popeyPC NERDS! I have an old-ish desktop PC. MSI H61M-E23 Mobo, i7-2600 CPU, 8GB RAM, GTX 960 GPU. It's mostly just Steam and some VMs that it's used for. I make little incremental improvements over time, and this machine has suited me fine for quite a while. It's a bit noisy though. I suspect the CPU fan is the main culprit (likely?). Would like to make it quieter. Low cost suggestions?
Kyle Fazzari@popey 1. Have you tested that assumption by unplugging case fans? 2. I assume your case fans are plugged directly into the mobo, and the mobo has temperature sensors/speed control?