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I've had a Scythe Fuma 2 cooler attached to my Ryzen 9 3900X for just about three years. It seems to do a good job keeping the CPU temperatures under control while the CPU runs at 100% utilization for BOINC distributed computing projects.
However, I've noticed recently that the front fan on the cooler is becoming quite noisy, and produces a loud buzzing/grinding sound when it spins up beyond about 50% speed. The fan does not appear to have an axle hole to add oil to the axle or bearings, unfortunately.
So, I'm looking for input on whether I should shop around for a decent 120mm x 15mm fan and just replace that front fan, or if a good fan would cost enough to make it worthwhile to replace the entire cooler. Possibly an AIO system?
I do hope to eventually replace the 3900X with either a 5950X or a 7950X CPU (and a new motherboard), if that makes a difference.
However, I've noticed recently that the front fan on the cooler is becoming quite noisy, and produces a loud buzzing/grinding sound when it spins up beyond about 50% speed. The fan does not appear to have an axle hole to add oil to the axle or bearings, unfortunately.
So, I'm looking for input on whether I should shop around for a decent 120mm x 15mm fan and just replace that front fan, or if a good fan would cost enough to make it worthwhile to replace the entire cooler. Possibly an AIO system?
I do hope to eventually replace the 3900X with either a 5950X or a 7950X CPU (and a new motherboard), if that makes a difference.