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04-03-2013, 08:18 PM
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Psu fan in my moms pc is slowly dying. Naturally, i need to replace it but am unsure of how I'm supposed to measure it's dimensions.
It measures 85mm horizontally across but that doesn't appear to be a size listed on any computer parts supplier websites. It is however 120mm when measured diagonally. Plenty of 120mm fans available for sale but the fan in the psu uses a 2pin connector whereas all the ones available are 4pin's.
Should I just buy a new psu entirely? Replacing just the fan seems to be strange given the difficulty in locating a replacement part.
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04-03-2013, 08:23 PM
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if it's a POS psu then just replace the whole unit
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04-03-2013, 08:41 PM
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#3 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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to be honest you should not be replacing anything in a PSU. Just replace the whole unit
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04-03-2013, 08:47 PM
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#4 | | It's like going crazy when you're already nuts
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Ya, I figure I'll just replace the damn thing. Was trying to save her money that's all.
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04-03-2013, 09:01 PM
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unless you have the skill and necessary tools to determine the problematic part and then to replace them (assuming it wasn't anything major) I don't think you could ever come out cheaper than buying new
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04-03-2013, 09:08 PM
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#6 | | It's like going crazy when you're already nuts
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The problem is definitely isolated to the fan as it sounds like it's struggling at times. Probably the bearing or something but regardless I will be swapping the whole unit
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04-03-2013, 10:16 PM
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#7 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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Don't mess with the innards of a PSU. You can get electrocuted easily! just replace the whole thing.
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04-03-2013, 11:22 PM
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most PSU fans wire to the circuit board. I had my old dead PSU fan replaced and wired to the molex connector, nothing wrong at all.
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