i turned on my desktop and the fan got really loud. my pc was still loading up nomal i saw the acer logo and it seemed fine but i held the power button and restarted before it got to desktop. the fan is fine now does this mean something is broken? i blew in my pc so it could have been dust.
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just checking the time line....
the fan was loud, you blew out some dust, the noise stopped - correct?
if so, it may simply have been dust buildup on the heat sink fins.
might as well go a step further and check the thermal grease under the heat sink.
at 2yo it's very likely fine - but worth a check as even the dust buildup shouldn't have been too bad unless you live in a higher than normal 'dirty' environment (cats, smoker, carpet, high human traffic, outside dust, smoggy city etc)
but the fan replacement may still be a good idea.
while the standard, CPU supplied ones are just fine, a 3rd party add-on heatsink with fan ARE better and quieter, and recommended for higher than average usage like gaming and video editing.
the fan was loud, you blew out some dust, the noise stopped - correct?
if so, it may simply have been dust buildup on the heat sink fins.
might as well go a step further and check the thermal grease under the heat sink.
at 2yo it's very likely fine - but worth a check as even the dust buildup shouldn't have been too bad unless you live in a higher than normal 'dirty' environment (cats, smoker, carpet, high human traffic, outside dust, smoggy city etc)
but the fan replacement may still be a good idea.
while the standard, CPU supplied ones are just fine, a 3rd party add-on heatsink with fan ARE better and quieter, and recommended for higher than average usage like gaming and video editing.
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