Motherboard chipset fan replacement

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Hello - a PC of mine has been making some odd noises the past few weeks, it almost sounds like a noisy / dying HDD (but there's only an SSD installed).

Anyways after taking the side panel off and listening to all the parts, I think I've narrowed it down to the motherboard chipset fan.

The model number of the fan is PLD05010B12H. They seem oddly expensive, even AliExpress wants £20 for one - which I'm a bit reluctant to pay as the motherboard only set me back £50, it's an MSI MPG X570 Gaming Plus.

SO - question is, anyone got any experience with this? I presume any fan of the same diameter and connection to the motherboard will do.

The machine is rarely under any load, wondering if I need a fan at all...

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Thanks for the reply - looks are not important, the case has no window on it. Good idea though, I'll see if I can just attach a larger fan somewhere nearby to blow on to the heatsink. Time to raid the boxes in the attic, fairly sure I've got some 80mm fans kicking about.

I think I was mostly surprised at the cost of the replacement, thought they'd be under a fiver somehow.

 

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Had a rummage and I'd somehow completely forgotten about my Noctua treasure trove (getting old I presume!). Anyways there was a couple 40mm fans in there, so I'm going to see what I can do with one of them tonight. Failing that, one of the 80mm ones - might be easier to attach somewhere.

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I'm a bit of a box hoarder, the boxes are empty The fans are all in use bar the ones actually pictured.

 

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Well I think we're in business. The heatsink is raised in a few parts of the motherboard, so I was able to slip a cable tie underneath.

Thanks again for the replies, it seems like an obvious solution in hindsight to just slap on a larger fan rather than source a perfect fit / replica of the original.

All is quiet again in the office and I am happy!

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