Alternatively, you may have a software issue keeping your fans locked at full speed.
This can range from misconfigured or missing fan control utilities to a program occupying system resources in the background.
With a few checks here and there, you should be good to go.
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Check Internal Temperatures and Clean Air Vents
The first thing to do is check your air vents.
High-spinning fans are the first indication of a PC running hot.
Remember to clean the old thermal paste off first!
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This can cause a high system load, causing your fans to spin up faster.
Close any processes that aren’t system-critical.
That should help reduce the load on your PC, slowing down the fans in the process.
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You could alsodisable certain background apps in Windows 11to further reduce the load.
Most fans come with a four-pin header allowing PWM (pulse-width modulation) control via software.
This ensures your CPU, GPU, and other case fans run according to the computer’s internal temperature.
Check your motherboard to see whether your fans are plugged into the right headers.
Get New Fans
If nothing else works out, you may have faulty fans that require replacing.
Hopefully, it doesn’t come to that, as it’s really a last resort.
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With a few simple troubleshooting steps, you might get those fans under control.
