How can I cool my computer down without replacing the broken fans?
And when you do replace the fans, make sure you get fans with ball bearings instead of el-cheapo bushes.Noiser than sleeve-bearing fans, though, which may be an issue / requirement. It is possible to get good sintered hard-brass sleeve bearing fans, which with regular annual mtce are quieter than & will outlast ball-bearing fans, but I don’t know offhand if any of the commonly-available computer models qualify. I get mine from an industrial cooling specialist supplier. They’re ridiculously expensive, even compared to ‘computer’ parts. Most of the noise eventually comes from dust/crap on the blades anyway, not the bearings.
