Where to find small, flat video fan?

[Batti]

I have a CAD machine with a Diamond Fire GL 4000 video card. It has a fan on the GPU that's about .25 inch thick, and has the blades pointed to the outside (like a squirrel cage) rather than a normal fan. The fan is dying, what can I do for a replacement?

 

[pyr]

you could try using a tenmaxx lasagna. it is pretty hard to find small fans like that.. trust me I know.. I needed one for my iopener. I eventually just used a heatsink/fan from my TNT2U

 

[mechBgon]

How about RMA'ing it to Diamond? For another idea, how about a new blower... not sure if any of these will fit, but hey... someone had to manufacture it. http://www.nidec.com/dcfansquickguide4.html

You might also consider a 40mm axial fan if there's room.

 

[Painman]

Nidec makes some great fans, but they are few and far between in the retail channel. The pricetag ain't great, but to keep the card going, I would choose the Lasagna as well.

-Pain

 

[Batti]

Thanks! The lasagna looks like it'll work. Considering this card sold for 1000's, the fan is cheap enough.

Thanks for the pointer!!