My computer build now includes a piece of structural 8.5x11 printer paper.
I tracked the tapping noise to the case fan, poked at it a bit, and realized it got perfectly happy with just a bit of upward support. So, a bit of bridging between that and the top of the card cutouts just below, and I have a near-silent computer again! (Ignore the dust, that’s the next task.) #lowtechtech
It’s a joke referencing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC_LOAD_LETTER
Until the computer heats up enough to set fire to the paper 😅
According to this article, the average temp for paper to ignite is ~230° C (or ~455° F, Fahrenheit 451 anyone?). Your PC will never reach those temps short of a serious electrical issue, and then you have bigger problems than a piece of paper burning up.
Does it go BRRRRR- ?
Some NDP? Yeah Noise Dampening Paper is the way to go.
Is that CPU cooler resting on your GPU or is that just the perspective messing with me? It looks rather dangerous.
Thanks for fielding that! Yeah, the perspective’s quite deceptive. There’s actually about an inch and a half of air between them.
EDIT: That was meant to be a reply to @FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world Still trying to get a handle on responding to Lemmy threads from this (very much non-Lemmy) server.