Thread: Fan replacement for desktop

One of the fans in my desktop PC is making a disturbing noise and seems to be in its death throws ( but still turning ) How much do these things cost to replace ? Cheers.

You could start by opening the case and cleaning all the hair, skin, insect debris and other various detritus that general blocks the things up and causes this problem.

You can also take the layer of crap off the motherboard as well, it insulates the chips and makes them run hotter, shortening their life.

Have a read of this:

Link

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About 100 baht
Dead easy to change if it's a case fan

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

You could start by opening the case and cleaning all the hair, skin, insect debris and other various detritus that general blocks the things up and causes this problem.

You can also take the layer of crap off the motherboard as well, it insulates the chips and makes them run hotter, shortening their life.

Have a read of this:

Link

Thanks Harry but already done as you suggested so it looks like a replacement would be better.

Originally Posted by Thetyim

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About 100 baht
Dead easy to change if it's a case fan

Thanks Thetyim, will get on it tomorrow as its getting pretty loud. A good excuse to take a day off from DIY jobs .

And don't forget to clean *under* the fan.

So is it a case fan, a cpu fan or a psu fan ?
Makes a big difference

a good one for 450 W is about 500 THB, and will be silent and effective

the cheap crappy noisy ones are about 150 THB, they last about 2 years

I went through 10 of them already in 5 years

Originally Posted by Butterfly

a good one for 450 W is about 500 THB, and will be silent and effective

Eh, please explain, never seen fans advertised as "to suit 450W"

I use Yateloon fans, they are effective and silent.

^ allo ? habla English ?

Originally Posted by Butterfly

a good one for 450 W is about 500 THB

Did you mean 4.5 watt
Most are only 3 watt

I think Butters is referring to power supplies.

Which is probably why he's gone through ten in the last five years.

I think he needs to go to a new tech guy.

LOL Pickel, yeah that makes sense, no idea how he gets a PSU from a fan request though ??

And yeah, fuck putting a 500b PSU into a PC, thats just screaming to be a hardware killer.

yes, power supplies, the fan can also make funny noises before they blow up

I misread, didn't see it was referring to a CPU Fan, different matter

Originally Posted by Butterfly

didn't see it was referring to a CPU Fan

We still don't know if it's case, cpu or psu fan

Originally Posted by Butterfly

yes, power supplies, the fan can also make funny noises before they blow up

I misread, didn't see it was referring to a CPU Fan, different matter

Butters, I think it's time you stopped trying to pretend you know what you are talking about.

the cheap crappy noisy ones are about 150 THB, they last about 2 years

I went through 10 of them already in 5 years

So even though the cheap ones last about two years, you go through 2 a year.

What a dumb fuck.

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He needs 4 computers because each machine only has 1GB of RAM

actually, most have 256MB of RAM, which is plenty for office computers

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

So even though the cheap ones last about two years, you go through 2 a year

no dummy, it means that I have more than 1 computer, silly dumb phack

Originally Posted by 9999

Get with the shizzle dude and go 1500 W with sick az cmV8 fan and CM case ftw .

I am sorry dude, I am not gamer, but you are right 450W is light weight for a powerful machine with a lot of storage

for a personal PC, non-gamer, should be good enough

Originally Posted by Thetyim

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He needs 4 computers because each machine only has 1GB of RAM

Well they don't, because remember he thinks 100Mb = 1Gb.

^ you dumb phack,

I said precisely 100M != 1GB because idiots like you couldn't make of what "!=" meant

Originally Posted by Butterfly

450W is light weight for a powerful machine with a lot of storage for a personal PC, non-gamer, should be good enough

My intel quad-core 2GB RAM machine ,after 6 months, the 450 W blew. 3 months later another 450 W goes. Needless to say upgraded wattage after that.

Originally Posted by 9999

Originally Posted by Butterfly

450W is light weight for a powerful machine with a lot of storage for a personal PC, non-gamer, should be good enough

My intel quad-core 2GB RAM machine ,after 6 months, the 450 W blew. 3 months later another 450 W goes. Needless to say upgraded wattage after that.

Not under warranty or did you build it yourself?

Not much memory there, according to Butters you only have 200Mb RAM.

^ Built it myself, same as the AMD X6 pic above. Also had it serviced a few times in Thailand. No doubt the underlying cause of all my computer problems is user issues but I like playing with the shit, which is why Butters hates me so much.