That is something i should have mentioned. I only replaced the fan with what i could buy locally. (Not PRC made but not Japan either) On the QHY the fan is hard mounted to the heatsink. So soft mounting it did stop the elongated stars, but that's when i realised although the stars seemed fixed they were still not as sharp as they were without the fan on.
I am going to order a Fractal Designs fan that Josh Mentioned. I had a search and they look good. I could still maintain -5c (thats what i use) without a fan at all. So hopefully in the hotter weather the fan can keep up with the resistor installed.
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