My Fans

My two fans are spinning at speed up to 2860rpm.
Its making a lot of noise.
Whats going wrong?

did it just start doing it out-of-the-blue? or does ot start at a certain time or when you open a certain program?

It seems have have gotten louder since yesterday.
I can hear it in the kitchen 15 foot away with the kettle boiling and the tv on.

Moved to Cases & Cooling Market.

Hmm. Is it getting hotter in your house?

If not, Look inside and make sure they are all still in good health. Try stopping the fans for a few seconds (individually) to determine what fan is causing all the noise. It may just be dirty, or it may have just up-and-died.

Monitor your temperatures.

do you remember whaen it started and what you were doing? and has it been doing it nonstop like right when you start comp to when you shut it off?

the bearings in the fan might be going out. Do what Greg said to narrow it down.

Also, make sure the fans aren't coming into contact with any wires or anything.

Fans are cheap and easily replaceable, which is why they tend to go out from time to time.

Do as Greg said. Worst case scenario you'll have to buy new fans but they're pretty cheap to replace.

Yea, and if you ned to replace them and dont mind ordering from online you should use www.newegg.com they are a great place to get comp parts for cheap.

If they are noisy, a little lubrication will go a long way. Peel off the sticker to expose the bearing and pour a small amount of oil in to decrease friction in the fan. Replace the sticker, and hopefully you'll have a quieter PC. If your computer isn't even hot inside, you could remove the fans, or perform a 7V mod to reduce the fan's RPM, therefore its noise. Beware though, the 7V mod also decreases the amount of air the fan pushes - thus you could have slightly higher case temperatures.

Thanks for your help.
I will give those a shot when i hvae time.