chipset fan noise on Shuttle AK31 V3.1

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davenorris@gmail.com wrote:
> I have loud noise coming from my chipset fan. After holding my finger
> down to stop the fan, the noise stops. Is there a way to remedy this
> issue? Do i need a new one and if so, what brand/size etc... do I
> need?

If you aren't overclocking the board I'd just stick a Zalman passive
cooler on there and be done with it.

http://www.zalmanusa.com/usa/produ [...] p?code=014

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davenorris@gmail.com wrote:
> Would it be OK to remove or just disconnect the fan and just leave the
> heatsink? I've seen some posts that say this is OK to do if no
> overclocking is done, which I'm not doing. Thanks for the response!

You could just remove the fan - if it is a well finned heatsink that
should be OK.