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08-02-2002, 11:06 AM
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Admiral
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The Noisest fan in my comp...is the little Motherboard bus fan!!!
Any ideas?
Should I just rip it off and try to replace it? It just got noisy this morning.
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08-02-2002, 11:12 AM
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it wasn't as loud yesterday?
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08-02-2002, 11:18 AM
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how old is it? it sounds like it could be dying.
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08-02-2002, 11:46 AM
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I'd have to (even thought I dont want to
 ) agree with Ribitch on this one. Just go to Radio Shack and buy a small fan from them, put some thermal paste in the middle and put some super glue on the edges. You get a better fan with paste and you dont have to worry about mounting itLK |
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08-02-2002, 12:16 PM
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ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh nnnnnooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The pain!!!!!! The humility. I cannot live with myself now!!!!  j/k good points LK, you may be able to get a chipset heatsink fan combo from a local computer store. these usually have the side pins that hold the fan to the mobo as opposedd to gluing the heatsink to the board. It may cost a few extra dollars, but allows easy replacement. |
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08-02-2002, 12:52 PM
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Good one man, I needed some funny stuff today (day is dragging on...I NEED A WEEKEND!) I guess I assumed he had a rat shack and not a comp store, your idea is better if he can get to a comp store .LK |
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08-02-2002, 02:43 PM
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Decent little chipset fans are cheap, too. I ordered a little Vantec unit to replace the noisy chipset fan on my Soyo Dragon+. Cost me $6, I think... and it's silent.
Minor effort. Minor cost.
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08-02-2002, 04:14 PM
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Admiral
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I shopped around for fans. It looks like the best deals are the $7 crystal orbs. These fans are advertised as VGA / chipset fans. I didn't realize they were same size fans.
Oh...the age...six weeks old. I think I'll email MSI and give them a chance to redeem themselves by sending me a free replacement. |
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08-03-2002, 02:11 AM
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08-03-2002, 10:07 AM
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Admiral
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Re: ghettofied mods!
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Have mercy on that Radeon and give it a proper fan.  |
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08-03-2002, 12:03 PM
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The Abit BD7II-RAID mobo just has an aluminum heatsink on the chipset. Would it be worth it to get a fan for it?
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