Whenever I open Minecraft my PC fan instantly starts to make a very obnoxious noise, I know it works harder in order for me to play the game but it's basically unplayable with the noise it makes. Sometimes when I restart and only open Minecraft it doesn't do it, but sometimes even that wont work. If it helps to know my computer is very basic, only a fan to cool it down and 4 gigs of ram.
Whenever I open Minecraft my PC fan instantly starts to make a very obnoxious noise, I know it works harder in order for me to play the game but it's basically unplayable with the noise it makes. Sometimes when I restart and only open Minecraft it doesn't do it, but sometimes even that wont work. If it helps to know my computer is very basic, only a fan to cool it down and 4 gigs of ram.
Mine does this too and the reason is simple the solution is not =P
Basically Minecraft being a nice little pain in the backside likes to hog CPU usage pretty much upon opening it nevermind opening a world up to play on. Whats happening is your pc is seeing your cpu temperature go up really quickly and increasing the fan speed to cool it down. Unfortunately though because minecraft doesnt stop using a lot of your cpu until you close it unless you had a really good fan/cooler its never really going to cool down and in turn is never going to get quieter until you close the program.
The easiest way to fix the issue would be to go into your bios and have a fiddle with your fans speed settings. if you are lucky enough to have a built in system for doing just that then it should not be more difficult then a couple of clicks. Be very aware though that to get less sound you have to slow the fan down and if you do that the chip will stay hot and if you do it too much you will probably be warned by your system and worst case your pc could auto shutdown to stop you melting your house.....
If you have enough experience you could also look into replacing the fan/heatsink on the cpu with something a bit more special which will help keep it cool but will also let you choose the max speed fan you want on it.
General maintenance anyone can do and that will give a very and i mean VERY slight performance increase would be to clean out the interior of your machine. make sure all air vents are free and clear of obstructions and dust and also once a month like i do hoover/vacuum out the interior as well to make sure the board etc is clean. for the love of god dont have it plugged in when you do this and do not use a brush attachment....you dont want to risk any static electricity at all.
Well I have cleaned out every part I could without opening the thing around once or twice a month, I don't think I'm going to mess with how often my fan runs or anything like that.
Guess I'll just stick with the old restart my computer and pray it's quiet that time.
Well I have cleaned out every part I could without opening the thing around once or twice a month, I don't think I'm going to mess with how often my fan runs or anything like that.
Guess I'll just stick with the old restart my computer and pray it's quiet that time.
MY Day summed up in a few simple words "Have you tried turning it on and off again?"
Well I have cleaned out every part I could without opening the thing around once or twice a month, I don't think I'm going to mess with how often my fan runs or anything like that.
Guess I'll just stick with the old restart my computer and pray it's quiet that time.
It's not settings of "when" the fans run, it's how sensitive to loads and/or temps that they adjust speeds. You'll never have your fan stop and can possibly even have low fan speed warnings as well. If your BIOS has these settings they're usually set to "standard" with "Quiet" and "Turbo" as other options....and disable of course. Check and see if you have these in each of the Chassis Fan's settings.
W/ the CPU there's also EIST amoung other settings worth tinkering with. EIST will lower CPU cycles if there's no load then as it senses a load go back to it's set clock speeds. This can trigger fan settings that parallel EIST, so one thing could be to disable EIST so it runs full cycles, adust the fan to be quiet(er), then enable it again. Or simply sink some money into something other than the OEM cooler.
Most of the time you can tell if it's the video card by feeling the exhaust while firing up the game. If noise goes up and you feel more air, it's the video card. If so you can install MSI Afterburner even if it's not an MSI product. It has adjustable fan speed curves to make them more livable. I have mine slowly increasing in 20C increments until the last two where I then have them "spike" up dramatically to regain control. Don't worry even if this is 80C to start "spiking" them as they're really tough now days. Oh, MSI also graphs GPU loads along with fan speeds, so that's a great [free] trouble shooting tool instead of reaching around the box to feel for air.
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Retired StaffMine does this too and the reason is simple the solution is not =P
Basically Minecraft being a nice little pain in the backside likes to hog CPU usage pretty much upon opening it nevermind opening a world up to play on. Whats happening is your pc is seeing your cpu temperature go up really quickly and increasing the fan speed to cool it down. Unfortunately though because minecraft doesnt stop using a lot of your cpu until you close it unless you had a really good fan/cooler its never really going to cool down and in turn is never going to get quieter until you close the program.
The easiest way to fix the issue would be to go into your bios and have a fiddle with your fans speed settings. if you are lucky enough to have a built in system for doing just that then it should not be more difficult then a couple of clicks. Be very aware though that to get less sound you have to slow the fan down and if you do that the chip will stay hot and if you do it too much you will probably be warned by your system and worst case your pc could auto shutdown to stop you melting your house.....
If you have enough experience you could also look into replacing the fan/heatsink on the cpu with something a bit more special which will help keep it cool but will also let you choose the max speed fan you want on it.
General maintenance anyone can do and that will give a very and i mean VERY slight performance increase would be to clean out the interior of your machine. make sure all air vents are free and clear of obstructions and dust and also once a month like i do hoover/vacuum out the interior as well to make sure the board etc is clean. for the love of god dont have it plugged in when you do this and do not use a brush attachment....you dont want to risk any static electricity at all.
Let us know how you get on!
Guess I'll just stick with the old restart my computer and pray it's quiet that time.
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Retired StaffMY Day summed up in a few simple words "Have you tried turning it on and off again?"
W/ the CPU there's also EIST amoung other settings worth tinkering with. EIST will lower CPU cycles if there's no load then as it senses a load go back to it's set clock speeds. This can trigger fan settings that parallel EIST, so one thing could be to disable EIST so it runs full cycles, adust the fan to be quiet(er), then enable it again. Or simply sink some money into something other than the OEM cooler.
Most of the time you can tell if it's the video card by feeling the exhaust while firing up the game. If noise goes up and you feel more air, it's the video card. If so you can install MSI Afterburner even if it's not an MSI product. It has adjustable fan speed curves to make them more livable. I have mine slowly increasing in 20C increments until the last two where I then have them "spike" up dramatically to regain control. Don't worry even if this is 80C to start "spiking" them as they're really tough now days. Oh, MSI also graphs GPU loads along with fan speeds, so that's a great [free] trouble shooting tool instead of reaching around the box to feel for air.