My CPU fan is making a funny noise?

[medunaweb]

I have an AMD t-bird 900MHz and the fan is making this funny noise. It has always been very quiet untill now. If i give the case a slap to teh side it will stop for a couple seconds adn then start makign that noise again. I don't think it is going to die sometime soon but it is getting anoying. I don't think i can get another fan for it because it is on a stock H/S and it has different screws. like they are smaller then normal fan screws are (i think) Any suggestions would help.

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Promise IDE controller
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[mrspm2003]

maybe your fan is touching a wire...last time this happened to me...just move all the wires that might come in contact w/ the hsf, that should be it. If its not, your fan is dying bud

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[This message has been edited by mrspm2003 (edited January 08, 2002).]

[Learux]

Maybe a bearing is going bad if that is the case i would keep an eye on it.

Learux

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[wenus2]

could just be vibrational, is it down tight? Sometimes the screws work loose after a while.

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[medunaweb]

Yah it is down tight i checked that already, I think it might be dying. What shoudl I do to replace it. Should i just go and buy a new H/S liek the SK6 w/ a 60 to 80 mm converter so the thing won't be soo loud.

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50x ASUS cd-rom
Iomega zip 100MB
Promise IDE controller
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[wenus2]

That would be ideal unless you have those screw holes on you mobo and can use the Alpha Pal8045. It won't be much more expensive (prolly less) after you factor in the price of 60-80mm adapters.

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Athlon XP 1900+
Alpha Pal8045
Abit KR7A RAID
2x256Mb PC2100 /w ECC
Maxtor plus 60gb ATA-133
Seagate Barracuda 40Gb ATA-100
Cardex GeForce3
SB Live X-Gamer
Plextor 24x10x40
Toshiba DVD 16X/48X
Enermax case /w 430W EG465P-VE

[Oero]

If you want to buy a little time you can oil the fan and get a couple months out of her. Pop the sticker off the fan. If you do it right you can save the sticker, if not - oh well but you'll need to replace it so it doesn't fling out. Pop the sticker off and drop in a few drops of 3-n-1 or something. Not too much or it'll fling out. Replace the sticker if you can, or cover the hole with tape and there you go! Make sure you clean the hub of any oil with alcohol or the tape/sticker won't stick.

Done that before with crummy sleeve bearing fans that squeal to buy some time. Usually it lasts several months.

Oero

[mrspm2003]

yeah, but its the HSF....I would keep an eye on it...because if it dies it might take your processor down w/ it

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[medunaweb]

My mobo does have the holes for the H/S but that H/S weighs a lot more then what AMD says is the limit. Anyways I really didn't want to buy a new H/S and fan but i guess i have to now huh. Where can i get the pal8045 cheap. I found one for $51 and that comes with a 80cfm delta 80mm fan. My question is will that be any better then what i am getting now. Like how loud is one of those. I have a 120mm fan and it is pretty loud but i can turn it off this fan will have to stay on so i want it not to bee too loud. It is an 80mm so it should have a deeper sound to it right? And the temp of my cpu doesn't matter. The pal8045 was rated #2 for best cooling but i don't really need more cooling heck i am getting 42 C with stock H/S and fan OCed. I am mainly concerned with the price.

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50x ASUS cd-rom
Iomega zip 100MB
Promise IDE controller
2 PSUs
17" AOC 7GlrA

[MercuryEnigma]

Originally posted by mrspm2003:
yeah, but its the HSF....I would keep an eye on it...because if it dies it might take your processor down w/ it

i agree...better replace the fan then rather replace the CPU and the fan when it dies out...

or u could be just extra careful and watch the temps!

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[medunaweb]

I understand that but i kind of want to try to make it last a couple weeks longer so i can get AS3 and a new H/S fan all in one shipment. What do i need to look for. Like will i know when the fan dies liek wil it just stop? And i do keep an eye on the temps. It never goes over 45 right now. What is the limit that i need to stop?

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900 MHz @ 1GHz AMD T-bird
shuttle KT266A DDR
512MB Crucial PC2100 CAS2
Voodoo3 3500 (3dfx 4life)
2 - 30GB 5400 RPM WD HDs
4x4x24x4x (cd-rw + dvd)
50x ASUS cd-rom
Iomega zip 100MB
Promise IDE controller
2 PSUs
17" AOC 7GlrA

[yargman]

I would use MBM and put the limit at say 5 to 10 celcius above your load temps
well one way you would know is if the sounds stops w/o you making it stop
btw that happened to my tnt 40 mm fan, but then it stopped when i put it on its side, weird

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[medunaweb]

Yah it is weird liek right now it isn't doing anything, but in one minute it will start making noises

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900 MHz @ 1GHz AMD T-bird
shuttle KT266A DDR
512MB Crucial PC2100 CAS2
Voodoo3 3500 (3dfx 4life)
2 - 30GB 5400 RPM WD HDs
4x4x24x4x (cd-rw + dvd)
50x ASUS cd-rom
Iomega zip 100MB
Promise IDE controller
2 PSUs
17" AOC 7GlrA