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How hard is it to replace the heat sink fan over processor?

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GizmoFreak

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I'm thinking of replacing all the fans in my computer to reduce noise. One of the culprits is the fan over the heat sink over the processor. How difficult is it to replace this fan? Will I need any special tools or supplies?
 
My old one was held on by brackets down the center of it- it was a speeze alum cooler, i have a thermalright slk-900a now and it has brackets on the side

can you just take it off and see? I dont know what that fan is?
 
if thats the stock intel fan, then replacing the fan will not be that simple. you may want to just buy a new hsf
 
It is so easy just unscrew the fan from the heat sink and take out the power supply and put the new one on it it and screw it, and put powersupply. But make sure you have the right size.
 
Originally posted by: JaRb0y
if thats the stock intel fan, then replacing the fan will not be that simple. you may want to just buy a new hsf
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You could always do that, but try replacing it first if you want. You can still get a inexpensive "quiet" cooler for your pc if you cant replace the old one.
 
I suppose I could just get a HS/fan combo and be done with it. Which then raises the question, how difficult is it to replace the heatsink? How do I remove the current one? What's this business with the arctic paste?

Yes, it appears to be some sort of stock Intel one.
 
That would be a very good choice. The only better ones would be either a thermalright XP-90 or a XP-120 but you will end up paying at least $50 if you get one of these and your PSU probably isn't quiet enough for you to notice the difference.
 
Originally posted by: Nickel020
That would be a very good choice. The only better ones would be either a thermalright XP-90 or a XP-120 but you will end up paying at least $50 if you get one of these and your PSU probably isn't quiet enough for you to notice the difference.
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Wow, I noticed those Thermalrights do not have fans. Are you supposed to add one on top or does it work without one? I guess it can't get quieter than that.

But you're right about the PSU noise being a limiting factor.
 
You would add your own fan to the Thermalright ones. Usually people will add a quiet fan, like a Vantec Stealth. I've never used the Zalman or Thermalright sinks so I can't help you any more than that (though I want that Zalman to replace my loud Volcano9).
 
Any recommendations for a 80mm case fan to go along with it? Panaflo? Stick with Zalman?

I don't really do too many performance intensive tasks so I doubt my computer runs that hot ever. So I don't need maximum cooling capability. Just want something that'll do the job while staying quiet.
 
Originally posted by: GizmoFreak
Any recommendations for a 80mm case fan to go along with it? Panaflo? Stick with Zalman?

I don't really do too many performance intensive tasks so I doubt my computer runs that hot ever. So I don't need maximum cooling capability. Just want something that'll do the job while staying quiet.
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If you already have a 80mm Zalman case fan you're fine. The Panaflo will push very slightly more air through but the Zalman is adequate using the resistor for quiet mode. Zalmans 80mm are sleeve-bearing so they're made to be quieter.
 
Oh no, I have some cheap stock case fan, currently

I wanted to replace it with something as quiet as possible. Along the lines of a Zalman or Panaflo.
 
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