Need a new 120mm fan for my PSU, any suggestions

UKMEDIASTORE · 26 Nov 2011 at 23:40

As the title says, need a new 120mm fan for my psu.
Trying to swap current 1 as think bearing may have gone.
Suggestions flood in, lol

stulid · 26 Nov 2011 at 23:41

Anything cheap that has the same connector and is the same size . lol

Raikiri · 26 Nov 2011 at 23:44

Pretty much, most PSUs have a custom connector so you'll have to splice/solder the fan onto the old connector anyway.

UKMEDIASTORE · 26 Nov 2011 at 23:49

stulid said:
Anything cheap that has the same connector and is the same size . lol

So I just need to check the connector on my current fan & ensure it's the same or I can modify it myself if need be (plyers) as per your link/s Stulid (KEEP THE LOL TO YOURSELF M8, it ain't funny)

stulid · 26 Nov 2011 at 23:51

UKMEDIASTORE said:
(KEEP THE LOL TO YOURSELF M8, it ain't funny)

You funny.

But yeah, just check the connector and alsio the thickness of the fan maybe different than the usual 25mm

UKMEDIASTORE · 26 Nov 2011 at 23:52

Raikiri said:
Pretty much, most PSUs have a custom connector so you'll have to splice/solder the fan onto the old connector anyway.

Thanks for the sense, hope I do not have to solder otherwise will buy replacement, tried soldering with the original square grey psone's and killed a few, lol

UKMEDIASTORE · 26 Nov 2011 at 23:56

stulid said:
You funny.

But yeah, just check the connector and alsio the thickness of the fan maybe different than the usual 25mm

Thanks, was that hard lol (NOT)
(p.p.s Many thanks for your help Stulid)

You may know lots about desktop pc's & be the god on here imo but some of us will always be newbies, lol :-)

stulid · 26 Nov 2011 at 23:59

If you can fix the PSU for spending just a fiver, then that has to be the best option, your PSU isnt even that dam old (2years?).

Raikiri · 27 Nov 2011 at 00:00

UKMEDIASTORE said:
Thanks, was that hard lol (NOT)
(p.p.s Many thanks for your help Stulid)

I wouldn't take it so seriously, it's only a forum.

Anyway, when I say solder I only mean two wires (not onto a PCB) so it would be very easy to do.

Simply twisting the wires, wrapping electrical tape around 'em and then using some heatshrink will work fine 99% of the time.

You could also crimp them, very quick and easy.

UKMEDIASTORE · 27 Nov 2011 at 00:21

Raikiri said:
I wouldn't take it so seriously, it's only a forum.

Anyway, when I say solder I only mean two wires (not onto a PCB) so it would be very easy to do.

Simply twisting the wires, wrapping electrical tape around 'em and then using some heatshrink will work fine 99% of the time.

You could also crimp them, very quick and easy.

Thanks for the advice Raikiri

UKMEDIASTORE · 27 Nov 2011 at 00:27

stulid said:
If you can fix the PSU for spending just a fiver, then that has to be the best option, your PSU isnt even that dam old (2years?).

I agree 100%, the psu is either approx 5 yrs old or 9 years old can't remember which!

stulid · 27 Nov 2011 at 00:27

5-9? you sure? I would give it 2-3 looking at review dates.

One more bit of advice, on the side of fans are two arrows, one is the blade rotation direction, the other is the direction of airflow.

Tealc · 27 Nov 2011 at 00:43

Enermax Magma. A great PSU fan that can stand high temperatures and has a good MTBF.

It might not have sufficient airflow though. You need to know what's in there at the moment to make the right decision. If it's the same as in the Bit-tech review then it's a max 2000rpm model so the Magma will be slightly slower but probably will be fine.

Raikiri · 27 Nov 2011 at 00:49

stulid said:
5-9? you sure? I would give it 2-3 looking at review dates.

One more bit of advice, on the side of fans are two arrows, one is the blade rotation direction, the other is the direction of airflow.

IIRC It came out about 6 years ago.

stulid · 27 Nov 2011 at 00:53

Its done him even better then if its that old. Quality pays for itself

Deleted member 115712 · 27 Nov 2011 at 02:43

If i were you id just bang in a spare fan i had, saves you any money really, then again all depends if you have a spare fan haha

UKMEDIASTORE · 30 Nov 2011 at 11:45

It was bought in 2006, anyway just swapped the fan ect, no difference, still making the same noise, so gonna buy a replacement.

UKMEDIASTORE · 7 Dec 2011 at 18:07

Finally ordered the replacement psu today, so many to chose from
Antec TruePower New Modular 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply

& then decided to add a few other bits,
Akasa 20/24-Pin 30cm PSU Extension Cable
Akasa 8-Pin 30cm PSU Extension Cable
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler

Planning to overclock once happy with the base set-up :-)

UKMEDIASTORE · 8 Dec 2011 at 14:10

UKMEDIASTORE said:
Finally ordered the replacement psu today, so many to chose from
Antec TruePower New Modular 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply

& then decided to add a few other bits,
Akasa 20/24-Pin 30cm PSU Extension Cable
Akasa 8-Pin 30cm PSU Extension Cable
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler

Planning to overclock once happy with the base set-up

Just arrived from ocuk

Just gotta wait for the trim to arrive in the next day or so.

UKMEDIASTORE · 15 Dec 2011 at 12:29

All installed and working very well.
PSU is very quiet

Need a new 120mm fan for my PSU, any suggestions

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