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| 688517 | 2008-07-13 12:04:00 | I have an Asus A8N SLI Motherboard and I have been happy with it since it was installed. I am noticing above average amounts of noise coming from the board fan that sits on the nForce4 SLI chip that is between and to the right of the graphic card slots. images.tigerdirect.com The forum will not let me post a picture as far as I can see so the link will have to do. I know these fans are quite unreliable as it was the only thing to go on the last Motherboard I had which was a Gigabyte, that time I had a heatsink fitted instead of another fan and never had another problem. Trouble is heatsinks are quite large and I have a graphics card that sits directally over this chip/fan with not a lot of extra clearance. First thing I need to know is how to get this fan off. Second is some recommendations for a fan to replace it, or and this would be much better, a heatsink with a low enough profile to match the height of the current fan so my graphics card will still fit. Any help appreciated. |
DeSade (984) | ||
| 688518 | 2008-07-13 12:14:00 | I can't tell from that picture, but it should have either screws or clips. Before you replace it, try oiling it - there will be a hole on the underside covered by a sticker that you can put more oil in through & close it up again with a bit of tape. | Greven (91) | ||
| 688519 | 2008-07-14 00:17:00 | These fans are cheap, if its coming off its being replaced | DeSade (984) | ||
| 688520 | 2008-07-14 00:26:00 | Those fans fail all the time. Just replace it. | wratterus (105) | ||
| 688521 | 2008-07-14 02:36:00 | I would rather use a heatsink. Do you know of any with a low enough profile? |
DeSade (984) | ||
| 688522 | 2008-07-14 03:20:00 | Would something like this (www.ascent.co.nz) be enough to get it out of the way of your card? When it comes to heatsinks low profile is likely to mean low results, as the surface area is everything to them. If you can't find a solution like the one above I suggest just getting another fan. |
Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
| 688523 | 2008-07-14 03:26:00 | how old is the MB ? if it's still under warranty take it back to the supplier. These fans have been failing on several models of asus boards it seems. There are passive coolers available but they tend to be quite tall. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 688524 | 2008-07-14 03:40:00 | I have Gigabyte board, similar to what you got on your asus board. It made quite a noise, so I just unpluged it and monitored temp with speedfan and suprisingly, no difference at all :( | kevin7904 (13772) | ||
| 688525 | 2008-07-14 03:43:00 | Would something like this ( . ascent . co . nz/productspecification . aspx?ItemID=348052" target="_blank">www . ascent . co . nz) be enough to get it out of the way of your card? When it comes to heatsinks low profile is likely to mean low results, as the surface area is everything to them . If you can't find a solution like the one above I suggest just getting another fan . Thats an interesting piece, little more than I intend to spend in this area though . how old is the MB ? if it's still under warranty take it back to the supplier . These fans have been failing on several models of asus boards it seems . There are passive coolers available but they tend to be quite tall . It might still be under warranty, I am checking that . |
DeSade (984) | ||
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