Jesus_Faction Posted March 21, 2006 Posted March 21, 2006 My chipset fan recently has really started making quite a lot of noise its a loud whirring sound, i dont wanna say grinding but it almost sounds like that anything i can do about it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
baaj Posted March 21, 2006 Posted March 21, 2006 RMA or buy a VC-RE chipset fan (about $5). There are alot of threads about this issue and the VCRE. Replacing it will result in much quieter operation as well as lowering your chipset temp. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus_Faction Posted March 21, 2006 Posted March 21, 2006 wont that cooler be too tall and get in the way of the gfx card? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
baaj Posted March 21, 2006 Posted March 21, 2006 nope. Do a search - it's all here! There's even a guide to walk you through it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
baaj Posted March 21, 2006 Posted March 21, 2006 www.jab-tech.com sells them You're in luck - I just came across the link to Angry's tutorial! http://www.angrygames.com/chipset_clean-1.htm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LemonyLime Posted March 21, 2006 Posted March 21, 2006 sup jesus.... I installed the evercool vc-re this morning on my ultra-d. It does fit and it was fairly easy to seat by putting one of the pins in one hole and pushing the other inward and down. Fit like a glove. No probs ....except... It was too tall for my card by about 1mm. Just put your card in the bottom pci-e slot if the cooler is too tall. By doing it this way it increased my airflow to the chipset as well. I got a nice temp drop at idle and load. I didn't think it was possible but it does work well. Definatly worth the 8$. I've seen alot of peeps with cards that do fit over the top of it...but not mine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
siresword Posted April 21, 2006 Posted April 21, 2006 wow my chipset fan just started making a lot of noise, but only at mid range rpms. It starts up working fine and then gets to about 4.3-4.6k rpm and makes noise. At high rpms (7k) it makes as much noise as it used to (it wasn't noticeable) . Now I can clearly hear my chipset fan, even over the 5 80mm fans in my case and my cpu cooler which gets loud when I turn it up to 4.8k rpm do you know why all of a sudden a chipset would be making loud noises? and how come only at mid range rpm's vs high rpms ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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