Thanks guys for the tips. (it's been a week , I know) I went to Fry's
and found an 84cfm fan (not the 140), cut the wires to fit the connector
and this short term solution seems to be working fine for now. The fan
was $17.99. I found a refurb power suppply replacement for $40 which is
on the way then I can get a replacment fan for $5.00 and repair the old
Power supply.
In other cooling news, my home system started to make 'the fan is dying'
sounds. The motherboard is an ABIT IS7 with an Intel (boxed) 2.4Ghz
processor. Every 6 months, I open my case and clean the dust out. As
needed, I clean the dust off the exterior vents and exhausts. 3 fans
were dying. The exhaust, northbridge, and video card.
The exhaust was nobig deal, quick replacement.
The northbridge I found to be a common problem on this motherboard and
is on backorder with the manufacturer. Browsing through the forums, I
found that removing the fan is OK as long as there is no overclocking
which is fine in my situation. After 1 hour of operation, the heatsink
wasn't hot or even uncomfortably warm.
The video card fan is the problem. I disconnect the fan to see how hot
it would get and it's pretty damn hot.
It's a standard nVidia 5200 series put out by PNY.
Anybody have recommendations to cooling this card?
FoulDragon@aol.com wrote:
> Tried finding a comparable fan with similar specs (size, CFM rating, 2
> vs. 3 wire?)
>
> I have a Nidec TA450DC series, and I noticed when I looked at the page
> for them, they implied imminent if not already discontinued. I'd look
> at their page (it was an easy Google IIRC), and find a close match
> locally. Nice fan-- heavy metal case, low draw for the rated CFM.
>
> Perhaps you can get some more life from the fan by peeling the label
> and oiling there.
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