Something is very wrong, need help.

[Classics]

I'm building my brothers a computer for Christmas, finally got it all together and I've found that the CPU cooler is running at 6300RPM and 43C JUST trying to install some drivers.. It's incredibly loud and I have no idea why. The only solution I can think of is to get an after market cooler, but is there something I'm missing? 

 

Spec of this machine:
 

AMD FX-4170 @ 4.2Ghz (stock) 
Stock cooler from my 8320 as my 4170 stock cooler broke.

Gigabyte GA78LMT-USB3

Radeon 6950 2GB

Coolermaster gold silent pro 450w

Seagate barracuda 1TB

 

There's nothing wrong with the motherboard as I was using it in the build in my sig until a month or two ago.

 

 

 

 

[Thecrazyswede]

Are you sure you plugged the CPU heatsink fan into the CPU header on the motherboard ?

[OneGun]

I'm building my brothers a computer for Christmas, finally got it all together and I've found that the CPU cooler is running at 6300RPM and 43C JUST trying to install some drivers.. It's incredibly loud and I have no idea why. The only solution I can think of is to get an after market cooler, but is there something I'm missing? 

 

Spec of this machine:

 

AMD FX-4170 @ 4.2Ghz (stock) 

Stock cooler from my 8320 as my 4170 stock cooler broke.

Gigabyte GA78LMT-USB3

Radeon 6950 2GB

Coolermaster gold silent pro 450w

Seagate barracuda 1TB

 

There's nothing wrong with the motherboard as I was using it in the build in my sig until a month or two ago.

 

 

Try reseating the heatsink with some new paste?

[Mooshi]

Considering the 212+ EVO is so cheap, you may as well. Stock coolers are terribad.

[Classics]

Are you sure you plugged the CPU heatsink fan into the CPU header on the motherboard ?

 

Very sure, or else it wouldn't power on at all. 

[Stonep11]

I'm building my brothers a computer for Christmas, finally got it all together and I've found that the CPU cooler is running at 6300RPM and 43C JUST trying to install some drivers.. It's incredibly loud and I have no idea why. The only solution I can think of is to get an after market cooler, but is there something I'm missing?

Stock coolers are bad, but not THAT bad.  How is your case cooling? Getting a an EVO 212 is one of the cheapest aftermarket and controls well.  You could just lower the fan speed through the fan control, the CPU can handle being at a higher temperature than 40C.  6300RPM does seem ridiculously high though, my fans are running at like 500RPM

[atrash]

Did you overclock your cpu cooler?  /jk

 

I think that's just how stock cooler operates. Maybe there's a setting somewhere in the bios for the cpu fan speed profile.

[WilliamDB]

Did you set a fan profile in BIOS? I know that if I update my BIOS I lose all my settings and my fans go all out making it sound like an aircraft until I set a fan profile.

[orangecat]

Thats stock coolers for you.

[Classics]

After reading all your advice I decided to buy a CoolerMaster T4 (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-057-CM), and I'm very surprised as it's quieter than my H100. 

 

My stats now

 

Thank you all.