Thanks for all the replies, really helpful. I contacted Scythe who agreed to sell me a replacement fan. Just to be sure, I took the heatsink off so I could replace the thermal paste and check it was seated correctly. There was a horrible build up of dust between the heatsink and the fan. After clean...

Hello. First post so apologies if it's in the wrong place. I have a Scythe Shuriken RevB and recently the fan has made grinding noises and has been stopping and starting, which has made the CPU temp rise quickly. I really don't want to replace the whole unit unless I have to so my question is - can ...