Heatsink fan noisy- suggestions?

[BP]

Just put an Intel system together and fired it up. The stock retail Intel
fan on the heatsink is a "groaner". You know, the ones that start up like an
old man getting out of bed and then run smooth after 10 or 20 seconds? My
question: chuck it without thinking twice, or is there a way to lube these
to get em running smooth? Can you use silicone lubricant to loosen these
things up?

 

[JAD]

make sure its not being 'tweaked' so that the frame is out of wack
you can lube them but seeing how this is a new build I would take it
back...I have never had the need to use an aftermarket cooling solution with
intel chips.....so far

 

[Michael Hawes]

Just put an Intel system together and fired it up. The stock retail Intel
fan on the heatsink is a "groaner". You know, the ones that start up like an
old man getting out of bed and then run smooth after 10 or 20 seconds? My
question: chuck it without thinking twice, or is there a way to lube these
to get em running smooth? Can you use silicone lubricant to loosen these
things up?

Get it changed under warranty!
Mike.

 

[Shep©]

Just put an Intel system together and fired it up. The stock retail Intel
fan on the heatsink is a "groaner". You know, the ones that start up like an
old man getting out of bed and then run smooth after 10 or 20 seconds? My
question: chuck it without thinking twice, or is there a way to lube these
to get em running smooth? Can you use silicone lubricant to loosen these
things up?

You can use any fine oil machine oil or Electrical switch cleaning
lubricant like,"Servisol".

HTH

 

[tomcas]

Get it changed under warranty!
Mike.

That makes sense if he bought from a store down the street. Otherwise it
is probably quicker and easier just to oil it himself than to go through
the hassle of mailing it back.

 

[tomcas]

Just put an Intel system together and fired it up. The stock retail Intel
fan on the heatsink is a "groaner". You know, the ones that start up like an
old man getting out of bed and then run smooth after 10 or 20 seconds? My
question: chuck it without thinking twice, or is there a way to lube these
to get em running smooth? Can you use silicone lubricant to loosen these
things up?

Oil it. It take about 5 minutes to do. Unscrew the fan, peel back the
center sticker covering the bearing and either drop in a couple drops of
fine oil or better still pop the little split plastic retaining washer
from the end of the shaft with a small screwdriver wedged into the
washer slit. Pull out the blade/shaft assembly watching for any loose
o-rings or washers on the shaft. Drop a drop of oil into the sintered
bronze bushing and reassemble the whole thing.

 

[BP]

Oil it. It take about 5 minutes to do. Unscrew the fan, peel back the
center sticker covering the bearing and either drop in a couple drops of
fine oil or better still pop the little split plastic retaining washer
from the end of the shaft with a small screwdriver wedged into the washer
slit. Pull out the blade/shaft assembly watching for any loose o-rings or
washers on the shaft. Drop a drop of oil into the sintered bronze bushing
and reassemble the whole thing.

That sounds like what I will do. It's good to know the effort won't go
wasted. Thanks for the excellent step by step.

Thanks to everyone who posted here. Although this is a retail processor, I
bought it from a private party. Going through the RMA processes and waiting
6 weeks is not very appetizing considering a $15 fan! I'd rather fix it if
it can be fixed.

 

[Simian Dyson]

Just put an Intel system together and fired it up. The stock retail Intel
fan on the heatsink is a "groaner". You know, the ones that start up like
an old man getting out of bed and then run smooth after 10 or 20 seconds?
My question: chuck it without thinking twice, or is there a way to lube
these to get em running smooth? Can you use silicone lubricant to loosen
these things up?

If you plan on overclocking the CPU, then a 3rd party cooler might be your
best bet. If not, just see if you can lube the thing into silence.