My current CUD-based obsession is trying to make my PC quieter. At this point the loudest thing at idle (other than a mech HDD) is the PCH fan on my X570 TUF mobo. It's not very loud but it makes quite an annoying whining noise.
Info on Google is scanty. I have tried setting a fan curve using FanControl (great software btw) but it isn't really satisfactory. If I set it too low, the chipset heats up alarmingly quickly.
Has anyone ever tried opening one of these up and doing a re-paste? As far as I understand, there is a thermal pad there, but replacing it with paste can improve temps. Else I can replace with a better pad.
Or is it possible to replace the fan entirely, maybe with a 40mm Noctua? Importantly, what type of connector does the PCH fan use?
I am aware that taking the heatsink off myself would answer all of these questions for me, but that would require taking the mobo out of the case to loosen screws, and I am enormously lazy to do that.
It is still under warranty, but I doubt they'd RMA because of this. That said, does anyone know if there are any warranty void stickers in the way of taking off the heatsink?
Or am I better off just living with it until I get another mobo with a passively-cooled chipset?
Thanks for the input folks.
Info on Google is scanty. I have tried setting a fan curve using FanControl (great software btw) but it isn't really satisfactory. If I set it too low, the chipset heats up alarmingly quickly.
Has anyone ever tried opening one of these up and doing a re-paste? As far as I understand, there is a thermal pad there, but replacing it with paste can improve temps. Else I can replace with a better pad.
Or is it possible to replace the fan entirely, maybe with a 40mm Noctua? Importantly, what type of connector does the PCH fan use?
I am aware that taking the heatsink off myself would answer all of these questions for me, but that would require taking the mobo out of the case to loosen screws, and I am enormously lazy to do that.
It is still under warranty, but I doubt they'd RMA because of this. That said, does anyone know if there are any warranty void stickers in the way of taking off the heatsink?
Or am I better off just living with it until I get another mobo with a passively-cooled chipset?
Thanks for the input folks.