how to replace gpu fan?

[midnight growler]

I've been thinking about upgrading and am woondering about replacing the stock fan on a graphics card. My plan is to buy a new CPU and graphics card this summer and then do some overclocking to keep them current for next summer. Im a newbie to these things but Im confident enough to replace a cpu fan. However I havn't seen any information on how to replace the fan on a grapahics card. I've seen how to install a new fan, just not how to uninstall the old one. The card I'll be using is a nVidia 6600GT PCIe.

 

[imported_Kensai]

You should just replace the entire cooler, heatsink and all.
Maybe an Arctic Silencer might fit your bill. 🙂

 

[midnight growler]

Yeah thats basically what I was asking how to do. I've looked closer at a lot of pictures of the cards recently and it seems like many of the coolers are just screwed on. Is it just as simple as unscrewing it?

 

[AristoV300]

That's pretty much it. Just screws hold the cooler in place.

 

[Gravity]

some of the older ones were glued. That was before sheeple started taking them off and putting aftermarket coolers on.