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  • PCH/PLX Fan Grinding on Z87 OC-Force

    The fan started making horrid grind noises this week. Board is under warranty still but RMAing an entire board because a cheap fan bearing has probably gone out seems overkill. However gigabyte from what I'm told won't RMA just the fan. they'd want the whole board. That seems like overkill.

    Board pictured is not mine. just a random OC force board i found online then circled offending fan on.
    http://mysticalos.com/grinding_fan.jpg

    I was curious if anyone has replaced one of these and knows precise part to order and best means of doing it.I've tried to get used to the grinding but its loud and far too distinctive to get used to. It's louder than even the 3 1500 radiator fans that are on the case outside..

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    Re: PCH/PLX Fan Grinding on Z87 OC-Force

    does it grind all the time or just when cold/first few minutes of bootup?

    could try removing it and spray it with some wd40? its non conductive or a well aimed spray while its still on the board? wipe off any excess

    idk where you would get one from other than gigabyte themselves and they said they wont send you just the fan,you'd need to remove the whole heatpipe/fan/heatsink assembly
    Last edited by wazza300; 07-30-2014, 02:29 PM.
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    • #3
      Re: PCH/PLX Fan Grinding on Z87 OC-Force

      On and off actually. It may be quiet a few hours then start up again out of blue.

      Probably couldn't aim very well with it on. will definitely take it off if I figure out how. I'm sure I can find instructions online. Just wondering if it's worth trying to mess with it to fix it or replace it outright if it's a cheap fan part.

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      • #4
        Re: PCH/PLX Fan Grinding on Z87 OC-Force

        I would try and use some lubrication,i had a cpu cooler fan that would do the same some wd40 cured it

        if the actual fans come out then im sure you could pick one up off ebay,seems silly for gigabyte not being able to send you the whole fan/heatpipe assembly so you can just swap them over,ive never removed one myself but pretty sure its screwed from the back of the board with spring washers inbetween
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        Intel i7 3770k 24/[email protected] 1.38v Turbo llc +0.165v dvid multithreading enabled
        Samsung Green(MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB @2133mhz 9-10-10-21-1t 1.55v
        Thermalright Silver Arrow Cpu Cooler
        1xSamsung 840 pro 256 Gb SSD windows 8.1 pro 64bit
        1xSamsung f4 HD204UI 2tb hard drive Storage
        Powercolor 7970 3gb V3 @1150mhz core/1700mhz mem,1.150v Accelero aftermarket air cooler 55c max
        Razer Lycosa Keyboard
        Logitech X-530 5.1 Speakers
        Lite-On iHAS124-19 24x Sata DVDRW
        K-World Hybrid DVB-T 210SE Digital T.V Card
        L.G E2260V L.E.D 1920x1080 Monitor
        Xfx Pro 750w silver rated Psu 80+
        Fractal Arc Midi Case

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