Originally posted by: MS Dawn
Originally posted by: Raduque
Actually the front fan in my living room HTPC sounds similar. I fear Im going to have to purchase a new fan soon.
Isn't it crazy to spend $500 for a video card and the fan dies so soon? Those NB coolers are really bad. At least the better boards are using crack pipes now.
It's sickening they charge all that for a product and slap a cheap fan on it that lasts a few k hours and grinds to a halt. :|
Yea luckily I don't spend $500 on my video cards.

In my HTPC I've got passive coolers on the NB and the vidcard and 92mm fans with unrestricted vents, so hopefully, lots of airflow.
All the rest of the mobos I'm using have big ole' passive coolers on the NB. I actually haven't seen a small fan on a board in some time.
Oh yea, and listening to the sound, the slamming sounds, just sound too big to be a computer. Sounds like he's kicking a filing cabinet, or tilting it and dropping it.