I've got a PC with a AMD Duron @ 1.2 GHz. It has a stock heatsink and fan, which has been getting noisy recently. I can also hear it change pitch when I turn on a monitor plugged into the same socket (e.g. when there's a load on the power supply)
I'm guessing either the fan is bad and will need to be replaced eventually, or perhaps there's too much crap plugged into the wall socket (though nothing's been added/removed to the power strips in weeks and the fan problem started in the last 3 days). The CPU temperature when idle is 48 C, I'm hoping that's good.
If I replace the fan, and therefore the heatsink it's attached to, do I need to put more thermal paste/grease/whatever on top of the CPU? Or is the amount that's left there sufficient?
Are there any types or brands of replacement fans that will last for a while? The current one is a Cooler Master, which I'm assuming was installed because it's the dirt cheap brand. Or maybe they always come with heatsinks nowadays...
My other concern is 'cracking' the CPU when attaching a new heatsink, any pointers on doing that the right way?
I'm guessing either the fan is bad and will need to be replaced eventually, or perhaps there's too much crap plugged into the wall socket (though nothing's been added/removed to the power strips in weeks and the fan problem started in the last 3 days). The CPU temperature when idle is 48 C, I'm hoping that's good.
If I replace the fan, and therefore the heatsink it's attached to, do I need to put more thermal paste/grease/whatever on top of the CPU? Or is the amount that's left there sufficient?
Are there any types or brands of replacement fans that will last for a while? The current one is a Cooler Master, which I'm assuming was installed because it's the dirt cheap brand. Or maybe they always come with heatsinks nowadays...
My other concern is 'cracking' the CPU when attaching a new heatsink, any pointers on doing that the right way?