Question Can I switch out my broken fan with a a different one?

[rackoon090]

Last night I broke a blade on my cpu cooler fan. It’s the ibuypower fans that came with my pc. They seem to be identical to the NZXT fan or the Kraken m22 from what I’ve read. . I have two questions.

would it be alright to replace the broken one with the Corsair LL series rgb fan?

Can I use this without the broken fan until I get the replacement?

https://imgur.com/a/rv26Kak

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https://imgur.com/a/LB3vaCN

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[rgd1101]

how did you break it?
yes, you can replace it with a same size and connection fan
no. I wouldn't use the pc

 

[rackoon090]

how did you break it?
yes, you can replace it with a same size and connection fan
no. I wouldn't use the pc

My dumb ass put my finger in it by accident.

but the Corsair LL series will be alright to use? There won’t be any connection problems?

 

[SkyNetRising]

would it be alright to replace the broken one with the Corsair LL series rgb fan?
Can I use this without the broken fan until I get the replacement?

So - you had AIO radiator sandwiched between two fans before.
And now you have only single fan connected to the radiator. Is that correct?

The radiator doesn't require 2 fans. It is fine with single fan.

 

[rackoon090]

So - you had AIO radiator sandwiched between two fans before.
And now you have only single fan connected to the radiator. Is that correct?

The radiator doesn't require 2 fans. It is fine with single fan.

Yeah that is correct. I’m going to get the Corsair LL series rgb fan to replace it. So long as it will connect

 

[geofelt]

You can buy any fan that fits.
Motherboards will not start unless they detect that a fan is connected to the cpu-fan header and that it is operating.

 

[lumineZ]

Any fan will work and NO you should really really not use the computer without a fan running on the radiator.
While you are it, get a can of compressed air and maybe clean that dust out of the radiator.