HELP

Bruno_A · September 10, 2017

Hello guys. Today I got a great deal on a 4GB DDR3 1600mhz RAM and a Corsair VS450 for £15, although not everything is good news. When I was cleaning the fan on the PSU, I broke one if its blades. What can I do about this? I can replace the fan with one of my 3-pin case fans, but will there be any difference in noise/performance? I could superglue it back on, but that's just too janky, even for me.

Many thanks, Bruno.

hconverse02 · September 10, 2017

Nothing is wrong with superglue though

EnergyEclipse · September 10, 2017

8 minutes ago, bruny06 said:

Hello guys. Today I got a great deal on a 4GB DDR3 1600mhz RAM and a Corsair VS450 for £15, although not everything is good news. When I was cleaning the fan on the PSU, I broke one if its blades. What can I do about this? I can replace the fan with one of my 3-pin case fans, but will there be any difference in noise/performance? I could superglue it back on, but that's just too janky, even for me.

Many thanks, Bruno.

I would just replace the fan if possible for a fan of the same size. Make sure you know what connection for a fan the PSU takes, as it may be using a 2 pin header like this one:

You can buy pretty much any type of fan with any type of connector for like £3 which will just run at a low RPM so just remember to make sure what connector for fans the PSU uses and you're set

If you open up the PSU carefully and avoid touching any components other than the fan inside then you should just be able to screw in a new fan.

10 minutes ago, hconverse02 said:

Nothing is wrong with superglue though

^ Don't do that. That is a dumb idea (No offence :3).

Merp83 · September 10, 2017

15 minutes ago, bruny06 said:

Hello guys. Today I got a great deal on a 4GB DDR3 1600mhz RAM and a Corsair VS450 for £15, although not everything is good news. When I was cleaning the fan on the PSU, I broke one if its blades. What can I do about this? I can replace the fan with one of my 3-pin case fans, but will there be any difference in noise/performance? I could superglue it back on, but that's just too janky, even for me.

Many thanks, Bruno.

super glue it on, but in this case more is better, u dont want no blade flying around the PSU mid use

Bruno_A · September 10, 2017

1 hour ago, EnergyEclipse said:

I would just replace the fan if possible for a fan of the same size. Make sure you know what connection for a fan the PSU takes, as it may be using a 2 pin header like this one:

You can buy pretty much any type of fan with any type of connector for like £3 which will just run at a low RPM so just remember to make sure what connector for fans the PSU uses and you're set

If you open up the PSU carefully and avoid touching any components other than the fan inside then you should just be able to screw in a new fan.

^ Don't do that. That is a dumb idea (No offence :3).

1 hour ago, Merp83 said:

super glue it on, but in this case more is better, u dont want no blade flying around the PSU mid use

I replaced it with a case fan I had and connected the 3-pin connecter to a fan header on my motherboard. Although, this is only a temporary solution, I'll buy a new fan once I find one of the same model at a good price online. Thank you for replying.

EnergyEclipse · September 11, 2017

On 10 September 2017 at 6:36 PM, Merp83 said:

super glue it on, but in this case more is better, u dont want no blade flying around the PSU mid use

Again, don't do this please. The blade will never be correctly balanced if you are adding the weight of super glue to a blade, or will the blade be in line with the other blades and could even hurt performance because of it not being precisely alligned.

Not the smartest idea as a brand new fan to replace the current will probably be cheaper than any good super glue...