Only just built my own PC but the fan over the CPU (the default fan that came with the mobo) is much too loud; any recommendat

Henners1991 · Jun 15, 2016

Hey guys!
I only just built my own PC for the first time, using components from an older desktop that my dad had put together for me (I had to rebuild it after moving to Russia and having the components sent over by courier)
The fan/heatsink I have fitted now are the default ones that came with my motherboard (a Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P Socket AM3+ 7.1 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard). The processor I have fitted underneath is an AMD FX-8350 4GHz Socket AM3+ 8MB Cache Processor.
I was wondering if anyone might please have some general advice for a first-timer replacing a fan/heat sink as well as some purchasing recommendations for what I can get that would be quieter? The current fan is much too loud, even when the computer is idling with no heavy load.

Ironsounds · Jun 15, 2016

Hello... Sounds worn out B o
!) can you measure the LxWxD mm for me ?
2) can you post img of the Fan with wires for me? THX B )

Henners1991 · Jun 15, 2016

Hello! Thanks for the reply; do you want the dimensions of the case?

Here's an image of the fan:

http://i.imgur.com/vJbgnOc.jpg

Is it sufficient?

Ger Dumont · Jun 15, 2016

make sure the heatsink base and cpu are clean before applying thermal grease.
check your bios settings (cool & quiet, cpu fan settings etc.), sometimes you can increase the thermal upper limit of the cpu, but beware it doesn't get too hot.
run a cpu temp monitoring program to see if the cooler can cope with the temperatures .
If it's still too loud; go look for a better cpu cooler.

Ironsounds · Jun 15, 2016

Hello... place a ruler to it... looks like 80x80x25mm 4-wire to me? B /... can you verify that for me? B /

Ger Dumont · Jun 15, 2016

I see it's the AMD boxed cooler for higher end cpu's of some time ago, it gets the job done, but it's known to be loud.
If you want quiet, you better look for an aftermarket cooler.

Henners1991 · Jul 4, 2016

Hello again! I hope you're still following this

I was very grateful for the responses and thank you so much, but I actually went on holiday shortly after posting here so I only just got back and took the photos (I was a bit of a nubbins and didn't know what to measure, so I measured the fan and did a 'general' guesstimate measure of the area; probably pretty dumb):

http://imgur.com/RKRi83q

http://imgur.com/rz1Q4nA

Another question I want to ask is whether I need to replace the heatsink when I get the new fan? I've no real idea what I'm doing; I don't know if other fans will just fit onto the old heat sink or if I need a larger one to reduce its workload? All I know for sure is that, if I replace the heatsink, I believe I need to buy thermal paste?

Ger Dumont · Jul 4, 2016

Hello.
It's not really an option to only replace the fan on this cooler.
You need to replace it completely with something like this: http://www.deepcool.com/product/cpucooler/2013-12/7_422.shtml
You need to clean the top of the cpu an apply some thermal grease.
If you buy a new cooler, make sure it's compatible with your socket (AM2 or AM3).

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