Anyone notice that the chipset fan on the A8N-SLI Deluxe is freaking loud?

Have most of you kept it? Or changed it?

Jon J. Yeager wrote:
> Anyone notice that the chipset fan on the A8N-SLI Deluxe is freaking loud?
>
> Have most of you kept it? Or changed it?

I replaced it with a Zalman, and added a small noiseless fan to that to
make sure it's really cool.

"Jon J. Yeager" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Anyone notice that the chipset fan on the A8N-SLI Deluxe is freaking loud?
>
> Have most of you kept it? Or changed it?
>

I kept it but put just lowered the rpm to about 5200. It's now virtually
silent and still only a few degrees warmer than when it's spinning at full
tilt.

On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 08:09:55 GMT, "Simon"
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>"Jon J. Yeager" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> Anyone notice that the chipset fan on the A8N-SLI Deluxe is freaking loud?
>>
>> Have most of you kept it? Or changed it?
>>
>
>I kept it but put just lowered the rpm to about 5200. It's now virtually
>silent and still only a few degrees warmer than when it's spinning at full
>tilt.

Did you solder a resistor in line or use a retail fan controller?

Ron

"milleron" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 08:09:55 GMT, "Simon"
> <_NOSPAM_newsonly@_RED_yonder.co.uk> wrote:
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>>
>>"Jon J. Yeager" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>> Anyone notice that the chipset fan on the A8N-SLI Deluxe is freaking
>>> loud?
>>>
>>> Have most of you kept it? Or changed it?

I think most have changed it to a Zalman NB47J or similar. That is what i
did (with a coolermaster heatsink), and so far no problems after about 1
month.
That heatsink included sucks at the best of times, and many people have had
theirs fail on them too.