CPU fan clicking.

dirtbikeryzz

dirtbikeryzz

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Basically the title, it clicks, and its really loud, and annoying. I've checked for wires hitting the fans, and there is none, but when i put my hand on the fan and push down and right a little the clicking stops, like its loose, but i have no idea how to tighten it, or if this even makes sense lol.

http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/Product.aspx?C=1475&ID=2044

Thats my fan, so how do i tighten it? I looked around but it was hard to see anything.

Also it usually starts up when I game, its always done it, but lately its got a lot louder.
 
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The bearing in the fan is probably bad. You'd have to replace the fan.
 
It's obviously hitting something. Most likely itself. Take it out and look at it and see if you can see anything.
 
It's not hitting anything, I know what the problem is I just simply need to know how do you tighten the CPU fan.

Here is the fan from the top
http://s213.photobucket.com/albums/cc13/dirtbikeryzz/?action=view&current=SD530614.jpg

This next picture is the bottom right corner, its blurry but you can see the screw, I took what RAM I could out but the other stick was under the fan itself, how in the heck do I possibly get a screw driver under there?

http://s213.photobucket.com/albums/cc13/dirtbikeryzz/?action=view&current=SD530613.jpg
 
Did you install the heatsink/fan? If so, you must know how to remove it in order to check it/clean it?
 
johnb35 said:
Did you install the heatsink/fan? If so, you must know how to remove it in order to check it/clean it?
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No I didn't install it, so I'm clueless on how to take it off. I'd bring it to a local PC shop, but I did an internship there so I know how ever priced they are, It would be cheaper buying a new fan all together.

Its clicked like this a long time but recently when i realized i can stop the clicking by just pushing down on it with hardly and pressure, I think all the jerking around I did just made it even more loose so its almost constantly clicking even when I'm not playing a game.
 
dirtbikeryzz said:
No I didn't install it, so I'm clueless on how to take it off. I'd bring it to a local PC shop, but I did an internship there so I know how ever priced they are, It would be cheaper buying a new fan all together.

Its clicked like this a long time but recently when i realized i can stop the clicking by just pushing down on it with hardly and pressure, I think all the jerking around I did just made it even more loose so its almost constantly clicking even when I'm not playing a game.
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Do you mean pushing on the fan body or the fan itself?
 
voyagerfan99 said:
Do you mean pushing on the fan body or the fan itself?
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Fan body, just slight pressure down, or right or anything, and the noise stops.

Also the only two wires even close enough to hit the fan aren't, I've accidentally knocked them into the fan before, and its extremely loud lol, this is more of a shaking sound like somethings loose.
 
I've downloaded the install manual for that heatsink/fan. It looks like all you have to do is pull the bottom away a little to unlock it from the heatsink. Then maybe you can get a better understanding of what its hitting or whatever is going on. Download the manual and zoom in so you can see.
 
johnb35 said:
I've downloaded the install manual for that heatsink/fan. It looks like all you have to do is pull the bottom away a little to unlock it from the heatsink. Then maybe you can get a better understanding of what its hitting or whatever is going on. Download the manual and zoom in so you can see.
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Can you link me? And are you saying just grab it, and pull lol? Im pretty darn dumb when it comes down to the inside of a PC, my area is fixing things like a virus. Throwing in a GPU, RAM, and maybe a hard drive is about my limit, I've never once installed a CPU or the fan.
 
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