Whats diff between cpu fan Speed & system fan speed?

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Boodles

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My PC has been giving me bollocks that last few weeks. Crashing, restarting... and so i dont know what is wrong. I formatted over the weekend because of this but its still going on.

Hardware?
Bios gives this
CPU fan speed (approx) 3600 RPM
System fan speed 0 RPM <---------- Is this OK?

I need to reboot to look at my temp... but it was about 53c.

The only thing i play with every month or 2 is my fan thingy, it gets very dusty so i do need to pull it apart, and in doing so i think the cpu also comes off i remember correctly - and it did cross my mind about the thermal paste kinda not being visable anymore - does that matter because it seems PC temp is OK.

This PC has been going good for the last, 3 or 4 years, or something. No overclocking.

Yp
 
One is a case fan - and one is on the CPU.

The case fan might not have a speed sensor though.
 
Boodles said:
The only thing i play with every month or 2 is my fan thingy, it gets very dusty so i do need to pull it apart, and in doing so i think the cpu also comes off i remember correctly - and it did cross my mind about the thermal paste kinda not being visable anymore - does that matter because it seems PC temp is OK.
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I always recommend that you replace the thermal paste after removing the heatsink and fan assembly, just to be on the safe side :)
 
The_Techie said:
I always recommend that you replace the thermal paste after removing the heatsink and fan assembly, just to be on the safe side :)
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OK, thanks, will buy some some tomorrow - any specific brand or anything... or all the same.
 
Boodles said:
OK, thanks, will buy some some tomorrow - any specific brand or anything... or all the same.
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I use Zalman's thermal paste, though you probably won't notice too much of a difference (if any) between the different brands :)
 
I ordered a fan from prophecy once, when it arrived it was actually a six-pack, so now I have four spares.

Thinking of getting 'artistic' with them....
 
xrapidx said:
Get two case fans while you're at it :) Helps keep the air flowing (cooler)
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I've only got this PC for a few more weeks so dont want to spend money on it if possible.

Then i'll be buying a aussie PC:D
 
celeron 1.7
256 ram.
msi 6309 motherboard thingy.
cd writer.

Glad you like it.
 
Boodles said:
I've only got this PC for a few more weeks so dont want to spend money on it if possible.

Then i'll be buying a aussie PC:D
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Open the side panel and point one of those cheap house fans on it if you have one.
 
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