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ImnoGuru

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    Fan on chip stopped.
    « on: March 25, 2009, 08:09:18 PM »
    Hello and thank you for looking at this problem.
    I have an AMD Athalon 1 gig ram 260 odd C: Drive and Windows XP Pro.

    The install was a clean install on a clean drive.

    The fan on the chip was on the way out for some time, being noisy, so I threw a bandaide at it, (oiled it), and true to form it died some ( long ) time later.

    I have a box of bits and pieces of computers Ive gathered over the years, fans included.

    Can I put any fan on the chip or does it have to be an original AMD fan?

    I know all the dedicated people will say " IT HAS TO BE AN AMD FAN" "DONT DO IT" "RELIABILITY ISSUES WILL ARISE" and so on, but really does it? ::)  ;D

    Thank you for your educated input. ImnoGuru.
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    Re: Fan on chip stopped.
    « Reply #1 on: March 25, 2009, 08:14:10 PM »
    The fan doesn't have to be stock...as long as it keeps the CPU temp down, but most importantly...reliable.
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      Re: Fan on chip stopped.
      « Reply #2 on: March 25, 2009, 11:02:02 PM »
      Yep I thought that might be the case. Thanks GlitchPC ;D ;D ;D
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      GlitchPC

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      Re: Fan on chip stopped.
      « Reply #3 on: March 25, 2009, 11:19:11 PM »
      You're welcome...
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        Re: Fan on chip stopped.
        « Reply #4 on: March 26, 2009, 12:56:57 AM »
        Yep works fine and is a lot quieter now.

        I was worried about correct voltages and so on but it all seems fine. ( no smoke leaving the unit so far)  ;D
        Thank you ImnoGuru
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