heat sink fan

[rider86]

so i was installing my am2 3500+ and heatsink with fan and when i turned the system on i stupidly went to touch something and hit the fan. one of the props broke of. will this cause me any problems. can 1 prob of 10 do that much damage? please help

 

[jaguarskx]

so i was installing my am2 3500+ and heatsink with fan and when i turned the system on i stupidly went to touch something and hit the fan. one of the props broke of. will this cause me any problems. can 1 prob of 10 do that much damage? please help

You should be okay. It will not cool as well a before, but you'll be fine.

But, due to the imbalance of airflow, the fan will most likely be louder.

 

[tmac]

Does this fan have bearings? If so, the imbalance may wear out the fan
sooner?

 

[rider86]

i don't think it does

 

[Human1]

I would expect the uneven weight to cause problems relatively quickly. But, I've never broken a fan, so I don't really know for sure, just guessing.

 

[deweycd]

A broken fan should be replaced when you get the chance, its not an incredible rush because it doesn't effect the temperature much, but they wear out alot faster.

Yay- my 100'th post

 

[rider86]

is it possible to use a regular case fan to replace the heatsink fan. i'm having a hard time finding am2 fans. i'm also new at this so that could be the problem.lol

 

[thechristopher]

One missing blade will put the fan out of balance and increase noise. The fan will fail as the bearing wears out.

Buy a good replacement not oem. Thermaltake ect.

 

[Mondoman]

Just get a whole new heatsink/fan cooler designed for your CPU. Newegg, zipzoomfly, all the internet places have'm.

 

[someguyy]

is it possible to use a regular case fan to replace the heatsink fan. i'm having a hard time finding am2 fans. i'm also new at this so that could be the problem.lol

Yes it is entirely possible to do that.