GPU fan problem

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Flanders

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Hello,

I have an overheating problem on my GPU all of a sudden - probably made worse by the onset of summer. I thought it was dust in my box but I had done an extensive cleanout recently and it was looking pretty decent in there when I opened it. I powered up the rig with the case open and noticed that the fan on the right was not spinning at the same rate as the one on the left - almost going along in bursts. This was at idle with no 3d app running but leads me to think that this is the culprit. Pretty sure the card is just out of warranty and it was an insurance claim so I don't have the original packaging or anything except the manual.

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I removed the fan in question and was reading up on fixes for pc fans. Some of them you can peel the sticker back on the hub of the fan to access the bearing and then clean and lube. With these it's not the case. The bearing is sealed by the look of it. I did try to lube the shaft a bit from the underside to see if it'd help but I'm still running up to 80+ degrees causing crashes here and there.

Wondering if this part is available separately? Where to get? How much?

Also, I didn't prod too much but I'm assuming it's possible to remove that plastic shroud to get to the power plug point since it is not accessible at first glance.
 
Give us the model of your graphics card,this will help us find some more info to the matter.
 
Sorry, model is GV-N560OC-1GI - Gigabyte (GTX 560Ti). Uses Windforce™


Bawb, didn't know you were on this forum! Btw, your link gives me a popup with "the product does not exist." :p
 
That's a hefty amount to fork out just to cool the card... I know I'd balk at it if I were you.

Considering how cheap fans are nowadays I'd make sure to get 1-2 ventilation fans at the front of the case (if you don't have already) and also a side panel fan blowing directly on the card's top side.

Last resort would be to test strapping an additional fan to the card itself.

(Fans go for anything between R10 - 100)
 
It's the exhaust fan in a case that's way more important than any front fans, but yeah if he doesn't have any, would of course help plenty! Not really sure about the side fan...

And ya damn, didn't realise how expensive those GPU coolers are.
 
I just stick a psu type fan under the card pointing at an angle to the fan and the back of the machine (make sure there is place for the air to escape) when I have GPU overheating issues.
 
I do have a 12cm front fan and I have one at the back. Also a side case exhaust fan (pretty small - 8cm I think) but right now it's running cooler with the side of the case removed. :(

This thread seems to be making one thing clear - those stock card fans don't seem to be an option to replace.

Bawb, I'm running that Speed Fan proggie to monitor it. In one of my openGL apps I use for texturing, the card is hitting 83 degrees and crashing the app (along with photoshop vanishing into thin air) with the case closed. With it open it's hovering around 80 and just maintaining. At idle it's at 37-40 degrees. I don't see anywhere to manipulate fan speeds there though, Bob. Can it be done with this prog?

I was thinking about one of those slot fans that would blow upward onto the existing fans (unit is sorta shaped like a 'U' and screws in to one of the case slots). Just haven't checked prices yet.
 
Rudimental said:
I have this on my 560ti. Fairly pricey, and you need to leave the ram/vrm heatsinks overnight to make sure the thermal adhesive bonds, but very cool and quiet.

http://www.rebeltech.co.za/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=12_35&products_id=5106

You just need to make sure your card has a reference PCB or can otherwise fit this cooler (what will matter most is where the chip is located).
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If you have the cash this would be the best route to take.

Otherwise you could try and get away with getting one of these and putting it in he PCI-e slot under your graphics card:

http://www.ngrcomputers.co.za/vizo-pcl201-card-propeller-dual-p-58396.html I used to own one of these back in the day and it blows air like crazy!

You might have to cut it down to size not sure. Or even one of these: http://www.ngrcomputers.co.za/zalman-zmsc100-card-p-58370.html

You can also try and email [email protected] and see if he can maybe source a replacement fan for you, or you can even try contacting Gigabyte and see if they can assist you.

Good Luck :)
 
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Firstly I find it hard to believe that this particular card is out of warranty? I had the same card, bought from take2 when they still had decent pricing and it comes with a 3 year warranty. This card (560ti's) only came out last year February so its not older than 3 years. I am pretty sure broken fans are covered by warranty. Just dont do anything to the card until you know its out of warranty or you might not have any recourse claiming warranty. Find out who supplies gigabyte cards and I'm sure they will help you out.
 
Pansyfaust said:
Firstly I find it hard to believe that this particular card is out of warranty? I had the same card, bought from take2 when they still had decent pricing and it comes with a 3 year warranty. This card (560ti's) only came out last year February so its not older than 3 years. I am pretty sure broken fans are covered by warranty. Just dont do anything to the card until you know its out of warranty or you might not have any recourse claiming warranty. Find out who supplies gigabyte cards and I'm sure they will help you out.
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I got my whole current rig pre-assembled as part of an insurance claim. They went through an agent who replaced all the parts and put it together so I was given a little bag with installation disks and a manual or two. I don't have the box though (isn't this required?). Do you have an idea on how long turnaround would be on fixing/replacing?
 
Flanders said:
I got my whole current rig pre-assembled as part of an insurance claim. They went through an agent who replaced all the parts and put it together so I was given a little bag with installation disks and a manual or two. I don't have the box though (isn't this required?). Do you have an idea on how long turnaround would be on fixing/replacing?
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If I'm not mistaken there should be a serial code on the actual graphics card that you could probably provide to Gigabyte and ask them if they can help you.
 
Flanders said:
I got my whole current rig pre-assembled as part of an insurance claim. They went through an agent who replaced all the parts and put it together so I was given a little bag with installation disks and a manual or two. I don't have the box though (isn't this required?). Do you have an idea on how long turnaround would be on fixing/replacing?
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as far as I know the only thing required for rma is the card itself, but it could be different with gigabyte (eg, asus doesn't require you to bring in the original box). I'm not sure who deals with Gigabyte rma's, maybe syntech or Frontosa? Ask the insurance agent who he/she got it through and go through them, they should still have a record of sale on their system. As for turn around time, it could be quick and painless like at asus :D or could take a week or 3.
 
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