Hardware Switch fan running at max after replacement

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My Switch's fan recently stopped working and it was causing the console to overheat, so I bought a replacement fan and swapped it out. However, the new fans (I bought two fans in total, from different sellers) spins to max speed as soon as I power on the console, regardless of the workload. In addition, the fan also occasionally spins up even when the console is in sleep mode. It's nice to have a Switch that doesn't overheat, but the console sounding like a jet engine at all times simply isn't worth it. Does anyone else have similar issues?
 
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You sure you plugged the fan cable in properly? Is the heatsink seated on the processor properly with good thermal paste on it?
 
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LordRahl72 said:
You sure you plugged the fan cable in properly? Is the heatsink seated on the processor properly with good thermal paste on it?
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Yes, it is locked in with the gray flap thing, and I replaced the old paste with MX-2.

Here's a photo of it:
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