robbay111 Posted January 16, 2008 Posted January 16, 2008 Hey Guys, How's it going? Well I just have a quick question here. My chipset fan over the past 4 days has been going buck-wild. As of right now, I'm on my UT NF4 Ultra-D board with the stock fan. Not sure why the sudden jump but she's definitely barking at me. I decided to go ahead and purchase the Evercool VC-RE from SVC, but my question is this.... How worried should I be in the mean time while i'm waiting for my replacement. Only reason I ask is becuase I'm at school and really can't afford too much downtime. I occasionally shut down my rig down at night, but over the past 4 days unless I'm home in my apartment, I've turned it off. I've tossed up a small 12 second mp3 of the sudden noise, and obviously if you have the time to take a quick listen, I'd greatly appreciate it. You can hear a steady noise then a sudden jump. That's normally what she's been doing whenever I load up cs. I am fairly positive it's my chipset fan becuase i've disconnected nearly every fan including my video card and only left my Heatsink and Chipset fan running. I put my ear right down to my Zalman and didn't hear much noise so assumed it was the chipset. Stoopid Fan *i just used megaupload to host the mp3. As always, I'd appreciate any help. Rob Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbay111 Posted January 18, 2008 Posted January 18, 2008 I guess I'll just try to limit the usage with this turbine fan i got going on here, and wait for the new replacement one to arrive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadrack Posted January 18, 2008 Posted January 18, 2008 I know on my ultra-D I had to change it about six months and I have had noproblems sence Knock on wood. I think they were week right form the manufacture door There are alot of post about this very board problem. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbay111 Posted January 18, 2008 Posted January 18, 2008 yeah i guess i've been lucky. i'm going on about 2 and a half years with the stock chipset cooler. i guess i should be happy it's lasted this long. lol i'm just listening to this thing now... what a pos lol. ah well ty Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedEuphoria Posted February 7, 2008 Posted February 7, 2008 mines still going strong and my chipset stays cool compared to others I've seen(never seen higher than 40c), but I'm knocking on wood and may buy an evercool before they dissapear for good, just for a backup Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToX Posted February 7, 2008 Posted February 7, 2008 sort of sounds like the same problem i had with my stock chipset cooler on my nF4 UT sli-dr board. the fan would just start grinding. I replaced it with the evercool VC-RE and havent had any problems since, however I am going to be switching to the Thermalright HR05-SLI very soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
radodrill Posted February 7, 2008 Posted February 7, 2008 Doesn't sound bad to me; the fan is simply spinning up to provide better cooling due to the higher stress on the chipset. The VC-RE is a better fan and should be quieter as well; I don't see any issues with running the stock fan until the new one arrives. Generally when the stock fans die they start making grinding noises and/or just quit spinning. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToX Posted February 7, 2008 Posted February 7, 2008 i wish i had a sound clip of what my stock chipset cooler sounded like when it started to go. it would start making the grinding noise and then stop and then start up again. it was quite loud and noticeable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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