GPU fan issue

[Dolby]

Has anyone else had fan issues with a GPU?

Two have failed in my HP Microserver and I've just noticed a 3rd in my main PC.

Edit: Maybe it's because I ask for the cheapest GPU in store?

 

[Magnum]

Dust? have you cleaned and oiled the fan?

 

[ODTech]

Has anyone else had fan issues with a GPU?

Two have failed in my HP Microserver and I've just noticed a 3rd in my main PC.

Edit: Maybe it's because I ask for the cheapest GPU in store?

Asus makes a no fan N210.

Oiling a fan should be a last resort as the oil is a dust magnet if you don't seal the bearing again properly.
Personaly i just cable tie a 60mm fan to the heatsink if the stock fan goes on those cheap gpu's.

Edit: Don't use those big cable ties, their too rigid and will possibly push the heatsink off the gpu itself. Get the very small ones and join them together.

 

[Magnum]

Asus makes a no fan N210.

Oiling a fan should be a last resort as the oil is a dust magnet if you don't seal the bearing again properly.
Personaly i just cable tie a 60mm fan to the heatsink if the stock fan goes on those cheap gpu's.

Edit: Don't use those big cable ties, their too rigid and will possibly push the heatsink off the gpu itself. Get the very small ones and join them together.

Cheap fans run off bushes. the higher quality normally has a rubber plug to keep the dust out and contain the oil. the real cheapies only has a sticker. oil is very important on brass bushes. oil them and seal them again. even if it is with presstick. and please setup fan malfunction alarm or overtemp shutdown. Have seen people cry after losing expensive gaming cards due to fan malfunction.

I know technology has increased and there are most lightly built in protection. but rather be safe than sorry. even if you have to download aftermarket software to do the hardware monitoring.

Keep the silicon in wafer state. No smoke please.

 

[bigboy529]

Around 3 weeks ago the GPU in my old PC actually burnt out because of the fan failing. Very old pc and very old GPU also not high end, the entire rig is probably more than 5 years old. I knew the fan was giving problems because from time to time it was noisy as if unbalanced etc, but I did nothing about it, I actually thought it was the HDD making strange noises and busy failing. One afternoon while I sat working I smelled something electrical burning, thought it came from outside but the smell got worse. I started checking my rack, UPS etc and when I looked up smoke was coming out the pc case, before I could do something the PSU anyway cut out, so I initially thought the PSU died.
Opened the case, smelled that it was the GPU and removed it, the heatsync had a hole melted right through it already. Luckally the PSU cut out so the damage was limited.

 

[sajunky]

Oiling a fan should be a last resort as the oil is a dust magnet if you don't seal the bearing again properly.

It is a last resort if you can't find proper fan replacement, I agree. It is a matter of doing it properly as it is not a 5 minutes job. Just applying an oil and re-seal is a short-term solution. Any duct tape will seal it properly, however mixing new oil with the old one with different properties creates quickly a sticky substance.

To do it properly you have to use two needles to remove locking washer (sp?). It can be a challenge. Then remove rotor and clean a bearing from the old grease, then apply a new one.

 

[Pitbull]

Has anyone else had fan issues with a GPU?

Two have failed in my HP Microserver and I've just noticed a 3rd in my main PC.

Edit: Maybe it's because I ask for the cheapest GPU in store?

I don't think it has to do with cheap as much as with the make. It could be the same thing cheap/maker. What make is it? Also how old is it?

 

[Dolby]

I'm actually not sure what brand. It was 2 x GT210 and a GT610 over around 3 years.

I've bought another GT610 with a heatsink - so hoping that lasts.