Hey Jeff,
Not much info seen on the mobo, just 663ASPRO Rev:1.2
Anyway, I pushed the impeller off of the fan (thought for sure I would break it) but it popped apart, then I put a drop of oil on the shaft and reassembled it.
It spins now like a raped ape and the PC runs OK now.
Now that it's running, I'll make note of the info.
Thanks Jeff,
Hood, the other 2 fans I tried were 3 wire as the original, tried on the original header. Thet were all 12v but the amps were all different. Maybe that's why they wouldnt work. I didn't realise the mobo gets feedback from the fan, good I guess.
A little lube is good for lod stuff.

All is good for now.
Thanks,
Russ