Do I really need to get a new motherboard if...

[guynexdoor]

...the little fan on my motherboard (MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard) isn't working? So far... everything else seems to be running fine.

Will I be in trouble in the near future if I don't replace it?

 

[Ike0069]

I would definitley replace it.
They sell passive heatsinks that would get rid of the fan all together.

 

[guynexdoor]

actually... the fan over the heatsink is working fine... i mean the other little fan (if you know what i'm talking about)... which is literally BUILT INTO the mobo.

 

[Andres3605]

just call msi, they would probably send you one with no charge

 

[Fern]

Originally posted by: guynexdoor
actually... the fan over the heatsink is working fine... i mean the other little fan (if you know what i'm talking about)... which is literally BUILT INTO the mobo.

That little fan is for cooling the chipset. Underneath is likely a crappy little heatsink.

You can just get a passive heatsink like sugested above, or call and get a free replacement.

Fern