Need a new 40mm fan

[Gonad the Barbarian]

The fan on my northbridge has gone south, so I need a replacement. Anyone know where I can get a quiet one for cheap? Most of the ones I've found have ratings of 30+db's or after shipping would run ~$15. I just need the fan, I'd have to take the mobo out to get to the pins to replace the whole HSF.

 

[nagger]

I got me a couple of YS Tech's 40x40x10 FD1240105S-1A fans to my Mobile Rack's.

They're pretty silent (up until now) and only cost me 2.5 ? (~2.7 dollars).

Link to site

 

[godmare]

How about something passive? No noise or fan failure potential whatsoever.

 

[BG4533]

Go with something passive. The Zalmans work great from what I hear. Any old heatsink should do though.

If not, check out http://www.Allelectronics.com , http://www.directron.com , or http://www.digikey.com

Brian

 

[Gonad the Barbarian]

Appreciate the input, but like I said, replacing the whole thing would require me to remove the motherboard from the case, something I'd like to avoid.

nagger, would you know of a US distributor for those?

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Dig up an old 486/Pentium and pull the fan off it.

- M4H

 

[PliotronX]

Got me one'a these for my nForce2 NB + Zalman 'sink. Works nicely

 

[Jhhnn]

If the chip has a halfway decent heatsink, the fan is mere eyecandy, a marketing ploy. The Zalmans are nice, and worth the effort- obvious overkill, never fuss with it again.

 

[AtomicDude512]

Originally posted by: godmare
How about something passive? No noise or fan failure potential whatsoever.

That has very good reviews, everyone says it works very well if you dont OC too much (like trying to hit 200FSB ).