Zalman CNPS-7000CU

toiletduckuk · Post by **toiletduckuk** » Thu Apr 29, 2004 1:29 pm

Hey - my 7000 zalman's fan has developed an irritating "click". Anyone had any success replacing one of these?

Cheers

Dave

Leto · Post by **Leto** » Thu Apr 29, 2004 2:03 pm

Apparently it's no hassle, Zalman will send you a new one asap, but I recommend you just do the softmount fan replace mod once and for all. The "click" seems to be a Very common disease for the stock fan.

toiletduckuk · Post by **toiletduckuk** » Thu Apr 29, 2004 2:46 pm

I recommend you just do the softmount fan replace mod once and for all

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Explain?

Leto · Post by **Leto** » Thu Apr 29, 2004 3:22 pm

Heres what I did:

1) Ordered the Acoustifan 92 mm version for 20$.

2) Dismounted the stock fan from the Heatsink.

3) Cut the Acoustifan out of its frame.

4) Used 3 pieces of 4mm foam doubleside tape to "softmount" the new fan to the heatsink. (Tape cost me 1$)

And there you go, the vibrations should be as good as gone and the new fan, doesnt suffer from ticking or twirling or any of the other common diseases. The 120mm Yate Loon fan in my Nexus3500 is now the noisiest component in my system by a good margin.

There are many other good 92 mm fans out there, Papst, Silenx, Nexus, Evercool to name a few, haven't tried them and I don't really feel the need to, the Acoustifan does a damn good job.

toiletduckuk · Post by **toiletduckuk** » Thu Apr 29, 2004 3:41 pm

Where exactly did you put the tape on the hs?

Leto · Post by **Leto** » Fri Apr 30, 2004 8:35 am

The surface area between the fan and the heatsink is where you put it.

mwalt2 · Post by **mwalt2** » Fri Apr 30, 2004 8:49 am

You can read about replacing the stock fan in this thread: http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=11827. I did this but put a strip of rubber between the fan base and heatsink and used screws to mount the fan. I hard mounted the fan so I don't have to worry about it falling off over time (ie heat causing the tape not to stick anymore or my knots coming un-tied as in the thread i listed above). This is probably just me being paranoid though...

Leto · Post by **Leto** » Fri Apr 30, 2004 4:15 pm

Yep, I trust my tape, I tested it by taping two pieces of heavy iron together and shaking them like a madman, the tape held them together, so I trust it to the lightweight plastic fan.