Power Supply Fan

tecknopunk · 11-27-2007, 04:15 AM

The fan on my power supply is now getting annoying. Its about 3 years old now and every 30 to 60 seconds or so it makes a really loud grinding sound. Rather than go right out and buy a new power supply, i was wondering if it is possible to just replace it with say a normal 80mm case fan, or are 80mm power supply fans entirely different?

**oscaryu1** · 11-27-2007, 04:27 AM

Yes, it's possible. A bit dangerous, but possible (as I do the complete opposite to broken PSU's) . Sounds like the bearings are going out. Just get a regular 12V 80mm fan and you're fine. I'd get a high CFM one though. Might want to clean out the dust in the PSU while you're at it.

tecknopunk · 11-27-2007, 05:17 AM

Why would it be dangerous to replace the fan in my PSU?

AcetheGamer · 11-27-2007, 05:46 AM

the insides of the psu isn't so nice to look at...the danger lies when you tingle on the components inside the psu that could cause possible damage to the psu itself, and will result to electrical shock, or even worse burn-ins...you better get a new psu instead...

**ceewi1** · 11-27-2007, 09:41 AM

Keep in mind that a lot of PSUs don't have simple plug in fans - they're soldered directly to the PCB. In order to replace one, you'd need to either solder in the new fan, or splice some wires.

I'd suggest you replace the PSU.

tecknopunk · 11-27-2007, 05:32 PM

alrighty, well i guess im just going to buy a new power supply, i found a few that looked good for less than $30, i appreciate all the input everyone has given me, thanks.

11-27-2007, 04:15 AM	#1 (permalink)
tecknopunk New Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 18	Power Supply Fan The fan on my power supply is now getting annoying. Its about 3 years old now and every 30 to 60 seconds or so it makes a really loud grinding sound. Rather than go right out and buy a new power supply, i was wondering if it is possible to just replace it with say a normal 80mm case fan, or are 80mm power supply fans entirely different?

11-27-2007, 04:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
oscaryu1 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 13 Posts: 10,313	Yes, it's possible. A bit dangerous, but possible (as I do the complete opposite to broken PSU's) . Sounds like the bearings are going out. Just get a regular 12V 80mm fan and you're fine. I'd get a high CFM one though. Might want to clean out the dust in the PSU while you're at it. __________________ Core 2 Duo E2140 1.6GHz @ 3.04GHz GA-P31-DS3L pqi Turbo CL4 DDR2-800 2GB Sapphire HD3850 256MB Sony Writemaster DVD Burner EIDE Seagate Barracuda 80GB 7200.9 8MB SATII

11-27-2007, 05:17 AM	#3 (permalink)
tecknopunk New Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 18	Why would it be dangerous to replace the fan in my PSU? __________________ CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6400+ 3.22 Ghz Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT XXX Edition RAM: 2x1 GB 184-pin DDR SDRAM (PC 3200) MoBo: GIGABYTE AM2 GA-M57 SLI-S4 HD: Samsung 160GB 7200 RPM DVD Rom + DVD Burner

11-27-2007, 05:46 AM	#4 (permalink)
AcetheGamer Silver Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Philippines Age: 20 Posts: 128	the insides of the psu isn't so nice to look at...the danger lies when you tingle on the components inside the psu that could cause possible damage to the psu itself, and will result to electrical shock, or even worse burn-ins...you better get a new psu instead... __________________ -> AMD Sempron 64 3000+ socket 754 1.8ghz/Celeron D 2.4 ghz -> Asus K8V-VM single channel mobo/ECS p4VMM2 -> Palit HD 4670 512mb DDR3 128-bit/ATI Radeon 9250 -> Hynix 1GB DDR400 ram/512mb DDR333 -> Seagate 160GB 8mb cache SATA/Seagate 40GB IDE -> LG CD-RW/DVD-ROM/Sony 52x cdrom -> HEC Raptor 500w PSU/stock -> Creative Labs SBS 370 2.1 speaker/generic speakers -> Realtek HD Audio/onboard -> Samsung 739MG 17"inches crt/Samsung 15"inches crt

11-27-2007, 09:41 AM	#5 (permalink)
ceewi1 Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 5,299	Keep in mind that a lot of PSUs don't have simple plug in fans - they're soldered directly to the PCB. In order to replace one, you'd need to either solder in the new fan, or splice some wires. I'd suggest you replace the PSU. __________________ CPU: Core 2 Duo E6600 / MOBO: Gigabyte 965P-DS3 / GPU: Gigabyte HD4870 RAM: 2GB G.Skill F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK / HDD: 2TB Total HDD / PSU: Antec NeoPower 480W Cheap PSUs - 2% of system costs, responsible for 28% of system deaths As Sealed Stick was removed, lost or damaged, it shall be out of warranty validity. - The "Warranty void if removed" sticker on numerous CoolerMaster PSUs. Useful PSU Guides

11-27-2007, 05:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
tecknopunk New Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 18	alrighty, well i guess im just going to buy a new power supply, i found a few that looked good for less than $30, i appreciate all the input everyone has given me, thanks. __________________ CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6400+ 3.22 Ghz Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT XXX Edition RAM: 2x1 GB 184-pin DDR SDRAM (PC 3200) MoBo: GIGABYTE AM2 GA-M57 SLI-S4 HD: Samsung 160GB 7200 RPM DVD Rom + DVD Burner

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