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May 10th, 2003 21:00

8300 Fan speed varies?

I have a Dimension 8300 with a ATI Radeon 9800 video card.

I notice the fan speed varies (unsure if it is the CPU fan, power supply fan, or the graphics card fan).

When I'm surfing the web the fan doesn't speed up - it remains constant.

When I'm playing a graphics instense 3D game like Delta Force Black Hawk Down is when I noticed the sound of the fan speeding up and slowing down.

Does anyone know if this varying fan speed is normal during intense operations?

Murf

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Jake02324
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Posted May 11th, 2003 00:00
I read an article just 2 days ago that said this is correct, I think you may hear a varying of the speed, depending on the graphics. Spec are super on that model!
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tomintx
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Posted May 11th, 2003 11:00
The 9700 Pro fan speed also increases during intense graphics. It doesn't go up and down, but gradually increases it seems as loading persists.
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youm0nt
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Posted May 11th, 2003 12:00
sounds like a temperature sensitive fan.if the temp of your graphics card or cpu go up,the fan will kick in and run faster.once the temp drops the fan will lower in speed