Is it ever a good idea to replace a laptop fan

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... Or is it ever a good idea to use a piece of software to artificially control fan speed and therefore noise?

I have an Asus Vivobook s200e - it's not the loudest but it's not the quietest either. I want to crack it open at some point to add an SSD anyway, so would replacing the fan be a good idea?

Does anyone know what a safe temp is for the i3 processor that inhabits this laptop is>?
 
As long as the Laptop isnt getting crazy hot then it should be OK. Monitoring the temps/fan speed if possible 1st for a while to see how the fan performs in different circumstances.
 
You'll more than likely find that replacing the fan will be very difficult, as it'll be part of a custom-shaped mount to fit in the laptop.

As long as you don't meddle with the thermal cutoff, there's no danger in meddling with the fan levels, although if it ends up running hotter (even if safe), then you'll be shortening the lifespan of the chip.

The best thing you can do really is to stop the fan rotating (cocktail stick or nail file tends to fit through the fan grill well on most laptops) and stick a hoover over the vent. That will suck out any dust and fibres without risking damaging the fan. Please be sensible when you do that!!
 
As above, the fan will more than likely be a custom built unit consisting of a "blower" fan, and custom cowling. It will likely be integrated with the Heatsink via heatpipes. If you want to replace it, you will need to replace it with the original type fan.

What might help would be replacing the thermal paste with something better and cleaning the fan out from dust. Take note of where the vent holes are as well, as if you try and use it on the bed, you might find it gets really hot and noisy compared to on a table.
 
Scougar said:
As above, the fan will more than likely be a custom built unit consisting of a "blower" fan, and custom cowling. It will likely be integrated with the Heatsink via heatpipes. If you want to replace it, you will need to replace it with the original type fan.

What might help would be replacing the thermal paste with something better and cleaning the fan out from dust. Take note of where the vent holes are as well, as if you try and use it on the bed, you might find it gets really hot and noisy compared to on a table.
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I found re-pasting my M11x reigned in the fan noise somewhat. However it took some doing as the whole thing had to be stripped down.
 
If its brand new i wouldnt alter anything. Looks like the hard drive is 7mm, something to think about if you do change to ssd.
 
Thanks for the tips all! I won't be changing it.

I downloaded SpeedFan but it wasn't very helpful, couldn't see an obvious (the key word) way of using it to actually 'edit' the fans usual behavior.

SSD is another matter though. Got my eye on the Samsung 840 series which I understand will fit.
 
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