PSU fan replacement advice?

Buchanan0204 · 2 Feb 2013 at 14:37

I have a PSU here with a faulty fan, the bearing have went in it. However the PSU is fine regardless of the fan, all is as should be.

I don't have any 2 pin fans that will connect to the PSU, only a 4 pin spare.

So, it's quite an old PC and the person doesn't want to be throwing money at it again.

So, should they stump up the cash for a new PSU or does OcUK sell 2 pin PSU fans?

Just to be clear, It's way out of warranty and I'm well aware of the risks of opening PSU's.

Failing the above... spec me a decent PSU for a low powered PC running a 9800GTX.

snips86x · 2 Feb 2013 at 14:48

I cannot find anything about a replacement fan, but one of these should be ok:

YOUR BASKET
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £39.95
Total : £101.04 (includes shipping : £9.25).

Buchanan0204 · 2 Feb 2013 at 14:54

Anything in stock?

I actually looked at those and couldn't find stock anywhere.

Don't really want to spend more than £45

snips86x · 2 Feb 2013 at 15:04

Buchanan0204 said:
Anything in stock?

I actually looked at those and couldn't find stock anywhere.

Don't really want to spend more than £45

I can't find anything in stock with that budget. Might be worth looking at one of the following and contacting OcUK for when the stock is due:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Antec VP450P 450W '80 Plus' Continuous Power Supply £41.99
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £39.95
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020046-UK) £39.95
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £38.99
Total : £173.47 (includes shipping : £10.50).

Buchanan0204 · 2 Feb 2013 at 15:29

Cheers,

I decided the OCZ at £50 was the best bet. It's in stock at least.

unleashed · 2 Feb 2013 at 15:38

I think something like this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-034-AR&groupid=701&catid=2331&subcat=819 would do the job, just splice the wires to the original fan connection.

decto · 2 Feb 2013 at 15:50

If you have a soldering iron you can peel the sticker back from the fan unsolder the wires.

The third wire (usually yellow) is only for speed sensing so can be ignored so just connect the black and red.

Open the PSU at your own risk though, the input capacitor can give you a nasty , even fatal shock

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