Mobo fan making noises
(Click here to view the original thread with full colors/images)Posted by: Sasage
Lately when I turn on my PC the mobo fan makes a grinding kinda sound, not normal. After I tap it the fan goes back to normal. Is this an omen of things to come? Should I prepare myself for a new mobo purchase?
Thanks.
Posted by: zapjb
Just clean or get a new fan.
Posted by: _John_Lennon_
Wouldnt happen to be an Abit mobo would it?
Posted by: DarthInsinuate
when my graphics card fan went nuts and started howling like the Beast of Bogmin, i took it out and oiled the bearing, it's fine now
Posted by: Virtualbody1234
What motherboard is it. A lot of boards work fine with just a heatsink. If it's not a board where there's airflow at the heatsink then just change the fan.
Posted by: tesco
The fan in my oldest comptuer is like that (the cpu fan, there is no motherboard fan or even heatsink for that matter :P).
I tried cleaning it and oiling but to it has no effect. I've leartn to live with it since I haven't seen that small of fans in stores ever. :unsure:
Posted by: Virtualbody1234
... I've leartn to live with it since I haven't seen that small of fans in stores ever. :unsure:
Replace it with a larger one.
Posted by: tesco
Replace it with a larger one.
i tried a 60mm but that's even louder that the small one (once it has stopped the grinding it's very quiet).
I could volt mod it but that's too much effort. I'll wait for it to die. :P
Posted by: fkdup74
I've leartn to live with it since I haven't seen that small of fans in stores ever. :unsure:
i've seen em pretty small...ermm...the fans..... :blink: :ph34r: :P
had to hunt down a 50 mm for my bro's old celeron
pc club had em for about 5 bucks apiece
and if its really THAT small.....
they make those 3rd party chipset fans
tiny little fkrs maybe 30-40mm
Posted by: tesco
i've seen em pretty small...ermm...the fans..... :blink: :ph34r: :P
had to hunt down a 50 mm for my bro's old celeron
pc club had em for about 5 bucks apiece
and if its really THAT small.....
they make those 3rd party chipset fans
tiny little fkrs maybe 30-40mm
i think it's a 50mm.
it's on a k6-2 333mhz. :P
Posted by: lynx
30 seconds to find this (http://www.xoxide.com/40mmfans.html) :rolleyes:
Posted by: _John_Lennon_
If its a motherboard like an Abit NF7-S, which has a specality fan for the North bridge, then A. You wouldnt be able to find an exact replacement. B. The 40-50mm fans that have been linked are of no use. C. You could send your entire motherboard in I believe, and just get a new fan fitted on it.
Or you could just choose the D option and buy something like this
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=35-110-103&depa=1
Which would probably fit your motherboard, and cool better than the stock solution did.
Posted by: Virtualbody1234
If its a motherboard like an Abit NF7-S, which has a specality fan for the North bridge, then A. You wouldnt be able to find an exact replacement. B. The 40-50mm fans that have been linked are of no use. C. You could send your entire motherboard in I believe, and just get a new fan fitted on it.
Or you could just choose the D option and buy something like this
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=35-110-103&depa=1
Which would probably fit your motherboard, and cool better than the stock solution did.
I think this is an even better idea:
http://flymann.free.fr/config/ZalmanNorth.gif
http://www.zalmanusa.com/usa/product/view.asp?idx=71&code=014
Posted by: _John_Lennon_
I dont know if there are any size constraints though, and that Vantec prodcut is a perfect replacement!
That zalman is good as well though.
Posted by: Snee
I think this is an even better idea:
http://flymann.free.fr/config/ZalmanNorth.gif
http://www.zalmanusa.com/usa/product/view.asp?idx=71&code=014
Got one of those yesterday :D Going to be mounting it with AS ceramique, I think. Not sure about the paste the included with it.
I can find 40, 50 and 60 mm fans over here without a prob, ADDA or Papst fans. :huh:
Posted by: Sasage
Yep...its an Abit NF7-S.