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CPU fan change

Bhvrry
By Bhvrry
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Can you just change the fan on a CPU cooler or do you need to change the cooler as well? My CPU is averaging between 95-104 degrees and I want to add a bigger fan to bring this down.

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Many coolers clip on standard case fans that can be easily replaced. What cooler do you have?

 

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Stock CPU coolers are generally built to go together with that specific fan. 

 

A better fan won't make big changes in your temperatures. A better cooler will. It's not the fan that lowers the temperatures so much, it's the heatsink. 

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Are those temps in Celsius or Fahrenheit? A bigger fan won't do anything drastic, you need to switch whole cooler.

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