Faulty NorthBridge Fan

[MrCommunistGen]

I have an Asus A8N-E motherboard which uses the NForce4 Ultra chipset. It has a very tiny fan that runs @ ~9000RPM on the northbridge. This fan is now wearing out after only 2 months... it spins very slowly but makes a lot of noise. Not only is it loud, but the NB runs VERY hot now.

Should I send it in on waranty (and have the replacement probably wear out too) or should I just replace the fan with a 3rd party fan? The only one I know of is a Vantec, and I'm not sure how good it is. It would be great if I could get some suggestions for a good replacement NB/chipset cooler&fan.

Thanks!
-mcg

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by MrCommunistGen on 06/07/05 02:44 AM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[MrCommunistGen]

thanks! I think I'll try it out. I might first sending it in on waranty in case the chipset was damaged when the fan stopped working properly and THEN replace it with the Thermaltake... any idea if its the right size? The fan on the board is pretty small.

Thanks!