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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 |
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Need CPU Fan for Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P MB
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 |
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Need CPU Fan for Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P MB
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) |
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