There, I Fixed It.

The Zalman CPU cooler I purchased for one of my computers four years ago finally bit the dust today. My computer began making a horrendous noise disturbingly similar to what I imagine whale mating calls sound like. Yet... is it more disturbing that I sit around and wonder what whale mating calls sound like?

I decided to replace the loud ass fan but I didn't want to purchase another $50 Zallman for a socket 939 mobo that's probably going to be replaced soon. So I whipped out a pair of tin snips, a (ridiculous) mess of thermal paste, and a soldering iron to cajole a cheapo 12V fan from Altex into the Zallman heatsink.

There, I fixed it.