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Should I worry about the noise my PC makes after installing a second GPU?

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Mar 15, 20265139 views
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I recently installed a second graphics card (ATI 5770 in crossfire), and cleaned out a lot of dust from the PC. For some reason however the 'fan noise' is much louder, and I can only think of a few reasons: The two graphics cards have paired up to be noisy. The powersuply is working overtime to fee…

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Sorry if this is too obvious, but assuming the new card has a fan, are you sure it's not simply the additional fan? Another idea... sometimes stray wires inside for power connectors or drives might move in such a way that they slightly rub against a…

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