AndrewRandle
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The bearings are shot on my northbridge. Does it really need a new fan or can I just unplug it and still be safe?
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Depending on the manufacturer and chipset??
Some boards have an active fan, and some don't, but those that don't usually have a larger heatsink to compensate!!
So I wouldn't personally run without one unless you replace that heatsink for something more substantial.
More info on board and chipset would help so I could be more specific! Martin Vote if you found this post helpful please!!
Some boards have an active fan, and some don't, but those that don't usually have a larger heatsink to compensate!!
So I wouldn't personally run without one unless you replace that heatsink for something more substantial.
More info on board and chipset would help so I could be more specific! Martin Vote if you found this post helpful please!!
Running without the fan can cost you a processor. I lost one and a customer lost one last week, so I'm speaking from recent experience. Mine was stupidity, customer's due to fan hanging up. Ed Fair
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AndrewRandle
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ok, it's a abit kt7a-raid mobo. I have a new heatsink/fan on the cpu. It's the bios fan that is loosing it's life
OK! So you have the KT133A chipset with the active fan on the Northbridge (this is not anything to do with the bios, by the way)
Now many of the motherboard manufactures that used this chipset opted NOT! to fit an active fan, but instead fitted a slightly bigger heatsink.
It tended to be the bigger, more expensive brands (Asus, MSI & Abit) that went for the active fan to atract the overclockers to buy there boards and.......because they look coooool.
The budget offerings AKA Gigabyte etc! just went for a slightly larger heatsink.(as they do now with the KT266A)GA7-VTXE
I owned an Abit KT7 with the same fan! it also went noisey, as you looked at it it would shudder and nearly stop, speed up again and do the same thing every few seconds (worn phospher bronze bushes)!! anyway I had a chat with my supplier who let me swop it for another off a used board that was being returned for another reason.
But as I said, either swop the heatsink for a bigger item (you'll have to nick it off another board)
Or another option is the thermaltake?? I think it is, blue orb replacement, around $10.
Don't forget a little thermal paste under the sink.
Martin
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Now many of the motherboard manufactures that used this chipset opted NOT! to fit an active fan, but instead fitted a slightly bigger heatsink.
It tended to be the bigger, more expensive brands (Asus, MSI & Abit) that went for the active fan to atract the overclockers to buy there boards and.......because they look coooool.
The budget offerings AKA Gigabyte etc! just went for a slightly larger heatsink.(as they do now with the KT266A)GA7-VTXE
I owned an Abit KT7 with the same fan! it also went noisey, as you looked at it it would shudder and nearly stop, speed up again and do the same thing every few seconds (worn phospher bronze bushes)!! anyway I had a chat with my supplier who let me swop it for another off a used board that was being returned for another reason.
But as I said, either swop the heatsink for a bigger item (you'll have to nick it off another board)
Or another option is the thermaltake?? I think it is, blue orb replacement, around $10.
Don't forget a little thermal paste under the sink.
Martin
Vote if you found this post helpful please!!
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