Northbridge Fan on Epox 8KHA+

[SuBz]

My computer kept making a funny noise, so I looked inside and the northbridge fan is barely moving. The system had been up for some time before I noticed it. The noise was driving me nuts so I unplugged the fan. I'm running with the case open now, is there any harm in leaving the computer in this state? Is there any way to replace that fan?

[Platypus]

I wouldn't advise running without the fan long term, but while the case is open it's probably better to remove the stalled fan anyway. I think it will be a fairly standard 40mm fan, you should be able to get a replacement if you have the original to show a decent computer store. From the picture on the Epox site, looks like it should be a press fit on the heatsink.

[The Rifleman]

Dude, goto www.2coolpc.com, they got some kick a$$ little sunon chip coolers.

[The Rifleman]

lol
oops
I meant www.1coolpc.com

sorry

[confus-ed]

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is there any harm in leaving the computer in this state? Is there any way to replace that fan?

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They didn't put the fan there for looks , it obviously gets hot, if you can RMA it, otherwise you can buy little 5v fans pretty easily...

Connect that to the case fan outlet on your m/b that'll do the trick, you may need a little ingenuity to get the fan correctly positioned, I use that stick on velco ...