Need CPU Fan for Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P MB

I have a Intel-860, I7 CPU on the Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P MB
I am using the Intel CPU fan that came with the CPU.

In the last day of so, my CPU fan is starting to vibrate a little.
If I push gently on the center of the fan it reduces or stops the
vibrations (so this fan IS the cause). CPU temps with the stock fan are
37 or so, so I am not panicking yet, but I hope replacing the CPU fan
will eliminate the new noise and avoid a serious overheating problem.

I do not overclock, except for the what the CPU coes on it's own.

I was considering Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus becase it is quiet and
has good reviews, but I was curious whether such a large fan hanging off
of my vertical situated MB would be an issue. My Antel Solo case is 8"
wide so I don't think it's height would be a problme.

A fan which I could install without removing the MB from the case would
be attractive (if it was also quiet). Can anyone help me with any
suggestions?

Thank you,
Bill

Bill wrote:
I have a Intel-860, I7 CPU on the Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P MB
I am using the Intel CPU fan that came with the CPU.

In the last day of so, my CPU fan is starting to vibrate a little.
If I push gently on the center of the fan it reduces or stops the
vibrations (so this fan IS the cause). CPU temps with the stock fan are
37 or so, so I am not panicking yet, but I hope replacing the CPU fan
will eliminate the new noise and avoid a serious overheating problem.

I do not overclock, except for the what the CPU coes on it's own.

I was considering Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus becase it is quiet and
has good reviews, but I was curious whether such a large fan hanging off
of my vertical situated MB would be an issue. My Antel Solo case is 8"
wide so I don't think it's height would be a problme.

A fan which I could install without removing the MB from the case would
be attractive (if it was also quiet). Can anyone help me with any
suggestions?

Thank you,
Bill

If you buy an aftermarket cooler, all that you need to do is make
sure it has a standard fan on top.

The CoolerMaster cooler on my current computer broke, and because the
fan was standard, I could put a Vantec Stealth fan in its place. That
meant I got to keep the heatsink portion, and was only paying for
a new fan.

I broke the fan on my CoolerMaster, by cleaning dust off the blade.
Seems it wants a pretty light touch, during cleaning.

You can look at the manual, to see how hard it is to install.
Mine, I have the motherboard on a tray, and have to pull the
tray out, to remove the heatsink, as the mounting nuts are on the solder
side of the motherboard.

The manual shows the retention plate on this one, stays on the motherboard
when you remove the heatsink on the component side of the motherboard. So
it's a better design than mine. There is a nut and bolt to hold the plate
to the motherboard, then the mounting screw on the heatsink, plugs into the
head of the bolt. So this design is decoupled a bit. You'll still have
to pull the motherboard, to put it in place. But subsequent maintenance
will be easier, as the plate on the bottom will stay in place and not fall off.

http://www.coolermaster.com/upload/d...20bracket).pdf

The manual is a 19.3MB download. Absurd, considering the simplicity of the
content. There are 130 page motherboard manuals, smaller than that.

Paul

Paul wrote:
Bill wrote:
I have a Intel-860, I7 CPU on the Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P MB
I am using the Intel CPU fan that came with the CPU.

In the last day of so, my CPU fan is starting to vibrate a little.
If I push gently on the center of the fan it reduces or stops the
vibrations (so this fan IS the cause). CPU temps with the stock fan
are 37 or so, so I am not panicking yet, but I hope replacing the CPU
fan will eliminate the new noise and avoid a serious overheating problem.

I do not overclock, except for the what the CPU coes on it's own.

I was considering Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus becase it is quiet and
has good reviews, but I was curious whether such a large fan hanging
off of my vertical situated MB would be an issue. My Antel Solo case
is 8" wide so I don't think it's height would be a problme.

A fan which I could install without removing the MB from the case
would be attractive (if it was also quiet). Can anyone help me with
any suggestions?

Thank you,
Bill

If you buy an aftermarket cooler, all that you need to do is make
sure it has a standard fan on top.

The CoolerMaster cooler on my current computer broke, and because the
fan was standard, I could put a Vantec Stealth fan in its place. That
meant I got to keep the heatsink portion, and was only paying for
a new fan.

I broke the fan on my CoolerMaster, by cleaning dust off the blade.
Seems it wants a pretty light touch, during cleaning.

You can look at the manual, to see how hard it is to install.
Mine, I have the motherboard on a tray, and have to pull the
tray out, to remove the heatsink, as the mounting nuts are on the solder
side of the motherboard.

The manual shows the retention plate on this one, stays on the motherboard
when you remove the heatsink on the component side of the motherboard. So
it's a better design than mine. There is a nut and bolt to hold the plate
to the motherboard, then the mounting screw on the heatsink, plugs into the
head of the bolt. So this design is decoupled a bit. You'll still have
to pull the motherboard, to put it in place. But subsequent maintenance
will be easier, as the plate on the bottom will stay in place and not
fall off.

http://www.coolermaster.com/upload/d...20bracket).pdf


The manual is a 19.3MB download. Absurd, considering the simplicity of the
content. There are 130 page motherboard manuals, smaller than that.

Paul


Paul, Thank you for your reply! I watch the CoolerMaster fan
installation video on YouTube a few times yesterday. Then, today, I
phoned Intel's Customer Service, to ask them to send me a new stock fan.
At this point, I'm not sure the CoolerMaster fan is worth the amount
of extra time that would be involved.

It didn't even occur to me to contact Intel until I read about someone
else doing so. Hopefully, I won't even need to remove the MB from the
case to replace the heatsink/fan, and that will be a nice convenience.

Thank you your help today and in the past!

Bill
(from Indiana)