# Fan Noise is constant and loud at 15% load **URL:** \ **Category:** Framework Laptop 13\ **Created:** [March 21, 2023, 2:32am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/fan-noise-is-constant-and-loud-at-15-load/28088 "2023-03-21T02:32:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![Usernames](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/usernames/32/40546_2.png) [@Usernames](https://community.frame.work/u/Usernames)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2023, 5:51am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/fan-noise-is-constant-and-loud-at-15-load/28088/3 "2023-03-21T05:51:55Z")
Agreed more information would be helpful. With that said unless you power limit the CPU with RAPL/TLP/PPD / battery saver mode or change the fan curve yourself as far as I can tell this is just normal for the Framework laptop or perhaps all laptops now? Comparing to my previous machines this one is loud doing anything unless power limited even a 30s 200MB download from idle. Some links for you to check out: > [@\[RESPONDED\] Thermal management on Linux with RAPL limits](http://community.frame.work/t/responded-thermal-management-on-linux-with-rapl-limits/17416): > > I’ve been experimenting with power capping using Intel RAPL limits on my Framework with the i5 1135 running Ubuntu 22.04 since I wasn’t happy with the CPU getting to 90C and the fan running very loud when I start a multi-core workload - let’s say multithreaded compiling. [https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/power/powercap/powercap.html](https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/power/powercap/powercap.html) I stopped thermald to prevent it from changing the RAPL settings. Then I ran some tests with multi-core and single-core benchmarks and tweaked the limits to … > [@\[Linux\] Fan speed controller with custom speed curve](http://community.frame.work/t/linux-fan-speed-controller-with-custom-speed-curve/17208): > > I was a bit annoyed by the noise of my FrameWork laptop’s fan, which was spinning way too fast for my taste, so I’ve written a little script to fix that over the weekend. You can find it here: [GitHub - TamtamHero/fw-fanctrl](https://github.com/TamtamHero/fw-fanctrl) There’s a bash script to install it as a service / uninstall it. I’ve only tested it on Ubuntu 20.04 but I think it should work on other distributions as well. Feel free to improve it and push PRs, the script is very small (~100 lines of Python) and can be perfected/ made … > [@\[RESPONDED\] Changing the fan temperture points with ectool](http://community.frame.work/t/changing-the-fan-temperture-points-with-ectool/17355/4): > > Psst: > [@Framework thermals and fan noise?](http://community.frame.work/t/framework-thermals-and-fan-noise/17390): > > This question pertains both to how can the user make the computer more thermally efficient / optimal for their use case what can framework do to make the computer more thermally efficient / optimal for a variety of use cases. Intro I am a noob to computer hardware. I’m running Kubuntu with i5 / 2\*16 GB memory. I personally don’t like the sound of the fan running and it also seems like higher temperatures are bad for the CPU. I know that it is possible to have a thermally efficient laptop be… > [@Dealing with High CPU Temperatures](http://community.frame.work/t/dealing-with-high-cpu-temperatures/14372/): > > My framework is reaching around 55-60 c during things like writing this comment. I have the BIOS as turbo but I wouldn’t think that such a light load would generate this much heat. Temperature also has been an issue during video conferencing, which I have to do almost everyday; temperatures stay between 80-90 peaking at 100. Do I maybe have to change the thermal pads/paste? Any help is appreciated --- _[View the full topic](https://community.frame.work/t/fan-noise-is-constant-and-loud-at-15-load/28088)._