Recent content by Krok1g

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I've been having a problem with my CPU fan (http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1970149/loud-cpu-fan-early-start.html). and was just sent a replacement free of charge. My question now is (since i will be waiting 7 days to get it), judging by my description, can I safely run my pc for the next...

Alright, attempted to do as you suggested, unfortunetly the plastic fittings only allow for the socket to fit on the bottom 3 pins.(Where it is). However I noticed when I took the case off that the sound IS still there when I thought it wasn't, just much quieter than the initial boot(very feint...

Ok just looked, there are 3 pins, however the plug from the CPU fan is a 2 pin socket. (1 pin still exposed) Edit: Sorry, I didn't unplug the fan, so it quite possibly could be 4 pins total, and 3 are covered.

Not sure exactly the model of the fan, it is a coolermaster. Speedfan doesn't even read my CPUs temperature, I have to use open hardware monitor for that. And when I do run speedfan, there are 3 fan controls with Pwm written next to them and all are at 0%. Not sure if that helps at all. and what...

1 more bump before I order a new fan to be on the safe side of things....

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My CPU fan has recently been making a loud buzzing sound on the first boot of the day....if I let the PC run, after several minutes the noise goes away. However if i reboot right after windows has loaded, the noise is gone at startup. From what I've read, it sounds like a failing bearing, that...