I have a major problem with my PC and will be eternally grateful to anyone who can shed some light on it.
I have a Fujitsu Siemens Scaleo T, 3.4Ghz, Intel Pentium 4, Radeon 9600 Series Graphics card.
Within about 4 months of having my computer it started making an unusual “hissing” sound when ever I played games. It is now just over a year and a half old and is getting worse.
What I have established is that when it starts “hissing” games lag severely. It does this every couple of minutes for 10 to 15 seconds. I have taken off the side panel but am struggling to pin point the origin of the sound. It’s not only when I play games, anything which uses up a lot of CPU, WINavi, Nero, etc.
Idle temp is high 50Â’s low 60Â’s. However when I play a game (Far Cry as an example) after a few minutes the temp goes up (83 degrees Celsius is the highest so far).
The dilemma I have so far is it’s still under warranty and they want me to send it away, but if the fault is found to be environmental (dust) then I will have to pay over £120. I’ve removed as much dust as I can with my hover attachment, being very careful not to touch anything inside.
Any guidance to a noob would be a lifesaver.
Thanks in advance.
I have a Fujitsu Siemens Scaleo T, 3.4Ghz, Intel Pentium 4, Radeon 9600 Series Graphics card.
Within about 4 months of having my computer it started making an unusual “hissing” sound when ever I played games. It is now just over a year and a half old and is getting worse.
What I have established is that when it starts “hissing” games lag severely. It does this every couple of minutes for 10 to 15 seconds. I have taken off the side panel but am struggling to pin point the origin of the sound. It’s not only when I play games, anything which uses up a lot of CPU, WINavi, Nero, etc.
Idle temp is high 50Â’s low 60Â’s. However when I play a game (Far Cry as an example) after a few minutes the temp goes up (83 degrees Celsius is the highest so far).
The dilemma I have so far is it’s still under warranty and they want me to send it away, but if the fault is found to be environmental (dust) then I will have to pay over £120. I’ve removed as much dust as I can with my hover attachment, being very careful not to touch anything inside.
Any guidance to a noob would be a lifesaver.
Thanks in advance.