Fan for ...... whatever that bit is called!!

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http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p_spec.asp?model=K8N_Neo2_Platinum&class=mb

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In the image above it's the little gold coloured fan on the mobo. I'm not even sure which component it's cooling. Is it the Northbridge or something :confused: Anyway, this gold fan is making a right old racket that sounds like an old man snoring! I kid you not. Can someone please direct me to a replacement? Many thanks ;)
 
It's the northbridge chipset. I would do as Melbourne suggests and see if its tolerable and if its still making too much noise invest in the Noctua NB heatstink :)
 
If you don't have silly northbridge temps, you don't need much airflow (which is handy, as these fans don't produce much airflow lol).

The one on my 680i sounds a bit like a wasp in a tin can, so I lower to 50% from the BIOS, then further down to 33% using ntune. Then the sound disappears...
 
mishima said:
How you finding that Loon you and I bought? Mine seems fine no problems at all.
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Funny you should ask, I just got round to fitting it to my case over the weekend! I was lapping my CPU, and while I had the case open and the HSF off, I changed the remaining fans over.

Seems good, in fact maybe even slightly more powerful than the nexus fans I bought before :)
 
I think the fan is making a noise because it's on it's way out! I was just looking for a cheap replacement fan as, in all likelyhood, I'll probably be upgrading the mobo some time fairly soon. I just want to keep this one going until that time so the fantastic looking northbridge cooler posted by Nickcardwell is a bit overkill for my needs. I'd certainly think about getting one for my new build though. In the mean time can I just buy a new fan? What size are they & where can I buy one?
 
No, the whole cooler is a single unit you cannot replace one part.

I would go for the HR05 SLI as the standard tower coolers would probably get in the way of your graphics card.
 
I don't see why the Noctua is being recommended, the Zalman £4 jobby is more than enough, no need to spend 4x as much.
 
krooton said:
I don't see why the Noctua is being recommended, the Zalman £4 jobby is more than enough, no need to spend 4x as much.
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http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SY-007-ZA&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=399

Yeah. Looks just the ticket that one. I'll try & work out if it will fit (looks like my mobo has the correct mounting holes) & then go for for that one I think.

Are they east to fit? I read a review of that Noctua cooler, that was originally recommended, where the review described having to take out the mobo in order to fit. Why was this nessesary?

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The mobo probably had to be removed to get to the underside as that is where the Noctua fixing bracket is, instead of just having push pins like some NB heatinks have.
 
Dogboy73 said:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SY-007-ZA&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=399

Yeah. Looks just the ticket that one. I'll try & work out if it will fit (looks like my mobo has the correct mounting holes) & then go for for that one I think.

Are they east to fit? I read a review of that Noctua cooler, that was originally recommended, where the review described having to take out the mobo in order to fit. Why was this nessesary?

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I'm guessing the current NB fan is fixed using push-pins, so you need to get underneath the mobo to clip them out I'm afraid.
 
krooton said:
I'm guessing the current NB fan is fixed using push-pins, so you need to get underneath the mobo to clip them out I'm afraid.
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ARGGHH! What a pain in the arse. All that hassle for a lousy North Bridge cooler when I'm looking to upgrade before to long (before Crysis comes out for sure). I might just let the thing break, **** up my mobo thus forcing the purchase of new kit ;)
 
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