Hey everyone.
I'm wondering if someone can help me with a problem I'm having with my PC cooling, please? I'm new to gaming PC's and know very little about the inner workings of PC's in general.
One of the fans on my cooling system refuses to spin and just slowly turns forward around 10cm then reverses and goes back to where it was before. This occurs every 5 seconds or so. If I open the case and give it a spin by hand, it will continue to spin for around 5 minutes before slowing down and stopping again. The other fan works fine.
I don't know what sort of cooling system I have and can't find the info anywhere (it wasn't listed when I bought my PC). I don't even know if it's an AIO or air cooler. I suspect that it's an AIO because it has 2 fans at the top of the PC case and 2 thick, opaque (looks like a larger version of a braided cable) tubes leading from them to my CPU. I've seen AIOs which look similar so I think it's one of those.
Not sure if it's relevant or not but I noticed that before this problem started, the fan which has now stopped was wobbling quite a bit and had been since I received the PC. It also wobbles while spinning if I start it by hand as described.
Anyone know what the cause of this is and how to fix it? Do I need to replace my cooler? I've been experiencing BSoD restarts due to overheating when trying to play certain games so would very much appreciate any advice. Thanks in advance.
I'm wondering if someone can help me with a problem I'm having with my PC cooling, please? I'm new to gaming PC's and know very little about the inner workings of PC's in general.
One of the fans on my cooling system refuses to spin and just slowly turns forward around 10cm then reverses and goes back to where it was before. This occurs every 5 seconds or so. If I open the case and give it a spin by hand, it will continue to spin for around 5 minutes before slowing down and stopping again. The other fan works fine.
I don't know what sort of cooling system I have and can't find the info anywhere (it wasn't listed when I bought my PC). I don't even know if it's an AIO or air cooler. I suspect that it's an AIO because it has 2 fans at the top of the PC case and 2 thick, opaque (looks like a larger version of a braided cable) tubes leading from them to my CPU. I've seen AIOs which look similar so I think it's one of those.
Not sure if it's relevant or not but I noticed that before this problem started, the fan which has now stopped was wobbling quite a bit and had been since I received the PC. It also wobbles while spinning if I start it by hand as described.
Anyone know what the cause of this is and how to fix it? Do I need to replace my cooler? I've been experiencing BSoD restarts due to overheating when trying to play certain games so would very much appreciate any advice. Thanks in advance.