radeon 9500 pro replacement fan

[ianmills]

Hi, the fan on my radeon 9500pro has been buzzing really loudly. I opened it up and put a little mineral oil (the only oil I had in it. It seems to be making less noise and I think it should be okay for now.

But what I am wondering about though, is where can I buy a replacement fan for the stock heatsink?

Thanks in advance
Ian

 

[Wentelteefje]

On eBay you can find replacement heatsinks, but consider an Arctic Cooling VGA Silencer as well... They have become dirt cheap, and cool waaay better than that stock fan...

 

[RallyMaster]

http://www.svc.com/avc-at1.html
http://www.svc.com/vga-rev3.html

those two are what i call drastic cooling measures

 

[boyRacer]

Originally posted by: RallyMaster
http://www.svc.com/vga-rev3.html

Can't beat that for $10.

 

[Operandi]

Zalman VF-700; you'll be able to carry it over to a new card when you upgrade.

 

[ianmills]

lol guys
thanks for your help, but I'm not looking for a heatsink. I'm just looking for a replacement fan.
Any ideas?

 

[jldash]

if you really just want the fan, then I'd throw a WTB on the For Sale/Trade Fourum

 

[Operandi]

Originally posted by: ianmills
lol guys
thanks for your help, but I'm not looking for a heatsink. I'm just looking for a replacement fan.
Any ideas?

The fan is integrated pretty tightly into the heatsink so it's actually easier to replace the entire heatsink. Besides I don't think there is much of a chance of finding a fan of an exact fit.

 

[RallyMaster]

The fan died on my old Ti4200. I ended up getting a Thermaltake Crystal Orb. It's pretty loud but works nonetheless. I might put my newly removed Abit chipset cooler (also known as the Vantec Iceberq) onto the Ti4200 and have some AS5 on it. Honestly, get a new heatsink. I would rather replace the whole sink than spend that much time to find a replacement fan. And that VGA Silencer is damned cheap.