fans making noise

[PurplDrank]

Every once in awhile my fans will make a noise. Its makes like a buzzing noise like a bee or mosquito. any to stop this? 

[asquirrel]

You can try blowing the dust out, but more than likely the bearings are starting to die and this is their death knell.

[PurplDrank]

7 hours ago, asquirrel said:

You can try blowing the dust out, but more than likely the bearings are starting to die and this is their death knell.

oh this is a case fan...how would i go about finding a fan for my case? 

[asquirrel]

LTT has many videos on fans. Basically though...any fan that's the right size (will fit in your case and/or matches the current size fan) will do. For a case fan, literally anything will work. Unless you have something special (super restrictive intake, dense radiator right behind intake, etc)

[PurplDrank]

2 minutes ago, asquirrel said:

LTT has many videos on fans. Basically though...any fan that's the right size (will fit in your case and/or matches the current size fan) will do. For a case fan, literally anything will work. Unless you have something special (super restrictive intake, dense radiator right behind intake, etc)

i got a fractal design meshify C case. any recommendations? 

[asquirrel]

Non-restrictive front. https://www.fractal-design.com/products/cases/meshify/meshify-c/black/

That says you can fit either 3-120mm fans, or 2-140mm fans.

 

Literally any case fan will work there. If you want cheapness https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?N=100007998 600035590 600035592&Order=PRICE

 

If you want quality: https://www.newegg.com/noctua-nf-p12-1300-cpu-cooler-and-case-fan/p/N82E16835608004 (Some will point to other noctua fans as being better case fans, I pick these because they'll last for a decade or more (mine have) and do better with static pressure, so if you ever want to slap them on a radiator or heat sink, you don't need different fans).

 

If you want something in between: Watch videos, pick what you like.

 

Things to check when buying a fan:

 

1. Did anyone review that fan? If not, well, it makes for more unknowns.

2. How loud is it compared to the Noctua I linked (fan reviews should always cover this)? At full blast, the noctuas are about as loud as a box fan on low. There are fans that are much, much louder, and make your PC sound like a jet taking off. Buyer beware! {note: all brown noctua fans are roughly the same loudness, the black noctua fans are significantly louder, if they say 'industrial')

 

You can run a 4-pin (PWM) fan on a 3-pin (no PWM) connector just fine, the motherboard will still be able to control the speed, just with less precision/(durability?) than PWM allows. CFM/static pressure don't matter for your current application. Pretty much anything that spins will move enough air.