RAM fans rattling

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   The Corsair Dominator fans that came with my DS overclocked RAM are rattling - well, one of them is.  I cleaned them, tightened the screws, reseated it....still rattling.  Removed them and no more annoying rattling.

So, are the fans necessary or do they just look neat?  I know more cooling is better than less, but is it something worth bothering DS with?

Case: Digital Storm 850Si
Power Supply: 750W Corsair HX
Processor: Q9450 @ 3.2GHz
Motherboard: nVidia 780i
Memory: 4GB DDR2 Corsair at 1066MHz Dominator DHX
Hard Drives 1&2 (int) and 3&4 (ext): I collect too much media :) 
Video Card: nVidia GeForce 9800GTX 512MB
Sound Card: Creative SB X-Fi XtremeGamer
Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 3
Case Lighting: It's red....and blue
Overclock Processor and Memory
OS: Vista 64-bit

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warlock Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 06 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 141	Quote Reply Topic: RAM fans rattling Posted: 26 Nov 2008 at 6:10pm
	The Corsair Dominator fans that came with my DS overclocked RAM are rattling - well, one of them is. I cleaned them, tightened the screws, reseated it....still rattling. Removed them and no more annoying rattling. So, are the fans necessary or do they just look neat? I know more cooling is better than less, but is it something worth bothering DS with? Case: Digital Storm 850Si Power Supply: 750W Corsair HX Processor: Q9450 @ 3.2GHz Motherboard: nVidia 780i Memory: 4GB DDR2 Corsair at 1066MHz Dominator DHX Hard Drives 1&2 (int) and 3&4 (ext): I collect too much media :) Video Card: nVidia GeForce 9800GTX 512MB Sound Card: Creative SB X-Fi XtremeGamer Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 3 Case Lighting: It's red....and blue Overclock Processor and Memory OS: Vista 64-bit

Alex Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Digital Storm Supervisor Joined: 04 Jun 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 16314	Quote Reply Posted: 26 Nov 2008 at 6:13pm
	You can try using it without the memory fan, if you have issues with performance or stability, you should put it back on. It's interesting that they are still rattling... Try to shake it and see what might be the issue? If you really want, call us and we can do a replacement. Warm Regards, Alex

warlock Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 06 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 141	Quote Reply Posted: 26 Nov 2008 at 6:18pm
	Alex, I've got the fans out now. I leave my computer on 24/7, so I'll let it go for a couple of days and see if there are any issues. I tried to find the source of the noise and can't come up with anything. Perhaps one of the fan heads became unbalanced? If there is a stability or performance problem, I'll put them back in until Monday and just deal with the annoyance until after the holiday weekend. Thankx for the quick reply though.

RAM fans rattling

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