Vader1975
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I own an Asus Strix Fury. Fan number 3 broke and they refused to fix it because I bought a "whitebox."
Usually, this isn't some big issue as a ton of us here mod crap anyway. I took it apart got to the fan and then tried to buy a replacement for months. Even buying the exact same serial number produced a different fan. I eventually gave up on getting an exact replacement. Asus is using a custom unusual mounting pattern to prevent you from replacing the fan. Then they aren't even using a unique serial number. You literally can not buy this fan.
I have had to splice a different fan into place and use zip-ties to get it to stay in place correctly. It is of course working, but this really puts a damper on my opinion of their products. I have bought Asus since before Hardocp even existed. So this is somewhat of a damper for me.
Which manufacturers are offering the ability to buy fans or atleast are using fans that can be bought third party?
Edit: I did inquire with Asus to buy a replacement part. They refused. I went digging through my old receipts and found that I once owned a MSI video card in a very old Geforce 4 and they did sell me directly a replacement fan. My has that been many years. Why Asus is using these custom fans and then not selling replacement parts is beyond me.
Usually, this isn't some big issue as a ton of us here mod crap anyway. I took it apart got to the fan and then tried to buy a replacement for months. Even buying the exact same serial number produced a different fan. I eventually gave up on getting an exact replacement. Asus is using a custom unusual mounting pattern to prevent you from replacing the fan. Then they aren't even using a unique serial number. You literally can not buy this fan.
I have had to splice a different fan into place and use zip-ties to get it to stay in place correctly. It is of course working, but this really puts a damper on my opinion of their products. I have bought Asus since before Hardocp even existed. So this is somewhat of a damper for me.
Which manufacturers are offering the ability to buy fans or atleast are using fans that can be bought third party?
Edit: I did inquire with Asus to buy a replacement part. They refused. I went digging through my old receipts and found that I once owned a MSI video card in a very old Geforce 4 and they did sell me directly a replacement fan. My has that been many years. Why Asus is using these custom fans and then not selling replacement parts is beyond me.
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