it?
(Again, it's not an abnormal noise -- just fan running loud and constant)
I answered that question in post #5

引用自 Suicidal Monkey

No harm will come to the components. Everything will throttle performance to keep components from over heating.
Sayers 2018 年 7 月 30 日 下午 4:00 
引用自 Suicidal Monkey
引用自 Sayers
It looks like I'm going to have to leave the computer like this.

Any major problems with it?
(Again, it's not an abnormal noise -- just fan running loud and constant)
I answered that question in post #5

引用自 Suicidal Monkey

No harm will come to the components. Everything will throttle performance to keep components from over heating.

Thanks. I appreciate it
I just wanted more feedback
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