CPU Fan Stops Rotating

[Sundayy]

Hey,

 

I've had this PC for about 5 months and only started having the problem of my CPU fan cutting out very recently. What happens is, the fan will stop and temperatures will rise, resulting in me turning the PC off for around 20 minutes for it to cool off. After it waits the 20 or so minutes, then fan comes back on and works fine. This has only happened about 3 times now in the past 2 weeks, but I'm not sure why.

 

Specs:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($25.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($125.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($104.77 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.89 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($318.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($73.98 @ Newegg) 

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($15.99 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  ($86.98 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $1230.53

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-11 17:05 EDT-0400

 

 

 

[WinNut]

Check the fan profile in the BIOS and utility (if that is the case), and also check the hardware cable connection for the fan.

[costacis21]

check the bios for any fan curves or try using another fan header on your motherboard. i've had many experiences with fans not spinning at all and by just reinstalling the fan connector with the fan header on the motherboard the problem got solved

[Rampiks]

try checking the BIOS if that doesn't work then try replace the fan

[Sundayy]

try checking the BIOS if that doesn't work then try replace the fan

Checked the bios. I see my fan there and the speed that it was turning, but there wasn't an option to speed it up or anything. Would I replace the fan itself or the entire heatsink unit? Thanks for the reply.

[Rampiks]

Checked the bios. I see my fan there and the speed that it was turning, but there wasn't an option to speed it up or anything. Would I replace the fan itself or the entire heatsink unit? Thanks for the reply.

replacing the heatsink wont make a difference, it's the fan that is the problem, id get a bequiet or nf-f12 for it if they are in budget

[0x1e]

Replace the fan.