To those who have fan noise issues, I wanted to share some insights. I bought the 7610 about a month ago and the first days the fan noise was just insane, even when doing very basic tasks. It was like the sound of an airplane landing. I contacted Dell and one of their support members updated a few things remotely. What I know is that he updated the bios and some of the battery performance settings (power mode was set to balanced). It really lowered the fan noise a lot, but it was still rather noisy, so their support offered to come over for a proper check. They replaced both fans and the thermal paste, as it was too dry/hard according to the guy from Dell. After he did that, the laptop became MUCH more quiet! It doesn't make any noise when performing basic tasks, and even with more demanding tasks (Photoshop, streaming) the fans are very quiet. Only when playing games, the fans might become noisy, but that's quite normal. So in general, the fan noise almost disappeared.
What about a year old Inspiron fan suddenly making loud noise as soon as I log on but then quiets down once I start using the laptop? Interestingly, Dell warranty just expired. Worth to renew their service contract?
(Dell Optiplex 7020 PC, Got this in 2021) I was putting on RUclips, having a drink before bed. The PC was recently making quite a bit of noise but I didn’t think anything of it. I put my drink away and fell asleep. I woke up and I heard a very loud noise, I thought it was my furnace heater so I just payed back down checking my phone. However, I looked at my computer which should’ve been in sleep mode. The power button was blinking orange (which I only see during startup) and I walked to it. I turned my head trying to hear it and yeah, that loud noise was coming from the computer. Thanks for the video!
I got an Inspiron 3910 from Costco a couple weeks ago. I finally got fed up with the fan noise and decided to call them, or chat online with them. The Dell rep, Malcolm asked me a few questions and we ended up deciding to send a technician out to my home. That was this morning, an hour later they updated the ticket saying the technician will show up this Monday. Provided they resolve the issue on Monday, I'll be quite impressed at their service. BTW I live in the boonies, it will take they tech at least an hour to get here from a major corridor. It should be a nice peaceful drive for him/her though.
Thanks for the video! I have a Dell OptiPlex 7070. When it was new it would heat up occasionally and the fan would turn on and cool things down. More recently it began to heat up more frequently and the fan was often on at high speeds I did the BIOS update. Now it runs cool, but the fan is on at low speed continuously from the moment I boot up. I guess it's an improvement because it's not running hot all the time, but that fan is driving me nuts. It never used to be on all the time.
I have the same issue. I'm thinking it's dust build up inside. Mine even rattles slightly when the fan is on. Guess I'm going to have to take it apart and clean it out.
People complain about the fan noise in my tutorials all the time. I paid a decent chunk of change for my computer and don't want to get a new one, but the fan noise keeps me from making more tutorials. Didn't think about manually checking for driver updates - turns out my computer has 10 of them available, installing them right now. Hoping that helps, but we'll see. Thanks for the tips!
Great video Chris thx! I've been going back and forth with the Dell Assist people for days now. 2 week old Vostro 5620 with Intel I7 I'm pretty sure I have the thermal paste issue as BIOS and all drivers have been updated, have run all diagnostics etc and fan still on full most of the time with CPU running between 3 and 6%! Will continue to exhaust all other avenues with Dell and provide additional feedback for anyone interested! Thx again....😁
I bought Dell Vostro 5515 R5500u on friday and got slapped with the thermal paste issue, I am sure! I updated the bios and all but the thing just kept sounding like a damn lathe machine! The fans ran insanely high on 100 % CPU and 2 % CPU. I found your video that same night and your information provided me with knowledge I needed to speak with managers and claim an errored machine the next day (you are awesome and thank you!) I am waiting for their verdict and if they tell me all is normal I will shove that laptop under their pillow to haunt them! They did offer to replace it with the other machine straight away but I was afraid it will have the same issue, if not sooner, then later. I liked the laptop - I chose it myself after much research, I wanted a decent keyboard, nice minimalist design, the ryzen processor and upgradability options - but I declined and now I am praying for a refund (physical stores are not legally obliged to accept returns, unless there is proof of factory error). I did ask the manager to compare my machine with the one in store, but the store was loud in itself and my stupid Hell decided it will not sound so very terrible as it did in my house, although it still did not show any dynamic and the fans were running constantly. I had one tab open and it acted as I was rendering a 5GB video! If I get that refund (please, please) I am not sure what to do next: order Vostro online and see if it's nice and quiet? (online purchase can legally be returned in 14 days, no questions asked) I saved up for a new laptop, but sadly am still too broke to afford the one I really want, Thinkpad T series. Are you familiar with the Dell Vostro 5515? What do you think of it? Have you heard any other issues about it? Thanks again for this video, to me, it was a blessing!
@@ComputerStuff There was a lot of hassle as they said: "works as intended to." I wrote the second in depth complaint "does not sound as intended to, who are you kidding" and am still waiting. Fingers crossed :)
Thanks for posting this. I was almost ready to return my XPS 13 when I came across your video. In my case updating the BIOS appears to have fixed the issue for me at least for now. Will keep monitoring. Yes Dell laptops are really cool.
I had a massive issue with my inspiron 5406 being slow, laggy, overheating, and very loud fans. I decided to repaste it, and upon removing the cooler, saw that only half of the cpu has thermal paste on it. I was both disappointed that this happen, as well as excited that my laptop would perform significantly better after a repaste. Had a 40% performance improvement, as well as fans taking significantly longer to turn on.
Found the video very useful and helpful Chris. Is there a link or video you have that would help talk me through the update bios as I’m suffering from a noisy dell fan at the moment. Thanks
I think we may have a video on how to update Dell BIOS, but ultimately you wnat to go to their site, go to the support and service section. Type in your service tag, and have their website automatically scan the machine for any updated drivers / BIOS updates.
I have a dell precision 7670 but when I click between windows kind of freezes for a moment, went through disabling fast start, stopping start up apps taking bloat ware off same issue, surprised as my precision xps was much snappier, any ideas would help?
It's not a thermal paste issue. Although, finding the baseplate is only aluminum and not copper isn't helping. The fan profiles are out of wack. On some, fan won't even run at all until CPU is near 80C. And even when the fan does run it could be at minimal idle or crank right up to 100%. Along with momentary sporadic system halts. And drivers have nothing to do with it, it's all controlled by the Super-IO. There is no DIY solution, can only be rectified by proper BIOS update.
Fan States are rather set to PASSIVE than ACTIVE, that seems to be the issue here. I do own a Inspiron 15 3511 and have the same heating issue, changed the dried up factory thermal paste with CoolerMaster Pro thermal paste, the difference in temps at idle were quite noticeable however the fans still won't spin or spin slow even if the laptop 75+ deg C, after some research I indeed found some about the cooling method of Passsive and Active. I was also unable to find any processor fan control utility that would help.
My Dell G5 SE has always been UTD, both drivers and BIOS. For the last few months my FPS keeps dropping below 30. Today I loaded up Afterburner and find the GPU temps hovers above high 90s and even pass 100C when gaming World of Warships. Am using dual monitors (laptop screen and TV). Am I missing something here?
I have just returned my Dell Inspiron 7620 2 in 1 for this same reason - loud fan noise, warm to hot surfaces, and fairly sluggish performance, even with minimal load and low CPU percentage showing in use. I initiated a support call and Dell were going to send an engineer with replacement parts including a new heatsink (and presumably including the paste too?!) but then the replacement parts were not available and so I got tired of waiting and just initiated a return as it was still within the return window. Shame really, as it was a good looking laptop but the fan noise all the time drove me to distraction and I lost confidence in the machine. First time buying Dell. Interested to note that Chris still recommends them. Will think about it.
Thanks for this thoughtful comment @korblox6603 I'm sorry to hear your experience with it wasn't stellar. I wouldn't have wanted to wait either - but yes they would have replaced the thermal paste which likely would have resolved the issue. It's a shame that Dell can't get its act together on this because its a little too common. I do still recommend Dell for the following reasons (I'd like to caveat that I also recommend Lenovo, ACER, and other brands too, it's not like I'm a Dell fanboy). Dell's typcially have some of the more sophisticated and easier to work with BIOS (helpful for power users), they have good secrity features, they tend to make their machines out of good materials, well thought out design. They are not a perfect company however. For what its worth out of every 100 Dells we sell maybe 10 have the overheating issue. We then fix it for our customers. Without question, you shouldn't HAVE to fix this yourself as an end user and Dell should resolve this in manufacturing, but nevertheless I do still think Dell makes some nice products. Best of luck with your search for a new machine - happy to answer any consulting questions if you have them.
my dell g3 15 started doing it 3months in to owning it I tried the bios with no luck, countless forums and updates. and finally was looking at taking it in to replace the fan rather than returning to dell but as i am a procrastinator and don't have time to fix myself or money to get someone else to fix, I have been using the noisy thing for 3 years ... :_( but this is good to know that it could just be thermal paste
I had this same exact problem with my last laptop (Dell). From the get go the fan was going crazy, which I would not mind but it would lead to it causing a break up in the video calls I had to take or if I watch any you tube video the video would start breaking up. I had lost the receipt (my fault) so couldn't get a replacement. And now 2 weeks ago I bought an ASUS and I am having the exact same problem, any video I am watching beings to break up. Thankfully I have the receipt and will be looking for replacement. My question is, why is the fan causing a problem for me when on a video call or watching a you tube video? Any thoughts on this would be really appreciated Chris.
Video in general tends to use more resources, both CPU and GPU. Laptops are also getting smaller and thinner with every new iteration and there is only so much heat dissipation feasible. What kind of ASUS did you get?
@@ComputerStuff An ASUS Vivobook/ HDMI. You see the work I do I need a laptop that can handle online video meetings. Any recommendations of a good make that can handle this online work? It's crazy that in this day and age of technology this is an issue when so many people work online. Thanks for reply!
I have a dell inspiron 7472 …the fan is so noisy, and sound loud when starting up, as an error message from the fan processor failure. I tried to clean up from dust as suggestion, nothing work. If I change the fan, will it be the solution? And that laptop produces heat much as hell! Thermal paste could be the solution as you mentioned here.
I was looking to buy an inspiron but im undesisive because its the only laptop that i love the design other than the hp envy but as i touched the keyboard area of every single dell in the display in the store they all where overheating and it was just the dell's, i am still not shure if i should spend the money on one but i really love there design so much that im trying to look for an excuse to still buy one.
I have purchased Dell Vostro 1.5 years ago. And now the fan has started making sound, it heats up very quickly and the battery drains a lot faster. Do you think that this all is happening because of the reason you discussed? Please reply as if it is so I will get it back to the store.
One of these things is happening: 1: You need a BIOS update - try it, its free. 2: You have something hogging resources in the background and need to make sure you have all the latest updates and that nothing is taking resources. 3: You need to reapply the thermal paste. A good computer shop should be able to help you with all the above.
Since you’re a dell fan I need help with something I turn on my dell Inspiron core 15 10th gen and it makes a blender noise and a car start up noise any solutions? Pls respond if so
@@ComputerStuff actually my brother helped me with some bios system and now it seems to have gone worse when I turn off the computer the white screen when it says something like the error then it makes a really really loud beeping and when I log in and try to play a game it’s super duper laggy which it wasn’t like before
Hay, Mate, I think heaps to buy either Dell Inspiron 13 ( with i7, 16 G Ram, Intel IRIS Xe), or a mac book Air (M1, 8 G Ram ) for my programming work. I need few GPUs though. I don't know which one I go for. what do you reckon?? cheers
working with dell 7730 precision getting video fan failing to respond correctly loud fan updated bios and drivers. unsure if i need to use thermal paste on the system or should i replace the fan.
If you're getting an error that the fan has failed, then I would replace the fan - but while you have hte bottom open you may as well do the termal paste as well. All you need is some paste: amzn.to/45QBM1l some denatured alcohol, and some screw drivers and you'll be right as rain!
my laptop is overheating every time and the fan is running at low speeds and when it drops to 60 degrees the fan stops and is thermal throtelling every time
Mine is the dell xps 15 9520 core 19 12900hk 64gb rm 2tb ssd... it hot the ba3 only lasts 3 hours of online streaming and the fan blows cold air...I've done a lot, I don't want to take it apart
My Inspiron 16 seems to be hot and a little slow I’ve done all the updates is it a hard process to redo the thermal paste? I’m kind of familiar with laptops just haven’t ever removed the cpu ever..
I recently bought a g16 7630 i9 rtx4070 but no matter how much I try through alienware the fans are constantly running at high level. I did all the updates but the problem is not solved.
I also try to control the fans via Dell power manager but they are always at full speed. Although I can tolerate it at home, it is impossible for me to use it like this at university.
When I restart it, a warning and error code regarding the problem with the fans appear before it opens. I also followed the video explanation on the Dell website completely, but the problem was never solved.
Call Dell, see if they can run some hardware diagnostics on the computer. This will tell them if heat is in fact a problem and they may need to swap out your computer for you.
@@ComputerStuff Thanks for the help but the problem was caused by the laptop stand. When the laptop is inclined, the fans run at 100% and the alienware settings are disrupted, strangely enough. I noticed it by chance.
i got a dell precision 5760 laptop as a gift, but whenever i charge it the fans start running really loudly and this also happens when i play any game on it, and it gets to the point that its burning hot (dont know the celsius) is that a problem? also i dont really put this laptop on shut down, i put it to sleep most of the time, will that affect performance?
Update your graphics drivers and BIOS from Dell's site. See if that helps. Sleep mode is fine and won't hurt the machine. Burning hot may not be ideal but that's tough to say without diag.
@@ComputerStuff i did update the graphics drivers but they are still shown on dell's website , is there any other possible solution, the fans still running loud and the laptop gets hot
@@whozzryan Try updating the graphics driver directly with the manufacturer e.g. if its an nvidia card grab it from their site. And next upgrade your BIOS from Dell site
@@ComputerStuff hey, i did update my invidia graphics driver , for the bios its up do date but unfortunately the fans still make noise and the pc gets hot, I wonder if I should reapply the thermal paste, what do you think
Should I updatevrything that is urgent on the dell site or just the bios? I have a g7 17. I get that all gaming laptops make sound but I feel like mine is louder than normal
Ive updated the bios, drivers, and cleared everything of dust. My fan stopped revving for a few days, however now it is right back to constantly revving. Fan runs constantly, but it revs up and then back down every 7 seconds or so. Not sure what I should do at this point
@@ComputerStuff alright 🫠 is it recommended to take it to a shop? I’ve watched a number of videos on renewing the thermal paste and it looks easy enough. But I’d something like this is fairly inexpensive to pay someone else to do than I want to do the safest thing
@@Ethan_Lipsky That's a tough one. Ultimately it's not a complicated job but if you're not comfortable with taking apart a computer and messing with the insides (you need paste and also denatured alcohol) then you may want to get quotes.
@@ComputerStuff great advice. Thank you! I’m supposed to get my marine engineering degree in 2 months so I might as well start screwing around with stuff now for practice 😂
This video doesn't really go into how to work on any solution. Opening the laptop, cleaning it of dust & replacing thermal paste is an easy task anybody can do within an hour. Taking a laptop in will likely mean days to weeks without it, along with a high repair bill.
Thanks For this Awesome Video. I like to ask Question please help if you can. Thanks again i have system dell 9010 all in one sometime it starts normally until i shut it down. but sometimes it gives fan noise and no display. just HDD light blink like flash per second. all mouse led and keyboard numlock automatically turn off. only what you can hear is Fan noise. if you have any idea to share please.
Hello, I know this is an older video, but I just bought a new Inspiron 16. Beautiful laptop but terrible fan... Did anyone have the issue, that the fan doesn't spin at all or just very slightly and then every 5 minutes the fan goes up to 100% speed for one minute? I already talked to the support but no fast solution was found, might tell them about the thermal paste issue, but it seems more like a sensor or software problem since the fan is not spinning (= cooling) for a long period and then suddenly notices that the laptop is getting to hot and then goes all in for a short time and repeats that over and over.
@@ComputerStuff I already did every update possible and even the Temperatures in die BIOS looked normal while the fan was doing that up und down spinning all few minutes. Technician coming over probably tomorrow, we'll see how it turns out.
Dell not only overheats but also their wireless card and touchpad are also bad as sh¡t, mine have 1 failed wireless card and screen 4 broken touchpad, on my Inspiron16, and those fail are within the warranty, tell me what is good about a sh¡t brand
@@ComputerStuff I updated the bios and it cooled down a bit, but after installing coretemp, I see CPU doesn't go above 60. My guess is that battery is what's running hot.
Hello, I have a dell XPS 9700 and the fan noise it's driving me crazy, although not super loud I still don't want to hear them when just browsing the web. I did a lot of research and spent a lot of time talking to dell customer service. They told me to disable intel turbo boost withing bios which I did and improved things but the fans are still running very often. What I do most of the time is go to dell power manager, then thermal management, and I keep changing the thermal setting from optimized to quiet, it shuts down the fans for a few minutes until they kick off again so then I change again from quiet to optimized, the fans shut down again for a few minutes until they start again so I change it back to quiet and so on. It's very frustrating! After spending so much money in a laptop I never thought I would have to deal with this problem. Sending it back to the US was nos possible as I lived in a remote area of south america. I guess I will try the thermal paste solution and see how it goes.
@@felicianoripa Hey Feliciano, almost guarantee'd if you reapply the Thermal Paste it will fix the issue. That and a good ol' fashion BIOS update resolves 99% of the time!
This video will show you how to re-apply thermal paste: ruclips.net/video/IWHtIoWJ3ps/видео.html
To those who have fan noise issues, I wanted to share some insights. I bought the 7610 about a month ago and the first days the fan noise was just insane, even when doing very basic tasks. It was like the sound of an airplane landing. I contacted Dell and one of their support members updated a few things remotely. What I know is that he updated the bios and some of the battery performance settings (power mode was set to balanced). It really lowered the fan noise a lot, but it was still rather noisy, so their support offered to come over for a proper check. They replaced both fans and the thermal paste, as it was too dry/hard according to the guy from Dell. After he did that, the laptop became MUCH more quiet! It doesn't make any noise when performing basic tasks, and even with more demanding tasks (Photoshop, streaming) the fans are very quiet. Only when playing games, the fans might become noisy, but that's quite normal. So in general, the fan noise almost disappeared.
Thank you for sharing your experience. I am glad you have your computer running nice and quiet!
@@ComputerStuff I know! I just want to confirm that these things actually work for me, because some people directly send it back to Dell for refund.
@@markuserikssen Haha, gotcha!
What about a year old Inspiron fan suddenly making loud noise as soon as I log on but then quiets down once I start using the laptop? Interestingly, Dell warranty just expired. Worth to renew their service contract?
@@amytse1 If it's becoming too annoying, it might be worth it.
(Dell Optiplex 7020 PC, Got this in 2021)
I was putting on RUclips, having a drink before bed. The PC was recently making quite a bit of noise but I didn’t think anything of it. I put my drink away and fell asleep. I woke up and I heard a very loud noise, I thought it was my furnace heater so I just payed back down checking my phone. However, I looked at my computer which should’ve been in sleep mode. The power button was blinking orange (which I only see during startup) and I walked to it. I turned my head trying to hear it and yeah, that loud noise was coming from the computer. Thanks for the video!
I got an Inspiron 3910 from Costco a couple weeks ago. I finally got fed up with the fan noise and decided to call them, or chat online with them. The Dell rep, Malcolm asked me a few questions and we ended up deciding to send a technician out to my home. That was this morning, an hour later they updated the ticket saying the technician will show up this Monday. Provided they resolve the issue on Monday, I'll be quite impressed at their service. BTW I live in the boonies, it will take they tech at least an hour to get here from a major corridor. It should be a nice peaceful drive for him/her though.
So how did that story end? Did you Inspiron get fixed? What was turned out to be the issue?
@@OliverStahl Robert drove to the house, determined it was a loud cpu fan, drove back another time to replace. Great service.
Thanks for the video! I have a Dell OptiPlex 7070. When it was new it would heat up occasionally and the fan would turn on and cool things down. More recently it began to heat up more frequently and the fan was often on at high speeds I did the BIOS update. Now it runs cool, but the fan is on at low speed continuously from the moment I boot up. I guess it's an improvement because it's not running hot all the time, but that fan is driving me nuts. It never used to be on all the time.
I have the same issue. I'm thinking it's dust build up inside. Mine even rattles slightly when the fan is on. Guess I'm going to have to take it apart and clean it out.
@@wongowonga I think I'll do the same. Good luck!
@@EdParsons I also updated the BIOS as the vid suggested, runs much quicker and easy to do mate. Still need a clean though.
@@wongowonga Same here. I updated everything. Fan runs all the time, but at a really low rpm. Gonna try the cleaning next.
People complain about the fan noise in my tutorials all the time. I paid a decent chunk of change for my computer and don't want to get a new one, but the fan noise keeps me from making more tutorials. Didn't think about manually checking for driver updates - turns out my computer has 10 of them available, installing them right now. Hoping that helps, but we'll see. Thanks for the tips!
Great video Chris thx! I've been going back and forth with the Dell Assist people for days now. 2 week old Vostro 5620 with Intel I7 I'm pretty sure I have the thermal paste issue as BIOS and all drivers have been updated, have run all diagnostics etc and fan still on full most of the time with CPU running between 3 and 6%! Will continue to exhaust all other avenues with Dell and provide additional feedback for anyone interested! Thx again....😁
Sounds like you do have the thermal paste issue. See if you can get a replacement unit!
Chris thank you for uploading great information
Thanks for watching Luis!
I bought Dell Vostro 5515 R5500u on friday and got slapped with the thermal paste issue, I am sure! I updated the bios and all but the thing just kept sounding like a damn lathe machine! The fans ran insanely high on 100 % CPU and 2 % CPU. I found your video that same night and your information provided me with knowledge I needed to speak with managers and claim an errored machine the next day (you are awesome and thank you!) I am waiting for their verdict and if they tell me all is normal I will shove that laptop under their pillow to haunt them! They did offer to replace it with the other machine straight away but I was afraid it will have the same issue, if not sooner, then later.
I liked the laptop - I chose it myself after much research, I wanted a decent keyboard, nice minimalist design, the ryzen processor and upgradability options - but I declined and now I am praying for a refund (physical stores are not legally obliged to accept returns, unless there is proof of factory error).
I did ask the manager to compare my machine with the one in store, but the store was loud in itself and my stupid Hell decided it will not sound so very terrible as it did in my house, although it still did not show any dynamic and the fans were running constantly. I had one tab open and it acted as I was rendering a 5GB video! If I get that refund (please, please) I am not sure what to do next: order Vostro online and see if it's nice and quiet? (online purchase can legally be returned in 14 days, no questions asked) I saved up for a new laptop, but sadly am still too broke to afford the one I really want, Thinkpad T series. Are you familiar with the Dell Vostro 5515? What do you think of it? Have you heard any other issues about it? Thanks again for this video, to me, it was a blessing!
Glad it helped! Hopefully they don't give you too much hassle!
@@ComputerStuff There was a lot of hassle as they said: "works as intended to." I wrote the second in depth complaint "does not sound as intended to, who are you kidding" and am still waiting. Fingers crossed :)
you had me on "get you stuff together" lol
Thanks for posting this. I was almost ready to return my XPS 13 when I came across your video. In my case updating the BIOS appears to have fixed the issue for me at least for now. Will keep monitoring. Yes Dell laptops are really cool.
Glad it helped!
I had a massive issue with my inspiron 5406 being slow, laggy, overheating, and very loud fans. I decided to repaste it, and upon removing the cooler, saw that only half of the cpu has thermal paste on it. I was both disappointed that this happen, as well as excited that my laptop would perform significantly better after a repaste. Had a 40% performance improvement, as well as fans taking significantly longer to turn on.
Glad to hear re-pasting it worked! This is something Dell needs to address at factory.
Found the video very useful and helpful Chris. Is there a link or video you have that would help talk me through the update bios as I’m suffering from a noisy dell fan at the moment. Thanks
I think we may have a video on how to update Dell BIOS, but ultimately you wnat to go to their site, go to the support and service section. Type in your service tag, and have their website automatically scan the machine for any updated drivers / BIOS updates.
@@ComputerStuff Yeh I was able to do it a couple days ago and your video was really helpful as the problem seems to be solved 👍👍
I have a dell precision 7670 but when I click between windows kind of freezes for a moment, went through disabling fast start, stopping start up apps taking bloat ware off same issue, surprised as my precision xps was much snappier, any ideas would help?
Have you updated BIOS and graphics card?
It's not a thermal paste issue. Although, finding the baseplate is only aluminum and not copper isn't helping. The fan profiles are out of wack. On some, fan won't even run at all until CPU is near 80C. And even when the fan does run it could be at minimal idle or crank right up to 100%. Along with momentary sporadic system halts. And drivers have nothing to do with it, it's all controlled by the Super-IO. There is no DIY solution, can only be rectified by proper BIOS update.
Did you do your BIOS update?
Fan States are rather set to PASSIVE than ACTIVE, that seems to be the issue here. I do own a Inspiron 15 3511 and have the same heating issue, changed the dried up factory thermal paste with CoolerMaster Pro thermal paste, the difference in temps at idle were quite noticeable however the fans still won't spin or spin slow even if the laptop 75+ deg C, after some research I indeed found some about the cooling method of Passsive and Active. I was also unable to find any processor fan control utility that would help.
My Dell G5 SE has always been UTD, both drivers and BIOS.
For the last few months my FPS keeps dropping below 30.
Today I loaded up Afterburner and find the GPU temps hovers above high 90s and even pass 100C when gaming World of Warships.
Am using dual monitors (laptop screen and TV).
Am I missing something here?
I have just returned my Dell Inspiron 7620 2 in 1 for this same reason - loud fan noise, warm to hot surfaces, and fairly sluggish performance, even with minimal load and low CPU percentage showing in use. I initiated a support call and Dell were going to send an engineer with replacement parts including a new heatsink (and presumably including the paste too?!) but then the replacement parts were not available and so I got tired of waiting and just initiated a return as it was still within the return window. Shame really, as it was a good looking laptop but the fan noise all the time drove me to distraction and I lost confidence in the machine. First time buying Dell. Interested to note that Chris still recommends them. Will think about it.
Thanks for this thoughtful comment @korblox6603 I'm sorry to hear your experience with it wasn't stellar. I wouldn't have wanted to wait either - but yes they would have replaced the thermal paste which likely would have resolved the issue. It's a shame that Dell can't get its act together on this because its a little too common.
I do still recommend Dell for the following reasons (I'd like to caveat that I also recommend Lenovo, ACER, and other brands too, it's not like I'm a Dell fanboy). Dell's typcially have some of the more sophisticated and easier to work with BIOS (helpful for power users), they have good secrity features, they tend to make their machines out of good materials, well thought out design. They are not a perfect company however. For what its worth out of every 100 Dells we sell maybe 10 have the overheating issue. We then fix it for our customers. Without question, you shouldn't HAVE to fix this yourself as an end user and Dell should resolve this in manufacturing, but nevertheless I do still think Dell makes some nice products. Best of luck with your search for a new machine - happy to answer any consulting questions if you have them.
my dell g3 15 started doing it 3months in to owning it I tried the bios with no luck, countless forums and updates. and finally was looking at taking it in to replace the fan rather than returning to dell but as i am a procrastinator and don't have time to fix myself or money to get someone else to fix, I have been using the noisy thing for 3 years ... :_( but this is good to know that it could just be thermal paste
If I was a betting man... I'd bet the paste!
I had this same exact problem with my last laptop (Dell). From the get go the fan was going crazy, which I would not mind but it would lead to it causing a break up in the video calls I had to take or if I watch any you tube video the video would start breaking up. I had lost the receipt (my fault) so couldn't get a replacement. And now 2 weeks ago I bought an ASUS and I am having the exact same problem, any video I am watching beings to break up. Thankfully I have the receipt and will be looking for replacement. My question is, why is the fan causing a problem for me when on a video call or watching a you tube video? Any thoughts on this would be really appreciated Chris.
Video in general tends to use more resources, both CPU and GPU. Laptops are also getting smaller and thinner with every new iteration and there is only so much heat dissipation feasible. What kind of ASUS did you get?
@@ComputerStuff An ASUS Vivobook/ HDMI. You see the work I do I need a laptop that can handle online video meetings. Any recommendations of a good make that can handle this online work? It's crazy that in this day and age of technology this is an issue when so many people work online. Thanks for reply!
I have a dell inspiron 7472 …the fan is so noisy, and sound loud when starting up, as an error message from the fan processor failure. I tried to clean up from dust as suggestion, nothing work. If I change the fan, will it be the solution?
And that laptop produces heat much as hell! Thermal paste could be the solution as you mentioned here.
does it work?
I was looking to buy an inspiron but im undesisive because its the only laptop that i love the design other than the hp envy but as i touched the keyboard area of every single dell in the display in the store they all where overheating and it was just the dell's, i am still not shure if i should spend the money on one but i really love there design so much that im trying to look for an excuse to still buy one.
Just brought the DELL G15 5530 i9 for $1299. The laptop gets hot easily and the fan noise is loud. What should I do?
Update BIOS. Update graphics card driver. Re-apply thermal paste. Take it back. In that order.
I have purchased Dell Vostro 1.5 years ago. And now the fan has started making sound, it heats up very quickly and the battery drains a lot faster. Do you think that this all is happening because of the reason you discussed? Please reply as if it is so I will get it back to the store.
One of these things is happening:
1: You need a BIOS update - try it, its free.
2: You have something hogging resources in the background and need to make sure you have all the latest updates and that nothing is taking resources.
3: You need to reapply the thermal paste.
A good computer shop should be able to help you with all the above.
Since you’re a dell fan I need help with something I turn on my dell Inspiron core 15 10th gen and it makes a blender noise and a car start up noise any solutions? Pls respond if so
Sounds like your CPU fan bearings have gone bad. You may want to call Dell for a warranty fan replacement.
@@ComputerStuff actually my brother helped me with some bios system and now it seems to have gone worse when I turn off the computer the white screen when it says something like the error then it makes a really really loud beeping and when I log in and try to play a game it’s super duper laggy which it wasn’t like before
@@ComputerStuff and it never stops every time I turn on my computer it still shows white screen and really loud beeping
Hay, Mate, I think heaps to buy either Dell Inspiron 13 ( with i7, 16 G Ram, Intel IRIS Xe), or a mac book Air (M1, 8 G Ram ) for my programming work. I need few GPUs though. I don't know which one I go for. what do you reckon?? cheers
I'd go with the M1 Air. It's a monster of a (tiny) computer.
Change power setting from balanced to AMD Ryzen power option if its available fan spin immediately decreased!
working with dell 7730 precision getting video fan failing to respond correctly loud fan updated bios and drivers. unsure if i need to use thermal paste on the system or should i replace the fan.
If you're getting an error that the fan has failed, then I would replace the fan - but while you have hte bottom open you may as well do the termal paste as well. All you need is some paste: amzn.to/45QBM1l some denatured alcohol, and some screw drivers and you'll be right as rain!
my laptop is overheating every time and the fan is running at low speeds and when it drops to 60 degrees the fan stops and is thermal throtelling every time
Get some new paste on that bad boy!
I already got
And now is crashing
Because of the nvme
Mine is the dell xps 15 9520 core 19 12900hk 64gb rm 2tb ssd... it hot the ba3 only lasts 3 hours of online streaming and the fan blows cold air...I've done a lot, I don't want to take it apart
I just purhcased Optiplex 5000 micro tower - the fan noise is so loud, I will be returning it and demanding refund
Get dat muny bak!
My Inspiron 16 seems to be hot and a little slow I’ve done all the updates is it a hard process to redo the thermal paste? I’m kind of familiar with laptops just haven’t ever removed the cpu ever..
We have a video showing what you need to do. Its the heatsink not the CPU for what its worth!
I recently bought a g16 7630 i9 rtx4070 but no matter how much I try through alienware the fans are constantly running at high level. I did all the updates but the problem is not solved.
I also try to control the fans via Dell power manager but they are always at full speed. Although I can tolerate it at home, it is impossible for me to use it like this at university.
When I restart it, a warning and error code regarding the problem with the fans appear before it opens. I also followed the video explanation on the Dell website completely, but the problem was never solved.
Call Dell, see if they can run some hardware diagnostics on the computer. This will tell them if heat is in fact a problem and they may need to swap out your computer for you.
@@ComputerStuff Thanks for the help but the problem was caused by the laptop stand. When the laptop is inclined, the fans run at 100% and the alienware settings are disrupted, strangely enough. I noticed it by chance.
@@ComputerStuff There is no problem anymore as long as the laptop is not tilted. 😄
i got a dell precision 5760 laptop as a gift, but whenever i charge it the fans start running really loudly and this also happens when i play any game on it, and it gets to the point that its burning hot (dont know the celsius)
is that a problem? also i dont really put this laptop on shut down, i put it to sleep most of the time, will that affect performance?
Update your graphics drivers and BIOS from Dell's site. See if that helps. Sleep mode is fine and won't hurt the machine. Burning hot may not be ideal but that's tough to say without diag.
@@ComputerStuff i did update the graphics drivers but they are still shown on dell's website , is there any other possible solution, the fans still running loud and the laptop gets hot
@@whozzryan Try updating the graphics driver directly with the manufacturer e.g. if its an nvidia card grab it from their site. And next upgrade your BIOS from Dell site
@@ComputerStuff hey, i did update my invidia graphics driver , for the bios its up do date but unfortunately the fans still make noise and the pc gets hot, I wonder if I should reapply the thermal paste, what do you think
Should I updatevrything that is urgent on the dell site or just the bios? I have a g7 17.
I get that all gaming laptops make sound but I feel like mine is louder than normal
Update everything!
Ive updated the bios, drivers, and cleared everything of dust. My fan stopped revving for a few days, however now it is right back to constantly revving.
Fan runs constantly, but it revs up and then back down every 7 seconds or so. Not sure what I should do at this point
It sounds like you may have the dreaded Dell thermal paste issue. You may want to take it to a shop to reapply the thermal paste on the CPU.
@@ComputerStuff alright 🫠 is it recommended to take it to a shop? I’ve watched a number of videos on renewing the thermal paste and it looks easy enough. But I’d something like this is fairly inexpensive to pay someone else to do than I want to do the safest thing
@@Ethan_Lipsky That's a tough one. Ultimately it's not a complicated job but if you're not comfortable with taking apart a computer and messing with the insides (you need paste and also denatured alcohol) then you may want to get quotes.
@@ComputerStuff great advice. Thank you! I’m supposed to get my marine engineering degree in 2 months so I might as well start screwing around with stuff now for practice 😂
I have a new Dell Vostro 3360, it heats up a lot even when am not running anything... I always wonder why. How can I fix this?.
Open it up, take off the heatsink, re-apply thermal paste!
My dell has a loud noise as soon as I plugged in the charger. The fan is so loud and annoying. It's a 13 7000 series 2019.
Please I need help.
Have you updated the BIOS? If it happens when you plug in the charger it sounds like it may be a software problem.
This video doesn't really go into how to work on any solution. Opening the laptop, cleaning it of dust & replacing thermal paste is an easy task anybody can do within an hour. Taking a laptop in will likely mean days to weeks without it, along with a high repair bill.
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i have system dell 9010 all in one sometime it starts normally until i shut it down. but sometimes it gives fan noise and no display. just HDD light blink like flash per second. all mouse led and keyboard numlock automatically turn off. only what you can hear is Fan noise. if you have any idea to share please.
Try to update the BIOS on the computer and see if that resolves that issue. That can be done from Dell's website for free.
@@ComputerStuff tried that still didnt work.
So which gaming laptops are the quietest/coolest?
No gaming laptop is going to be quiet. They all have honkin' fans to keep the laptops operating.
@@ComputerStuff Damn. Okay.
the noise is so so bad, when it was just brand new. I'm so regret, I have spent too much money, not worth it.
Sorry to heat about your bad experience. YOu may want to see if you can get it swapped out for another.
Hello, I know this is an older video, but I just bought a new Inspiron 16. Beautiful laptop but terrible fan... Did anyone have the issue, that the fan doesn't spin at all or just very slightly and then every 5 minutes the fan goes up to 100% speed for one minute? I already talked to the support but no fast solution was found, might tell them about the thermal paste issue, but it seems more like a sensor or software problem since the fan is not spinning (= cooling) for a long period and then suddenly notices that the laptop is getting to hot and then goes all in for a short time and repeats that over and over.
Try updating the BIOS. See if that helps.
@@ComputerStuff I already did every update possible and even the Temperatures in die BIOS looked normal while the fan was doing that up und down spinning all few minutes. Technician coming over probably tomorrow, we'll see how it turns out.
Just to let you and others with this problem know: Replacing the fan solved my issue!
That's great! Thanks for sharing! @@MagMagnita
Agree loud noise :(
do you recomend lenovo?
Yes!
Dell not only overheats but also their wireless card and touchpad are also bad as sh¡t, mine have 1 failed wireless card and screen 4 broken touchpad, on my Inspiron16, and those fail are within the warranty, tell me what is good about a sh¡t brand
lol
xps 15 loud as fuck ;/
Never will buy Dell again, after a year XPS 13 had this stupid defecttive fan problem and i have to pay to fix it
If you make enough waves Dell might cover the cost despite it being out of warranty.
my work gave me abrand new vostro 15 5510 - it's melting just by being turned on. Shitties shittop I've ever seen.
That's a shame. Vostro is a nice platform. Hopefully they can get you one with some proper thermal paste!
@@ComputerStuff I updated the bios and it cooled down a bit, but after installing coretemp, I see CPU doesn't go above 60. My guess is that battery is what's running hot.
Dell is a piece of crap! Next time I will try Lenovo.
Good luck!
@@ComputerStuff any recommendation?
Fan all of a sudden is running loudly. It’s an XPS laptop.
You may need some new thermal paste! Either that or a BIOS update.
@@ComputerStuff it’s silent again! I was told thermal paste will conduct more heat.
Hello, I have a dell XPS 9700 and the fan noise it's driving me crazy, although not super loud I still don't want to hear them when just browsing the web. I did a lot of research and spent a lot of time talking to dell customer service. They told me to disable intel turbo boost withing bios which I did and improved things but the fans are still running very often. What I do most of the time is go to dell power manager, then thermal management, and I keep changing the thermal setting from optimized to quiet, it shuts down the fans for a few minutes until they kick off again so then I change again from quiet to optimized, the fans shut down again for a few minutes until they start again so I change it back to quiet and so on. It's very frustrating! After spending so much money in a laptop I never thought I would have to deal with this problem. Sending it back to the US was nos possible as I lived in a remote area of south america. I guess I will try the thermal paste solution and see how it goes.
@@felicianoripa Hey Feliciano, almost guarantee'd if you reapply the Thermal Paste it will fix the issue. That and a good ol' fashion BIOS update resolves 99% of the time!
@@felicianoripa Mine quietened down again.