OT: replacement fan for an Intel heatsink

[Andrej Marjan]

On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 10:10 AM, Lennart Sorensen <
lsorense-1wCw9BSqJbv44Nm34jS7GywD8/FfD2ys at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 09:59:19AM -0400, Andrej Marjan wrote:
> > Hello, an appeal to all the hardware buffs on the list.
> >
> > Is it possible to obtain just a new CPU fan for an Intel heatsink? I
> > recently de-dusted a relative's computer, and the CPU fan is still making
> a
> > horrible racket so I think the dust has gotten into the bearings.
> >
> > The CPU is an E4500, which I think is a first generation Core2, if it
> makes
> > a difference.
> >
> > I haven't managed to find anything in my own searches, and I'm really
> hoping
> > to avoid dismantling everything and replacing the heatsink.
>
> Replacing the heatsink is a lot better.  Intel's heatsink design is
> barely good enough to cool the CPU and they do get very noisy over time.
>

Better is a relative concept. For me, not having to waste the time to
replace the heatsink would be better, even if it's a technically suboptimal
solution.
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