{"id":1261,"date":"2021-04-08T09:44:37","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T08:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/droix.co.uk\/blogs\/is-your-mini-pc-making-loud-noises\/"},"modified":"2022-02-22T12:19:13","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T12:19:13","slug":"is-your-mini-pc-making-loud-noises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/hu\/is-your-mini-pc-making-loud-noises\/","title":{"rendered":"Is your Mini PC making loud noises?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Hi there! We at DroiX are coming at you with a quick blog post about mini PC&#8217;s!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">We sometimes hear reports of mini computers being slightly noisier than our customers expected. Unless they are designated as &#8222;fanless&#8221; (meaning they have no cooling fan and instead operate entirely on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Heat_sink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">passive heat dissipation<\/a>), mini PC&#8217;s will generate some noise. Although this will not be any more than your typical tower computer &#8211; in most cases it may even be quieter depending on how good the airflow\/cooling of the tower was too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Large, full tower PC&#8217;s are capable of fitting <a href=\"https:\/\/boardgamestips.com\/word-games\/are-bigger-fans-better-pc\/#Are_bigger_fans_better_PC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">larger cooling fans<\/a> inside of them &#8211;  larger fans are capable of spinning at lower speeds while circulating more air, resulting in improved cooling, in contrast to the small fans one would find in a mini PC, which need to spin at faster speeds in order to keep the device cooler &#8211; generating more noise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Nonetheless, if you still find your PC to be too loud for your requirements, we believe there&#8217;s something worth trying in an attempt to lower the noise of your mini PC, and that is <strong>changing the power settings<\/strong> to a more energy-efficient pre-set. We have had a small handful of customers perform this in an attempt to fix things, and most have reported that it did help alleviate the fan noise slightly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Changing the power settings is a straightforward process. To access them, first open the settings in Windows. You can do this multiple ways, but the most straightforward is to search for &#8222;power &amp; sleep settings&#8221; in the windows search bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/explorer_DAnovAVbyc.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/explorer_DAnovAVbyc.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18458\" width=\"454\" height=\"398\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Select the corresponding item in the list, and you&#8217;ll then be taken straight to the settings page, like so:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ApplicationFrameHost_zjXhLh7fhX.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ApplicationFrameHost_zjXhLh7fhX.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18459\" width=\"358\" height=\"508\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Slide the bar under &#8222;Performance And Energy&#8221; as far left as you can, until it is at the &#8222;Best energy savings&#8221; setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Your system will now be in a more power-efficient operating mode, and the fans should spin less frequently (it might take a brief period to come into effect).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Did this fix things for you? Have any other tips regarding reducing the noise of devices? Let us know in the comments!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">And if you&#8217;re in the market for another mini PC, you can view the range we have on offer here: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.droix.co.uk\/MINI-PC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/go.droix.co.uk\/MINI-PC<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Until next time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi there! We at DroiX are coming at you with a quick blog post about mini PC&#8217;s! We sometimes hear reports of mini computers being slightly noisier than our customers expected. 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