hi guys -help with cpu fan

[unrealx262]

recently my rig cpu fan became loud. it will rev up and down like a car engine. is it time to replace it ? any brands to recommend for biostar a789L3G which houses a 760g/am3 chip

 

[jtjt00]

CoolerMaster Hyper 101 $29

 

[ChiSholm]

CoolerMaster Hyper 101 $29

Just bought one from Bizgram. Labelled PWM but when opened the box and took it out it's a 3-pin. Feel cheated. Whoever's going to buy this please watch out!

 

[xkiller213]

must check that the thermal paste is not dried up... and that your heatsink is not choked full of dust...

 

[ChiSholm]

must check that the thermal paste is not dried up... and that your heatsink is not choked full of dust...

Sigh. Should have known from the lousy attitude from the people in the shop.

 

[deepblue_82]

how old is ur rig?
amd are nom.. loud stuff...
u need to change to a 3rd party cooler.. the cheap cm101 is ok.. i am using it..

but if ur rig is like 2 yrs or more.. u might have to doing abit of cleaning and renewing of the paste.

 

[ChiSholm]

Not even 3 years old but I'm using stock. Past few months my pc has been crashing/hanging and after some checks I've come to realise that it's because my cpu temp when idling is at 50+ and when running some processes it goes to 90+! So decided to just try changing the heatsink (that's why bought this Hyper 101) to see if it helps.

I don't overclock so I think this is sufficient for me.