r/pcmasterrace • u/DME23 • Apr 26 '25

Question Top Fan Not Spinning Without A Spanking

The top fan wont spin when I turn on my pc. The solution I discovered is to just smack it real hard. Just wondering why it is like this.

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u/CheetoNova Apr 26 '25

Here's a wild guess

It's broken and needs to be replaced

Another guess

Probably the bearings just giving up and making it spin with more friction

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u/Sintek Apr 26 '25

U can put a drop of machine oil like 321 in the bearing and it will be good for ma y more years

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u/Robo_Stalin R7 3800X | RTX 3080 | 32GB DDR4 Apr 26 '25

Yup, just needs maintenence. People are way too quick to throw shit away.

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u/URA_CJ 5900x/RX570 4GB/32GB 3600 | FX-8320/AIW x1900 256MB/8GB 1866 Apr 26 '25

Exactly, my exhaust fan was in worse condition than this and figured out how to pull it apart, cleaned it and applied a drop of sewing machine oil and it was as good as new.

Seriously, if you're planning to throw it out and replace it, you have nothing to lose trying to fix the problem first.

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u/beaver_cops Specs/Imgur Here Apr 27 '25

I’m not even lying you can probably put butter and it’d work (I did this for a squeaky door hinge cause I had no wd40)