Corsair a70 suddenly very loud

Third day on computer, Assassin build. Today I turn it on, and the a70 CPU cooler seems to be on ultra-high speed and is very noisy.

I downloaded something like 80 critical updates to Windows yesterday -- could this have done something?

Originally posted by DST4ME Call DS it has different settings, perhaps it got changed to a higher setting. but that is not normal tho.

I'm waiting on one of the guys to call me back now.

Speedfan confirms that the CPU fan is at just under 2000 RPM, which is what it should be. It's simply making too much noise, the motor in it.

Is your CPU fan plugged into an adapter that plugs into the motherboard?

Someone from D.S. called. He kept telling me 1) he understands the problem and 2) how it's important to monitor the CPU temp.

The CPU is 60 degrees. It's 75 degrees room temp. The CPU temp is not the problem. Speedfan says the RPM is at 2000, which is at spec. The problem is that at 2K RPM, it is loud.

He seemed to want to get off the phone. I can understand, as it was at that point 5:15 p.m., after his shift. I said, "I appreciate the call, but it seems you want to get off the phone, and we haven't accomplished anything." He went to consult with a "senior tech."

He returned and had me set the BIOS so that the CPU fan was "enabled" and then set the fan monitoring speed to "standard." (Asus Deluxe.)

This didn't change anything.

He said that the fan will run higher when it feels the need to cool the CPU, or somesuch.

The temp is not the problem! I was getting nowhere. So I volunteered, "Um, okay, should I just keep an eye on it through the weekend?"

"Yes! Keep an eye on it through the weekend. I will call you on Monday."

Calling me back right before end of shift: A+. Solving the problem: F.

I suspect the A70 unit itself is at fault.

Edited by Trench - 21 Oct 2011 at 8:48pm

Originally posted by RiceEatin2000GT if the cpu is at 60C just sitting at the desktop/lite browsing theres def something wrong with ur a70

I confirmed what you say on internet.

Christ. I am going to have to send this gigantic thing back.

Originally posted by RiceEatin2000GT Originally posted by Trench Originally posted by RiceEatin2000GT if the cpu is at 60C just sitting at the desktop/lite browsing theres def something wrong with ur a70 I confirmed what you say on internet. Christ. I am going to have to send this gigantic thing back. i would try not to use it until you can get in touch with someone from digital storm. I would send an email to alex([email protected]) explain the situation and he will take care of you.

It jumped to 124C, seen on both Speedfan and MW Monitor. It did same thing this morning; I thought it was errant reading at the time (only using Speedfan at the time).

Edited by Trench - 23 Oct 2011 at 4:58pm

Your a70 sounds like has gotten damaged during shipping, you can't blame DS for that, blame the shipping company, on top of that as rice said, parts go bad all the time, my mobo crapped out on me like a week after I got my pc, I had to send it back.

In short let them take it back and fix and send it to you.

Forget speed fan, its temps are not accurate.

can you give us a screen shot of your hwmonitor?

something about 124c does not sound right, as rice said it should shutdown before you got there.

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Edited by Trench - 22 Oct 2011 at 4:41am

why is the image so small, also looking at hw, I dont think you are looking at cpu temp.

we need a bigger pic of the hwmonitor, tell me how you took the screen shot, so I can help you make it bigger.

Originally posted by Trench [QUOTE=DST4ME] why is the image so small, also looking at hw, I dont think you are looking at cpu temp. we need a bigger pic of the hwmonitor, tell me how you took the screen shot, so I can help you make it bigger.

I hit "Prt Sc" key on keyboard. I have the image large right here, in "clipboard". How do I post it?

I am so close to calling credit card company to negate this purchase. I've spent three days (and 3K) on this. Now I have to learn the subtleties of how to post a screenshot to convince those who would help that I am not lying.

Originally posted by DST4ME I'm not saying you are lying, I like to see the temps for myself so I can see if there is anything else and double check and make sure you are looking at the right temps.

Of course. I'm frustrated. Spent all this money for a good build. A worry-free build. I don't have a lot of money -- this is my one vice, gaming. Plus I work at home, so it double has to work. So I chose Digital Storm. I did this one, big purchase.

First the crimped cables (another post); now, worse, this.

after you have the image in clipboard...

Thanks.

Edited by Trench - 22 Oct 2011 at 5:55am

this is a perfect example Trench of why we need to look at the screenshot, you are looking at the wrong reading, cputin is not the cpu temp, and its a false reading.

your cpu temps are core temps, your cpu has 4 cores and each of those core's temps are listed separately, your highest core temp/cpu temp is 30°.

of course those are idle temps and idle temps don't matter much unless they are too high, in this case they are normal, to really check your cpu temps you need to put the pc under stress and then check the core max temps.

Edited by DST4ME - 23 Oct 2011 at 1:12am

But it wasn't (I assume) doing this at Digital Storm.

So the answer is to physically limit it to 1600 RPM, or "low speed"?

And, ugh, plug something into my motherboard.



Edited by Trench - 23 Oct 2011 at 4:57pm

Is shouldn't sound like a refrigerator, ever. Except for fact it is defective.

If I was playing Crysis on a screen the size of my living room wall, the thing shouldn't be so loud that I can hear it upstairs on the other side of my house.

If this is how it sounds on "high," then I don't want it. But it's not supposed to sound like this on high.

Edited by Trench - 24 Oct 2011 at 12:47am

I can't say for 100% that it happened after the updates. The first day I was mad about the way it was put together, and I didn't have it on for long. The second day I was in and out of the backyard, lots of ambient noise, just checking on the MS updates. So let's not lock ourselves in to in being because of updates.

To answer your question about loud: it is a loud fan. No clicking, no bearing going bad, no grinding. The case fans above and below it purr quietly. It sounds exactly like a small crappy fan turned up way high.

But it's not a crappy fan, and it's not exceeding 2K rpm (where it's supposed to be). I listened to the A70 on Youtube from two diff people: you could barely hear it when the camera was up to the outside of the computer.

I don't see why everyone is saying to turn the speed down. I want it to work at its default setting, quietly, like it is for everyone else.


Edited by Trench - 24 Oct 2011 at 12:44am

Originally posted by Alex The A70 isn't really a quiet fan. To some, like the YouTube videos, it seems quiet, but to others (especially in a very quiet room) it can seem loud.   The RPM limiters will definitely take care of this for you. In addition, your CPU temps are really good, you can definitely slow the fan down with no issues.

Okay, we'll give that a try.