Sage2050 Posted March 26, 2006 Posted March 26, 2006 a loud grinding type of sound. its really really annoying and i don't know how to fix it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melcar Posted March 26, 2006 Posted March 26, 2006 a loud grinding type of sound. its really really annoying and i don't know how to fix it. Replace it then. The stock fan tends to fail rather quickly. I have a Vantec chipset fan on it which keeps it cool and is silent too. http://www.svc.com/vansolcopvga.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpman Posted March 27, 2006 Posted March 27, 2006 i really think the idea of having an "PLEASE STOP POSTING ABOUT CHIPSET FANS" thread its what this forum needs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HITandRUN Posted March 27, 2006 Posted March 27, 2006 He He! I really think that the idea of "stop drinking so much coffee when you on this forum" would work for you jumpman! As for the fan look in my sig this is the right replacement! :nod: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellcanada420 Posted March 27, 2006 Posted March 27, 2006 I am having the exact same issue. The chipset fan is making crazy noises and stopping. I can see the temp on the chipset going up. I need a replacement fan. Will any GPU chipset fan work or are there specs I need to look for??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shredman Posted March 27, 2006 Posted March 27, 2006 As far as new fans, there is plenty of discussion here on that....there is the vantec option or the evercool vc-re (do a forum search for keyword "twinkling"). I'm interested in finding out more about this myself however. I'm trying to avoid replacing my chipset fan, due to it would be a pain to take everything apart AND I'm afraid of messing something up when I do it. SO, I know I can control the chipset fan through smart guardian - you can make it quiet enough by slowing the fan down a good deal. At defaults it sounds like a tiny hairdryer - keeps the chipset at about 40C and spins at 6250 rpm. By lowering the rpm you can pretty much silence it - of course the temp goes up. From what I've read here...the Chipset is safe up to 60C....so I'm thinking I can just turn the rpm to about 3000 and set the alarm to sound at 55C and avoid replacing it. Does anyone do this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burleyboy Posted March 27, 2006 Posted March 27, 2006 As far as new fans, there is plenty of discussion here on that....there is the vantec option or the evercool vc-re (do a forum search for keyword "twinkling"). I'm interested in finding out more about this myself however. I'm trying to avoid replacing my chipset fan, due to it would be a pain to take everything apart AND I'm afraid of messing something up when I do it. SO, I know I can control the chipset fan through smart guardian - you can make it quiet enough by slowing the fan down a good deal. At defaults it sounds like a tiny hairdryer - keeps the chipset at about 40C and spins at 6250 rpm. By lowering the rpm you can pretty much silence it - of course the temp goes up. From what I've read here...the Chipset is safe up to 60C....so I'm thinking I can just turn the rpm to about 3000 and set the alarm to sound at 55C and avoid replacing it. Does anyone do this? If you want to use the stock fan, just let it idle in bios awhile, and then set your chipset fan to come on full, one or two degree's higher than your idle temp. The stock fan will spin at 3000 rpm most of the time, and is quiet. The whining when it ramps up and down, will drive you nuts after a while though. Just try and get an acceptable mix between cs temps and how often it ramps up doing just ordinary things. Who cares if it ramps up to 6000 rpm and whines, when you're gaming. The stock fan does a decent job, if you can find the right balance.That being said, the VC-RE is still worth the effort and a better way to go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shredman Posted March 27, 2006 Posted March 27, 2006 Thanks for the input Burleyboy. When I set the fan in bios as you suggest, it runs at 6700rpm and is loud. Is there something specific I need to set to tell it to calm down? I've been experimenting with various speeds in smart guardian with the following results: in full AUTO (defaults) mode---> 6300-6760 rpm, 41C, loud in AUTO mode w/15 on fan ---> 5444rpm, 41C, less loud in AUTO mode w/10 on fan---->5114rpm, 41C, same noise as 15 any setting in AUTO mode less than 10 has same result as 10 setting. in software mode 90 setting--->5114 rpm, 42C, can hear fan noise in software mode 80 setting--->4327 rpm, 43C, still can hear the fan slightly over system noise in software mode 71 setting--->3660 rpm, 45C, starting to not notice fan noise in software mode 63 setting--->2860 rpm, 46C, can't really hear fan over system noise in software mode 53 setting--->2280 rpm, 46/47C, no change in software mode 43 setting--->1550 rpm, 49C, ---- [To try and gauge the amount of noise from my comp as a whole, I set the fan speed to 0 and listened...that way I could tell what was the chipset fan and the rest of the noise from the case.] So it looks like about 65 or so is a sweet spot for my system. (I'm sitting about 4 feet from the case right now). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burleyboy Posted March 27, 2006 Posted March 27, 2006 Hmm, if you set it to come on full in bios, (let it idle for 5 minutes or so to stabiliize) at say 2 degrees over what your idle temps are, in bios and then reboot back to bios, the fan speed should read about 3000 rpm. At least thats the way all of mine have worked, even using the 6-23-05 bios. If you can get it to do what you want it to do using Smart Guardian software, thats okay I guess, but I'd sill prefer to use the bios settings to achieve the same effect. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shredman Posted March 27, 2006 Posted March 27, 2006 BB, I'm going to reboot and try again....brb. Ok, I'm back....In Bios, chipset fan is idleing at 3668rpm and 44C. So I set it to come fully on at 46C. Save and rebooted...as soon as I get into windows the fan kicks in and I can hear it. I made sure both smartguardian and MBM5 were turned off. Still can hear it. Opened smart guardian and chipset is at a nice 40C, but 6000rpm! What am I doing wrong? Why won't it idle nicely at around 3k rpm on it's own? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sage2050 Posted March 27, 2006 Posted March 27, 2006 thanks for the responses guys (and i wasnt aware this was a common issue). i only had this board for maybe a month before it started making noise - my old one, which i had to RMA, never had this issue in the 10 months i had it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
baaj Posted March 28, 2006 Posted March 28, 2006 My vote goes for the VC-RE. 1. It sits no higher than the stock fan, thus does not interfere with video cards, etc. 2. It does a better job of cooling the chipset - most report a drop of at least a few degrees C 3. It's pretty quiet BUT it doesn't really twinkle Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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