Message boards : Graphics cards (GPUs) : GPU hardware questions
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ID: 38821 | Rating: 0 | rate: / Reply Quote | |
Did you look on ebay? I found there a replacement for my HD7950 fans. | |
ID: 38824 | Rating: 0 | rate: / Reply Quote | |
Those custom open-air coolers usually have non-standard fans. In regular PC shops you can buy normed 80x80x25, 92x29x25, 120x120x25 etc. fans. But they have a frame (which you wouldn't want for this purpose) and no screw holes to attach to your heat sink. The frame is just plastic, however, so people have removed them somehow "McGuyver'ed" them onto the cards. | |
ID: 38826 | Rating: 0 | rate: / Reply Quote | |
I noticed that one of my HD 7950 GPUs had only one of the two fans running so I did an experiment and sure enough when it reached a cetrtain temp the 2nd fan would invariably start running. Make sure that your card isn't set up the same way before replacing fans. | |
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Thanks for the tip. I noticed a sound from my PC so listened closer and eventually replaced the back fan, but the sound remained. Using a flash light I could then see the second fan was hardly turning. Witt BOINC idle or let the card reach higher temperatures didn't help. After taking it out, the first fan does turn for a few seconds when I move with with a finger, the second one does not, so I think it is broken. | |
ID: 38831 | Rating: 0 | rate: / Reply Quote | |
Thanks for the tip. I noticed a sound from my PC so listened closer and eventually replaced the back fan, but the sound remained. Using a flash light I could then see the second fan was hardly turning. Witt BOINC idle or let the card reach higher temperatures didn't help. After taking it out, the first fan does turn for a few seconds when I move with with a finger, the second one does not, so I think it is broken. If it won't spin freely with your finger it's cooked. | |
ID: 38836 | Rating: 0 | rate: / Reply Quote | |
Just get an aftermarket cooler; Arctic has some really good ones! | |
ID: 38849 | Rating: 0 | rate: / Reply Quote | |
They cost 30 - 50€, though. | |
ID: 38856 | Rating: 0 | rate: / Reply Quote | |
They cost 30 - 50€, though. Yes indeed. What I find at Arctic are complete sets. That is an option, however I need only one fan. I will look further. ____________ Greetings from TJ | |
ID: 38857 | Rating: 0 | rate: / Reply Quote | |
They cost 30 - 50€, though. Shouldn't it be on warranty? What brand? Contact the maker. | |
ID: 38858 | Rating: 0 | rate: / Reply Quote | |
I had some fan failures too, and I've replaced the original fans with Noctua NF-A9x14 PWM low profile (90x90x14mm) fans. | |
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