You dont need a new fan. Just buy a can of compressed air and blow it free of dust. Make sure to get one with the little straw that goes on the nozzle so you can aim it into the grooves of the heatsink. If you blow it clean and it still chugs, THEN buy a new one

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NEW MIX [Feb/March 2008]

If you start hearing noises like I did....I would suggest you look for a new computer, especially if it's a Compaq-style skinny CPU...huk!

There's all to it --> 3 Years.

Noise: For the past 4 months.

Verdict: Motherboard = Fried
Power Supply = Fried 2
The others = All fried as well

I suspected a nest of Black Widows in there all the time....but I guess it was time for a new computer anyways...

My new one has 120GB, 3 bloody big fans and on 24/7 for 2 months now...i am glad no noises are present now...maybe in 26 months time...

Lol! Good Luck!

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Originally posted by cycloptor this happened to me as well... 3 or 4 year old pc (replacing in the nect month) whenever i booted it up the fan would make a weird gringing noise and squeak a little bit. but then one day it just stopped making all that noise and now it works fine... beats me. stupis celeron pos...

jeez, it stopped a couple of hours ago. weird. but i guess it's not a good reason to beg for a new 2ghz PC with 120Gb hdd and flat screen... too bad...

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