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11-21-2004, 10:21 PM
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Do I need a chipset fan?
My chipset fan has been making a terrible racket lately. I tried dusting it and that didn't work; I haven't tried oiling it yet but I'd rather not. Would I be all right simply unplugging this fan?
I have an Abit IS7-E motherboard, and the fan is the one pictured in the attachment. I'm running everything at stock speeds, and there is a case fan in addition to all the usual ones. |
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11-21-2004, 10:24 PM
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I'm not sure but you may need to put a bigger passive heatsink on there if you don't want the fan. Asus motherboards get by without a fan so I'm sure you could do the same. Those little fans can be a pain. I just replaced the extremely noisy 60mm fan on my video card with a Zalman passive VGA cooler and I love the silence.
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11-21-2004, 10:48 PM
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Well the pic is a bit cropped and blurry, but as you might be able to tell from it there's not much room for a bigger heatsink: it's pretty tightly sandwiched between the processors heatsink and the video card.
How big of a passive cooler would I need? |
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11-21-2004, 10:54 PM
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You would want to wait for more opinions but I don't think it would need to be very big. Chipset coolers get taller instead of wider so you shouldn't have any problems fitting it on there.
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11-21-2004, 11:04 PM
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you can get chipset fans for under $10.00, I would recommend that you go that route
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11-22-2004, 12:30 AM
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All right, well as long as I'm replacing the chipset fan I may as well replace the processor cooling package too, because I've been meaning to do that. I'm mainly interested in quietness and reasonable price; although cooler is better, the stock intel P4 cooler is pretty sufficient for my cooling needs.
I've been browsing on newegg and the array of available products is rather impressive. If anyone has used a cooler that you really like, please recommend it to me, but don't bother doing any research on my behalf because replacing the processor cooler is not a priority. Last edited by jong2k4; 11-22-2004 at 12:35 AM. |
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11-22-2004, 09:28 AM
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Also, if you're interested in keeping the noise down in your computer remember that the more fans you have in there the noisier it is. A passive heatsink for the chipset would be your best option. I've taken old Socket 5/7 heatsinks and glued them to the northbridge with thermal epoxy. One less fan to worry about. Cricket
Last edited by Cricket; 11-22-2004 at 02:12 PM. |
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11-22-2004, 09:50 AM
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I agree with Cricket. The Zalman coolers are all very quiet and reliable.
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