Chipset fan too noisy--solutions?

[Chang10is]

The chipset fan on my Epox 8KDA3J is making too much noise. Everything in my system is silent except for that one component, which is annoying because I just spent a good chunk of money on a Thermalright XP-90. What's the best way to solve my noise issue? Does anybody make a resistor that I can use for the 2-pin connector that this fan uses to get power from the board? Or do I need to buy a new chipset cooler altogether? If the latter is the answer, what are your recommendations for this?

 

[Operandi]

Chipset's don't need fans; replace your stock HS/F with this Zalman.

 

[harrkev]

Can you set your BIOS to throttle the fan based on temperature? Some can, some cant.

If that fails, you can use a 3-pin-fan to 4-pin-molex adapter, and swap some pins to get 7V into the fan. If you already have the cable lying around, this is a free fix.

 

[Mucker]

Install one of these between the mb fan header and your chipset fan to slow it down. http://www.bestbyteinc.com/prodinfo.asp?number=FSC-ZAL-FM2

My Abit IC7 chipset runs stock 5800 rpm. I use the fanmate to run it one continous speed of 3000 rpm. I can't hear it anymore and things are plenty cool. The CPU fan exhaust blasts the NB sink too, so there is zero worry for me.

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[Chopstick217]

Originally posted by: Operandi
Chipset's don't need fans; replace your stock HS/F with this Zalman.

:thumbsup:

 

[Toro 45]

Originally posted by: Mucker
Install one of these between the mb fan header and your chipset fan to slow it down. http://www.bestbyteinc.com/prodinfo.asp?number=FSC-ZAL-FM2

My Abit IC7 chipset runs stock 5800 rpm. I use the fanmate to run it one continous speed of 3000 rpm. I can't hear it anymore and things are plenty cool. The CPU fan exhaust blasts the NB sink too, so there is zero worry for me.

m

I did the same thing, works great

 

[wisdomtooth]

Ditto on my IC7, except I used a resistor.

Now my NB fan spins at a quiet 2500RPM and still keeps my NB cooler than if I used an NB47J.

 

[HeaterCore]

Hey Chopstick, that Zalman worked for you? I slapped one on my NF7-S and it became randomly unstable; sometimes wouldn't POST, sometimes would run fine for a few minutes/hours and then crash. I reseated the thing about four times, but it didn't do any good. I figured the chip was too big for that particular cooler (lots of exposed surface).

-HC-

 

[xbassman]

Originally posted by: HeaterCore
Hey Chopstick, that Zalman worked for you? I slapped one on my NF7-S and it became randomly unstable; sometimes wouldn't POST, sometimes would run fine for a few minutes/hours and then crash. I reseated the thing about four times, but it didn't do any good. I figured the chip was too big for that particular cooler (lots of exposed surface).

-HC-

Might want to check your case cooling. The Zalman needs airflow.
I have one on my NF7-M and never crash.

 

[fAlCoNNiAn]

if you have a extra 3 pin fan that you dont use at all, then you can splice the wires, and use a fan speed controller to regulate it. i did that to my 120mm, which had a 4 pin molex, works great.

 

[Jhhnn]

Operandi is correct, imo, lots of boards having that same chip have fanless sinks- the recommended zalman should solve the noise problem handily.

 

[Chang10is]

A couple of people have suggested just unplugging the fan. Do you guys think there's any risk in that? Seems like there might be since it wasn't designed that way--unplugging the fan would result in less dissipation than having a real heatsink on there without a fan.

 

[HeaterCore]

Yeah, there's a risk there. The active chipset coolers that come with most mobos are way too thin to function without solid airflow, and won't work passively.

-HC-