Looking to replace chipset cooler on an A7V266E board

[Armageddon]

I have an ASUS A7V266E board and on the northbridge there's a tiny HSF, recently the fan began making very annoying noises that are disturbing my sleep, a small bang on the case used to stop the noise but now it wont stop.

Im not looking to use the warranty on the board or try to replace it , im looking for either Zalman passive chipset cooler or Vantec copper chipset cooler but wasnt able to find them.

If any of you have any idea where these or another valid option might be available i would appreciate the help.

Thanks in advance, Armageddon.

[sxs]

אני לא ממש יודע איך לעזור לך... אבל לי יש ASUS A7M266 ואותה בעיה...

תנסה לחזק את הברגים שלו או לחילופין לרופפף אותם :-\

[yuval_cohen]

what about

crystal ORB or blue Orb?

[yoav9]

זה כולה north brige...

להוציא 100 שקל על משהו שמתחמם כמו האחורה של הראם של הכרטיס מסך שלי?

לפי דעתי זה ממש בזבוז, או שתחזק ותבדוק או שכל Hs פשוט יספיק, מקסימום תחבר עליו 40 מ"מ. לא משהו סדר גודל של crystal orb...

[Armageddon]

Crystal and Blue orbs are too big, they will collide with the CPU cooler and capacitors on the board.

I will also try to oil the fan and loosen it up to see if it will solve the problem

Is it possible to just unplug the northbridge fan and not worry about causing damage to the computer?

[Component]

I heard about people who disconnected the fan, but I wouldn't do it. Try to replace the fan with a new 40 mm fan.