Megahalems Bending?

Death Of Rats · 25 Feb 2011 at 22:27

Ok, I got an onyx system 6 months ago and it came with megahalems. Is it normal for them to bend? I hadnt looked into the pc since I bought it but had a look inside today for the first time and wow! that is one big cooling tower! However in my case it looks like mavity is winning the battle. Is this normal?

Also what is making this system so loud. I have adjusted fan speeds on the sytem fan and GPU fan and its not them making the noise. So its either the CPU fan ( which I cant get Asus PC probe II to change fan speed with, nor will speedfan work with it, so I cant slow the CPU fan down to see if its the loud one.) Plus the CPU has a sharkoon silent eagle on it, so im guessing its supposed to be pretty quiet too?! It could also be the Power supply fan (even though the corsair Gs600 is supposed to be ultra quiet design) which again doesnt even seem to have any speed control.

manbearpig · 25 Feb 2011 at 22:32

That cooler shouldn't be bending like that that. If you want to check whats making all of the noise unplug the CPU fan for a few seconds when you first turn the PC on then plug it back in and see whats making the noise. If its the CPU fan and it uses a 3 pin connector you could get something like this to control the speed. Or you could get a proper fan controller.

RichBowman · 25 Feb 2011 at 22:39

Blimey. That doesn't look great... I'm sure that shouldn't happen. Perhaps drop OC a line and show them what's happened. It might be covered by a warranty.

Rich

el Kuarlos · 25 Feb 2011 at 22:53

AS_Platinum · 25 Feb 2011 at 22:55

If it bends much more it will probably short out some component on that graphics card. RMA it.

Stryda09 · 25 Feb 2011 at 23:58

What on earth. Never seen that happen before. My megahalems in other pc had a slight bit of movement but not that much ;o.

Ardbeg · 26 Feb 2011 at 02:32

LOL ...no, thats not right. Mine has been in for over a year and looks the same as i bought it.

RMA it

setter · 26 Feb 2011 at 02:44

Definitely an rma job there. Did it not come with padding on the sides and between the two sections of the cooler?

hyperst · 26 Feb 2011 at 03:30

Is it me going blind or what, I don't see a CPU fan at all :eek:

Reldar · 26 Feb 2011 at 03:58

Death Of Rats said:
Is it normal for them to bend?

Get it replaced! Nobody likes a homosexual heatsink.

Squid · 26 Feb 2011 at 04:25

If the fan was on the CPU there's no way it could have bent like that with the way clips hold fan on that model, U would have pull pretty hard to do that that's not a a knock! I've transported my PC with this cooler on and its not moved a inch, also if the fan is stuck on full rpm it's going to be loud try a pwm fan or controller. power supply fan will control itself on temperature for that model.

EniGmA1981 · 26 Feb 2011 at 07:30

That doesn't look healthy... Will it not fit on the board rotated 90*? so the 'split' is vertical, not horizontal? Would reduce weight related pressure on the heat pipes making it less likely to happen again

But I'm with everyone else on this, RMA it asap before it touches your GPU

Davy644 · 26 Feb 2011 at 07:54

Its not Cooling as it should as its not level with your out going fan on the PSU maybe a bit of turbulence going on there! uneven airflow = noise .. its not right anyway needs sorting for sure,whats your temps like?

Edit
Its hard to see but is your Heat sink facing the right way

rjk · 26 Feb 2011 at 10:47

looks like its been bumped about in transit.

i have replied to your webnote and will arrange to sort the issue out personally for you

Death Of Rats · 26 Feb 2011 at 11:50

Thanks for your help rjkoneill I have sent a reply to you via webnote.

Setter: No I dont think there is padding, what you see in the picture is what I saw when I first looked yesterday.

hyperst: Lol, dont worry. The fan was there, I just moved it out the way to take a photo!!

EniGmA1981: Dont know if it can be rotated, this is the way the system arrived.

Davy644: Temps are fine I think, I run Black Ops at full settings for everything and it sits around 65c-70c. Is that normal? What way should the heatsink be facing? I dont know if its the right way or not but as I said above this is how the system arrived.

CaptainRAVE · 26 Feb 2011 at 11:56

WingZero30 · 26 Feb 2011 at 12:16

LOl OP you have been running it in the bent shape for the last 6 months!! :eek:

. Your temps of 65-70C don't look normal.

scubes · 26 Feb 2011 at 13:13

rjkoneill said:
looks like its been bumped about in transit.

i have replied to your webnote and will arrange to sort the issue out personally for you

this is what i love about overclockers there exellent customer service

...

i have the same cooler and mines is perfect they are exellent.....

Death Of Rats · 26 Feb 2011 at 14:01

Really wingzero30! what temps should I be expecting?

Yeah scubes, have to agree, they are dealing with the problem excellently!!

Death Of Rats · 28 Feb 2011 at 21:15

Ok, Have checked fan speeds and my CPU fan is stuck at 1800rpm!!!! I have a P6x58d-e motherboard and the cpu fan is a sharkoon silent eagle. Am I right in thinking that this fan IS controllable and should be running slower( I'm sure I read somewheer that 800rpm is a god speed for this type of fan.