No, not the computer users who worship you because you help them with their computer problems.

Come, come, no need to be modest.

I mean cooling fans. I can normally tune out the noise and really, the newer ones are really pretty quiet until you start talking about the really high volume/velocity models.

But right now, i'm sitting with my precious ear drums about 4 feet away from an open test bench with 2 intel cpu FHS (fan/heat sink) combos and I swear to Xenu that these things were specifically designed to grate on my very last nerve like an abrasive cutting wheel.

First is the fact that that they're controlled by the motherboard so the rpm's naturally go up and down with the load. So instead of a relatively constant whine, I get an already annoying whine that is constantly changing in pitch.

Now add to that the fact that there are 2 of them since it's a 2P board and you get these very fine changes between the pitches that sometimes amplify and sometimes seem to create this . . . IDK how to describe it except to call it a shuddering sound.

Needless to say this puppy is getting relocated. Except these fans were originally in the 2P hex core rig I took the chips from and that one was in a spare room next to my bed room and I could hear them even from there. It was far enough away that I didn't really care and could ignore it, at this point, I don't care. These coolers are garbage. I'm replacing them before I move this rig back to where I had the original 2P hex rig and where it's sibling still resides. You know, if they don't take me away in a straight jacket before then - but I've evaded them so far, hehehe.