Chaintech VNF4 Ultra chipset fan is noisy

[Capitalist]

The motherboard is less than a week old, is it normal for the chipset fan to be annoyingly loud? How can I fix it? When I put my finger on the fan and press down gently it gets a bit quiter. Will taking the metal cover work?

 

[Silversierra]

You could replace the fan. I have the vnf4ultra, but mine doesn't have the fan, wish it did, then I could oc more .

 

[Capitalist]

What fan can I replace it with? I looked on newegg but did not see anything.

 

[Silversierra]

http://www.coolermaster-europe.com/eng/products/component/ramsink/slc-s41-u1.asp
I'm getting one of these. I may just take the fan off and mount it to my current heatsink somehow.

These also might work.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835110106
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835108022
Depending on your budget.

 

[GadgetBuilder]

Before ordering a fan you might try SpeedFan. Both the CPU and chipset chipset fans are controllable on the VNF4. Generally, cutting the fan speed drops the noise considerably with little or no change in temp. SpeedFan can be set to control the speed based on temp.

The VNF4 doesn't need much fan speed on the chipset unless you're overclocking so you can likely turn both fans down until they're inaudible. I have the older VNF4 without a chipset fan and have SpeedFan set so the CPU fan is inaudible; occasionally, the fan speeds up to audible under heavy load.

 

[Capitalist]

I figured out the problem. Chaintech adds a metal shield on top of the fan that seems to be the source of the noise, so I took it off and now it is very quiet. Thanks for your suggestions.