cooling fan replacement on 9800 pro

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RQ

Has anyone changed the fan on this card, question is, what fan make and
model did you use.

thanks

rq
 
I used an old ball-bearing Pentium fan. It's a lot more effective than the
small, stock fan.
 
RQ wrote:

" Has anyone changed the fan on this card, question is, what fan make
and model did you use. "


If you can afford it, get one of these:
http://www.arctic-cooling.com/vga2.php?idx=41
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I second that. I think I paid like, 12 bucks (US) for mine.

Just a note, the original heat sink was semi-loose on the GPU and the
transfer compound was the consistency of old chewing gum. So, when you
get a new card,(which this was) I would check the HS/Fan *before*
installing it.

Villain
Villain

Paranoia is just another word for longevity.
 
I second that. I think I paid like, 12 bucks (US) for mine.

Just a note, the original heat sink was semi-loose on the GPU and the
transfer compound was the consistency of old chewing gum. So, when you
get a new card,(which this was) I would check the HS/Fan *before*
installing it.

Villain
Villain

Paranoia is just another word for longevity.
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Yes, but if you've bought a new card, you'll invalidate the warranty
by removing the heatsink or fan. Better to check that the card works
Ok first!

Patrick

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I second that. I think I paid like, 12 bucks (US) for mine.
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Thirded, and if you're handy with a soldering iron, you can put a
series resistor in to drop the high fan speed a bit, to get it out of
the noisy zone.
 
If you are handy with a soldering iron, you should be voltage-modding the
SOB and pushing for high overclocks.
 
Yes, but if you've bought a new card, you'll invalidate the warranty
by removing the heatsink or fan. Better to check that the card works
Ok first!
Patrick
<[email protected]> - take five to email me...
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When my AIW 9800 died, got an RMA, replace the Artic Silencer with the
original fan. Even put some Artic silver 5 on it. Just recieved
another AIW.
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