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If your machine spins up its fans for no discernible reason throughout the day, it's broken and you should fix it.
by freehunter 8y ago
If your machine spins up its fans for no discernible reason throughout the day, it's broken and you should fix it.
- kortilla 8y agoIt’s not. Using the cpu is a supported feature of normal computers.
- freehunter 8y agoIf you can say "the fans are spinning up because this piece of software is using the CPU more" then it's not "no discernible reason".
- sosborn 8y ago> no discernible reason What if the "no discernible reason" is just poorly coded software?
- freehunter 8y agoThat's the definition of a discernible reason. If the CPU is being used hard enough to need more cooling, then the question is answered.
- mcv 8y agoThat's too limited a view at the issue. Why is the CPU running that hard? If the user is not doing anything CPU-intensive, yet the fans spin up, clearly the CPU is hot, but why? What is it doing?
- eitland 8y agoThen the PC and the OS is off the hook and the search continues with the software.
- nimnio 8y agoMost people will categorize crashing, overheating, and graphical artifacts as a more severe problem than "what's that small noise I hear once in a while".