That's completely normal for Chrome, this is why very few people in the know use it anymore, it's a resource hog to say the least. If you open up task manager, you'll see just how much CPU and RAM it's using.I'm looking at HWmonitor CPU goes up to between 50 and 60 each time I navigate anywhere on chrome, thats whats making the fan spike so much. Seems a bit excessive to go from around 45oC idle and pushing 60oC from one click of the mouse
I tested it on Edge and the same was happening, cpu goes up to 57/60 °C every click and the fan becomes louder. I wonder if there's a way for the fan to ignore those 1-2 second spikes or does it need to do thisThat's completely normal for Chrome, this is why very few people in the know use it anymore, it's a resource hog to say the least. If you open up task manager, you'll see just how much CPU and RAM it's using.
The fan responds to load, that's necessary otherwise the CPU will overheat. It's working the way it's supposed to.I tested it on Edge and the same was happening, cpu goes up to 57/60 °C every click and the fan becomes louder. I wonder if there's a way for the fan to ignore those 1-2 second spikes or does it need to do this
The meaning of TMPIN0, TMPIN1, etc. seems to be motherboard specific and I've never been able to find a reliable description of what they actually mean. In your example all the TMPINx sensors seem to be inactive because their current, min and max values are identical (or nearly so) - in addition the TMPIN8 sensor is reported twice with different (fixed) values! I would suggest that you can ignore these sensors, they may not even be there at all and are just artefacts that HWMonitor is seeing.Also does anything look wrong here, some of the tempatures seem quite high considering the computers more or less idle
Is the fan properly attached to the cooler tower? It may have come adrift in transit.It is the Noctua fan, as the changes I made to the CPU fan in BIOS has reduced the noise level, although its still there.
It’s definitely not silent but it’s only really noticeable when it speeds up, which is often even though I’ve only tested on chrome with one tab openWith that fan working at those speeds, you shouldn't be able to hear it....I had a Noctua fan similar to the one used on that cooler as the exhaust fan in my old system at higher rpms constantly and it was essentially silent
It’s hard to know what I’m looking for, is it this though the cable at the top? I couldn’t see anything elseEmail these days often take several days for a reply as they are pretty busy.
May seem like a stupid question but have you checked to make sure the fan is securely attached to the side of the heatsink? I ask as the wire frame that attaches it doesn't look like much and so it might have gotten loosened in transit/when the foam was removed
Other than CPU what should I check?Experimentation is the only way to know...try dropping them a little, monitor the temps etc..if okay, lower a bit again. Keep going until you are happy overall or the temps start getting hotter.
Another alternative is to use a different browser than Chrome. Forefiox and Edge both use less resources (Chrome opens like 1,000 processes for every tab you open..or so it seems!)
I just experiemented and opening Chrome caused my fans to ramp up, as did opening a second tab in it. Opening a second tab in Firefox did nothing. Not conclusive admittedly
I had a quick look and it looked like one of the cables from the fan was going round the back of the case (where all the other cables are), I think if I attempted anything like that I'd be guaranteed to break somethingAs to changing the fans, if you really wanted to....it's simply a matter of unscrewing 4 screws, unpluggin the fan from the motherboard, then plugging the new fan into the same motherboard slot and screwing it into the case with the 4 screws. Simple to do and you can probably find YouTube videos to guid you through it