Safe to briefly disconnect cpu fan?

weyland yutani · 24 Apr 2012 at 23:22

I use a Corsair A50 in my pc which does a great job in cooling but the drone it makes is starting to get on my nerves a bit. I want to test how quiet the machine is without it running.

If I disable the mild overclock is it safe to disconnect the cpu fan for just a few seconds? Also, can anyone recommend a good heatsink that is also fairly quiet, or at least quieter than the A50?

Thanks.

weyland yutani · 24 Apr 2012 at 23:36

Yeah a runaway thermal meltdown is what I feared lol A bit of noise cant be avoided obviously but watercooling is definitely no go for me, just wondering if there are any slightly quieter fans out there. £20-30 budget?

weyland yutani · 24 Apr 2012 at 23:48

Cool. Any recommendations on a quieter fan?

weyland yutani · 24 Apr 2012 at 23:57

Not sure myself either. It doesn't sound like it ramps up or down depending on load. It does a good job at cooling to be fair, just a touch louder than I'd like. If I knew a replacement fan could clip onto the heatsink without a problem that would be a good solution.