My Leadtek A4800GT (6800GT) fan just blew..

[DougFrippon]

I was surfing the web when suddendly I start hearing a weird noise from my computer. After further investigation I found out that my videocard's fan was the problem. (It seems like the bearing is slack, the fans goes at really low rpm, and when I press on it, the noises stop and it starts spinning fast.) I went in the NVIDIA driver temp display, and it showed the card GPU was at 110 Celcius. Althought it does seems freaking hot, NVIDIA has set their "Core slowdown treshold" at 120 Celcius... so I'm thinking it may still be alright...

It doesn't seem like the kind of fan I can find in any local store, I had the card since 8 months now. I hate thinking about shipping back the card to leadtek (thus, having no computer during weeks) just for a freaking fan. . 🙁 You guys think I could keep the card without the fan?

What are my options? I bought the card off eBay, and even if I can get warranty back from the seller, I'd still have to be without a videocard for a few weeks... I find it ridiculous, it's just a DAMN FAN.

What should I do? 🙁


I am currently watching my Temperature Level... it reached 96degrees.. and all of suden the noise stop, (fan started spinning faster) and temp went down to 75degrees in about 20seconds. Two minutes later.. noise came back and temp started rising back :|

Well after about an hour, the card is idle at 99degrees... :|

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

You can just slap an 80mm case fan on it if the heatsink isn't strange and covered up.

 

[l Xes l]

my 9700pro fan broke too.. unfortunately.. i haven't discovered it untill it made the system shut down due to the heat...
i've gotten a stock fan from another member from the board.. however, i haven't reinstalled back in my system yet.. but, im afraid that it might have been fried already due to the heat..

 

[Ike0069]

I would either RAM it, or buy another fan. 110C is just way too hot for me. Plus that just makes everything in the case hotter also.

 

[otispunkmeyer]

Originally posted by: DougFrippon
I was surfing the web when suddendly I start hearing a weird noise from my computer. After further investigation I found out that my videocard's fan was the problem. (It seems like the bearing is slack, the fans goes at really low rpm, and when I press on it, the noises stop and it starts spinning fast.) I went in the NVIDIA driver temp display, and it showed the card GPU was at 110 Celcius. Althought it does seems freaking hot, NVIDIA has set their "Core slowdown treshold" at 120 Celcius... so I'm thinking it may still be alright...

It doesn't seem like the kind of fan I can find in any local store, I had the card since 8 months now. I hate thinking about shipping back the card to leadtek (thus, having no computer during weeks) just for a freaking fan. . 🙁 You guys think I could keep the card without the fan?

What are my options? I bought the card off eBay, and even if I can get warranty back from the seller, I'd still have to be without a videocard for a few weeks... I find it ridiculous, it's just a DAMN FAN.

What should I do? 🙁


I am currently watching my Temperature Level... it reached 96degrees.. and all of suden the noise stop, (fan started spinning faster) and temp went down to 75degrees in about 20seconds. Two minutes later.. noise came back and temp started rising back :|

Well after about an hour, the card is idle at 99degrees... :|

not freaking hot? ou could turn that thing into a kettle thats how hot that is 110 is a surfire way to the bin bag lining your bin.

 

[BobDaMenkey]

RMA it, or buy an Artic Cooler 5 or whatever they're called. If you let it run at temps like that it's going to die quickly on you, without a doubt.

 

[Rike]

Put a NV Silencer 5 on it. It will quiet and cool things down nicely.

 

[drwngflies]

For instance......
nVidia recommended max temperature for their graphic card chipsets under load: 90'C
As of 4/28/05:
Anything over this, and you would be risking a sure meltdown. I recommend resetting your threshold temp to something lower.
I have my slowdown set at 100'C.

 

[imported_Kensai]

I wouldn't go above 70C.