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Is it possible to change a fan on a vid card?

Jawbreaker

By Jawbreaker,
Posted on: 2010-09-28 16:32 in ALL ACCESS Gameplay Technical Issues Bugs

 

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My vid card fan has begun to buzz and vibrate slightly. It's really bad when i first turn the system on, then it evens out, as if the fan is off-balance. THen while the computer is running, it will buzz once in awhile.

I'd love to be able to just replace the fan if that's possible, don't have the coin to shell out for a new vid card atm.

I currently have a NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT

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Awesome! I have minimal experience with this kind of stuff, that's a big help. I remember when I installed this Vid card after the first one burnt out. All my settings and stuff got wiped out, should I expect this to happen again or was that a fluke?

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Your settings should be fine if all you're doing is taking it out, putting on a better cooler, and sticking it back in there. Make sure whatever cooler you get comes with thermal paste on it, or you're gonna have to pick some up.

When you take off the cooler you'll find pasty crud all over the GPU. Clean it off using a towel that won't leave lint behind (i find paper towels to be fine) with a little bit of rubbing alcohol applied to the towel, not the card. Clean off all the goop before putting the new cooler on.