GPU fan stopped working, Help!

[fikhl]

Hello everyone!

I have a problem with my Asus 4670 GPU. In the past few days the fan started making weird noises, and since it's an HTPC I just couldn't ignore it. I googled a bit and it seems to be a common issue among these series of GPUs. Faulty fans I guess.

I opened the case and used a screwdriver to temporarily stop the fan, and the damn noise was gone. The next time I turned it on it started making those noises again, I did the same and now it's not working anymore!

The thing is, the computer is WAY quieter now! and that's such a relief. My only concern right now is that it might damage the motherboard. (I don't care about the stupid card anymore, if I had money I'd definitely get a new one ASAP)

GPU-Z shows the temperature at 61'c when idle. ATI catalyst shows the same. Is that too high?

Any suggestions?

And sorry for my bad English. Thanks in advance.

 

[ZipSpeed]

That idle temperature is fine. Only when you start exceeding 100+ should you start worrying.

 

[fikhl]

That idle temperature is fine. Only when you start exceeding 100+ should you start worrying.

Thanks for the quick reply,

So you mean it's safe to use this GPU fanless from now on? There's a section in Catalyst that shows the temperature gauge, and as you said it is far from those critical temps.

I'm planning to run GPU-Z in the background from now on. Is there a way or a specific program to alert me when the temperature goes above a certain number?

 

[Harvey]

Suggestions:

1. Search Google for Asus 4670 fan replacement to see what others have done about this.

2. Measure the diameter of the fan. Better yet, remove it, and look for the manufacturer and model number. That will give you the info to look for an exact replacement.

If you want to find a replacement from another manufacturer, the specs you'll need are the voltage rating, current requirement, the air flow (usually specified in CFM) and physical mounting dimensions.

If your previous search turns up lots of reported problems for the original fan, you'll have the info for a suitable replacement.

Finally, if your card is still under warranty, contact Asus tech support.

Hope that helps.

 

[NoQuarter]

If you're using it solely for playing movies and not doing any gaming on then I'd underclock the video card and leave the fan dead.

 

[happy medium]

If you're using it solely for playing movies and not doing any gaming on then I'd underclock the video card and leave the fan dead.

:thumbsup:

 

[fikhl]

I left the computer running last night, the temperature was about 75'c in the morning! Well I'm a bit worried now tbh!

Suggestions:

1. Search Google for Asus 4670 fan replacement to see what others have done about this.

2. Measure the diameter of the fan. Better yet, remove it, and look for the manufacturer and model number. That will give you the info to look for an exact replacement.

If you want to find a replacement from another manufacturer, the specs you'll need are the voltage rating, current requirement, the air flow (usually specified in CFM) and physical mounting dimensions.

If your previous search turns up lots of reported problems for the original fan, you'll have the info for a suitable replacement.

Finally, if your card is still under warranty, contact Asus tech support.

Hope that helps.

Thanks for the info Harvey!

The thing is, the computer is deathly quite now! Even when the fan was working properly it was very noisy. That's probably because it was running at %100 all the time. I actually kind of like it now without the fan!

If you're using it solely for playing movies and not doing any gaming on then I'd underclock the video card and leave the fan dead.

Yeah I don't play games that much (damn I wanted to play Civ 5 )

Could you tell me how to underclock the GPU? I'm totally noob at this and have never done this thing before.

Thanks.