Hey everyone, about a month or 2 ago I started hearing a very loud whirring coming from my box, so I started trying to figure it out. Eventually I found out that it was the video card fan, making this obnoxiously loud whirring noise that sounds like a hairdryer almost. I noticed no performance change, but the sound is horrendous and I can't imagine it's good.
for more info on my card, this site has some great images on it: http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=ODEy
So, i recently ordered the zalman vga cooler in hopes that installing it will eliminate this noise, but maybe theres a way to fix it without it. I'm away from my computer for another week for now, but I was wondering if there is any way to tighten the fan you think? When i was figuring out where the noise was I used my hand to prop up the video card fan and it seems that its a bit loose, any way to tighten this? would i have to disassemble the card entirely? It's not really something I'd like to do. Any suggestions???? thanks in advance.
for more info on my card, this site has some great images on it: http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=ODEy
So, i recently ordered the zalman vga cooler in hopes that installing it will eliminate this noise, but maybe theres a way to fix it without it. I'm away from my computer for another week for now, but I was wondering if there is any way to tighten the fan you think? When i was figuring out where the noise was I used my hand to prop up the video card fan and it seems that its a bit loose, any way to tighten this? would i have to disassemble the card entirely? It's not really something I'd like to do. Any suggestions???? thanks in advance.
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