OT: Local Source for CPU Cooler Fan?

[Marcel Kunath]

You may want to read this recent piece on fans:

http://www4.tomshardware.com/cpu/01q2/010521/index.html

I dunno but I ran my k6 with half fan speed it seemed for two to three days and
it didn't burn up. On an Athlon though I would care quite a bit if it cooled to
30 or 56 degrees.

 mk

>
> Fellow GLLUGers,
>
> Sorry to be OT here, but I'm anxious to find out if there's a local
> source for CPU cooler fans.  I got a new Athlon CPU with a bad fan atop
> the heatsink.  I'd rather just buy a new fan (60cm x 60cm x 10cm) than
> return the darn thing since the CPU works fine (at least for the 2
> minutes I ran it before I checked the fan and found it "DOA".  :^(
>
> Any advice on mail-order would be appreciated as well, since I'm
> expecting no luck on local vendors.
>
> TIA.
>
> As soon as I get it working, Slackware is going on it!  [He said in a
> vain attempt to be back on-topic.... :^) ]
>
> Bill Marr
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