I think you are comparing apples and oranges, Chuck. The OP is referring to the
fan placed on the motherboards chipset, not the fan and heatsink placed on the
CPU. He specifically mentions an Abit board so I think it is a home build
system, not a mass produced Dell/HP/etc. And, I think you are wrong to assume
the heatsink/fan that comes with a retail version of a CPU is the best deal
around. The manufacturer of the CPU is going to provide the MINIMUM necessary
heatsink/fan combination that will cool the CPU satisfactorially. They are not
going to take into account the noise involved or the desire of many people to
overclock their CPU. I am sure you are against overclocking because it is not
supported by the CPU manufacturer, but are you opposed to quiet systems?
The fan that the OP refers to is one selected by the manufacturer of the
motherboard to cool the chipset they have chosen for the motherboard. By your
definition, that should be perfect and not need modification or replacement
during the mobo's normal lifetime. WRONG! I hear of many people having to
replace the cheap chipset fan provided BY THE MANUFACTURER. I purchased a top
of the line Gigabyte motherboard (which you may have noticed in my previous
posts is giving me fits, but that's another story) and had to replace the
chipset fan after about 9 months. To me, this is premature failure. It was a
cheap sleave fan which I replaced with a bearing fan. So far, so good. It may
outlast the mobo!
Just my 2 cents, and worth every penny!
Jim Maki
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-------------- Original message from Chuck Andrews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jimmy Hughes"
> To:
> Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 3:39 PM
> Subject: Re: Chip set fan
>
>
> > My Abit board is less than 1 year old and the fan is dying
> >
>
> A cost cutting practice of the mass producers of computers and
> motherboard/CPU combos is to buy cheap CPU fans in bulk. Instead of doing
> this I purchase the retail boxed CPU's which have the fan included. Surely
> the manufacturer of the CPU knows best when it comes to what fan to use.
> This has worked for me as I have had no CPU fan failures or cooling
> problems.
>
> I am not trying to guess how your CPU fan was sold, but just telling of the
> more expensive method that has worked for me.
>
> Chuck
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