CPU fan died

sreeve1993 · 13 Dec 2015 at 16:04

Hey guys,

My heatsink fan has just died, it's stopped spinning but I have noticed that it keeps juttering? It's all plugged into a pwm fan hub. Swapped cabling around but no luck. Unless i plug it directly onto the CPU fan header.
I'm not sure what to do, it's a gelid tranquillo rv2 heatsink. Do I have to buy a new one or can I just buy a new fan?

I'm gutted, literally moved to a new case not too long ago

Quartz · 13 Dec 2015 at 16:06

Just buy a new fan. Make sure it's the same type (3 or 4 pin) and has the same airflow capacity as the old.

setter · 13 Dec 2015 at 16:07

Is the fan removeable on that cooler? If so you can just use any fan that will fit.

sreeve1993 · 13 Dec 2015 at 16:08

Yeah the fan can be removed easily. What fan should I get, it's a 4pin fan.

new boy · 13 Dec 2015 at 16:50

Is noise, or cooling power higher priority?

sreeve1993 · 13 Dec 2015 at 16:52

I don't mind with anything. As long the fan fits and is sufficient. Don't want noctua fan cus they are ugly haha

koolpc · 13 Dec 2015 at 16:53

A stand alone heatsink and fan would be miles better anyway

new boy · 13 Dec 2015 at 17:01

Pretty much take your pick from any of the good brands that you like the look of then really. Any 4 pin 120mm fan should be fine. A high static pressure one would probably be useful on a heatsink.

I was going to say Noctua but...

EDIT - Maybe EK vardar if you want a top teir one. (1450 RPM would be about right)

Nothing wrong with lots of cheaper offerings though

koolpc · 13 Dec 2015 at 17:03

Expensive!!!!

new boy · 13 Dec 2015 at 17:06

koolpc said:
Expensive!!!!

Sure is. I'm not really very familiar with the lower end of the market, maybe you would like to suggest one?

sreeve1993 · 13 Dec 2015 at 17:33

Thanks new boy, I wasn't sure what size I would need but now I do! Didn't realise it was so simple haha! In all honesty though, this has made me want to get a new heatsink. I was thinking about getting a new one as well haha.

The cool master 212 evo has good reviews but I think it wouldn't be an upgrade from my gelid tranquilo.
Shame about the colour of the noctua, it would look so out of place in my case as it's all black and red. I will look at EK

sreeve1993 · 13 Dec 2015 at 17:40

this is the heatsink I have
http://gelidsolutions.com/products/index.php?lid=2&cid=12&id=64

koolpc · 14 Dec 2015 at 07:42

Scythe make some awesome heatsinks

doyll · 14 Dec 2015 at 09:21

Depending on what your CPU case clearance, RAM clearance and PCIe clearance are, the Thermalright TRUE Spirit 140 and Macho 140mm fan coolers are very good and reasonalbey priced .. 33-43 quid.

Alpenfohn Matterhorn are good too. OcUK is out of Matterhorn Pure, but has Matterhorn Black for a few quid more. But Black is only a couple quid lower than TRUE Spirit 140 or Macho and they both cooler better and quieter than Matterhorn.

V F · 14 Dec 2015 at 12:21

sreeve1993 said:
this is the heatsink I have
http://gelidsolutions.com/products/index.php?lid=2&cid=12&id=64

I still cannot get over how light that heatsink is. I always thought it was so light it simply never felt like metal. Though the metal parts near the bottom area of the fan can be lethal in cutting you.