Vid card cooling fan dying

[racolvin]

ATI Radeon 9600 with an active fan .... last nite just started to sound horrible .. bad vibration, like a bad bearing maybe.

Anyway, what do I do with it? The card is fine for me right now (replacing the whole rig later). Are there replacement little fans for these things or what?

TIA!

R

 

[kd2777]

I had the same thing happen to me with an aging 4200ti. Wasn't ready to part with it but the fan laid down and died. I bought one of these. There are cheaper ones out there, but this thing is silent. To me this was 20 bucks well spent, I liked it so much that when I got my new card, I bought one for it as well.

kd

* the link is for the one that fits yours, not the one I bought

 

[MustISO]

I've had some fans go bad on video cards. I've written to the company and they've sent out a new fan, free of charge. Worth a shot.

 

[Nando]

I had the same problem with my AIW ATI card. ATI wil not help. Remove the fan from the heatsink by removing four screws (heatsink is glued to the chip). Look at the model number that is in the back of the fan. Is probably an ADDA fan. I ordered a new fan from http://www.mouser.com/ . The new fan come with the heatsink but I removed the fan from the HS and installed it to the HS on the card. Again the HS in the card is glued, you may damage the card if you try to unglue it.

 

[PhoenixOrion]

I'd go and get ATI Silencer 2. Perfect fit for 9600.

 

[racolvin]

Thanx for the tips guys.

I ended up making a run to CompUSA last nite and got a replacement fan/heatsink from a company called BFG. Never heard of them before but the mounting holes were in the right places, so I snagged it Had to trim off a couple of the aluminum fins to clear a couple of capacitors, but now it works like a charm. That'll hold me for a while, since I'm building a new rig soon anyway.

Thanx again!

R

 

[JimPhelpsMI]

Hi, A quick "temporary" fix is a drop of oil on the bearing. Usually the shaft just needs a little lube. Feel the round sticky label on the hub and you will find a definite hole in the center. Punch through the label and put a small drop of light oil in. Stick something over the hole and put it back together. I have had this work many times and for long periods of time. Works on any fan. Jim

 

[sandorski]

Vidcards come with cheap fans, it seems. I've seen 2 8500LEs lose their fans and my 9600Pro(RIP) lost its' fan only a few months after I got it. I ran the 9600 about 8 months without a fan and it just recently died for good. Was a good excuse to gab the 9800 Pro I have now, but if the fan dies on it I'm going to replace it ASAP, for I want it to last at least a year until I can switch over to PCI-e.