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Originally Posted by crich70
Nope. Other than the occasional whistle that lasts for just a few seconds there are no other odd sounds. When you say "It could just be going bad" do you mean the fan or something else in the computer?
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If it is a fan bearing that's failing, and it eventually fails completely, your computer will probably overheat. If your computer overheats it
should display an alert on screen and then shut down.
There are some utility programs available that will read the temperature sensors in your computer to keep you posted on what's happening. A few years ago I had a Pentium based computer running XP that would occasionally overheat (that one would shut down without warning), but I don't remember what program I installed to watch the temps.
Replacing a case fan, if that's what you need, is pretty cheap and easy. There are videos on Youtube. A CPU cooler is a bit trickier, but still within the scope of a hobbyist.