It's an nVidia GeForce 6800 256MB GT (Gainward).
It has a dual fan system, but it seems that one of the fans is making a horrible noise, as if it's scraping on something as it spins. I've tried cleaning out all the dust and making sure nothing is touching the fan that shouldn't be, and I've tightened up slightly loose screws but still no luck.
Sometimes it doesn't make a noise at all, but I've looked at it whilst it's been running and the left fan looks a little bit loose as it spins. Sometimes when it's making a noise at full speed I hear metallic noises, as if it's maybe hitting the copper case?
Any thoughts are appreciated, it seems to have calmed down a bit atm but it's still making the noise every now and then.
2006-11-29 06:16:10 · 8 answers · asked by Warlord 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
You can remove the fans and replace with new ones, simple enough to do, look at this ebay item: http://cgi.ebay.com/NVIDIA-GeForce-5200-6600-6800-7600-7800-7900-7950-Fan_W0QQitemZ160057682524QQihZ006QQcategoryZ80151QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item160057682524
You can also find larger heat sinks to replace the fans so this does not happen again.
JUST REMEMBER.. just because it is quiet, doesn't mean it is ok, if a fan DOES fail.. you risk losing your Video card to overheating.. if you have it overclocked, tune it down until you fix the issue!
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2006-11-29 06:20:33 · answer #1 · answered by Chuck 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had similar with a radeon 9800 i used to own.
the fan may be damaged and catching on the sides, i had to buy an aftermarket fan as the card was out of warranty but yours is newer and should be able to return to manufacturer (gainward returns must go to germany so it will be a few weeks wait)
continuing use like this is dangerous for your pc as the fan will not be spinning at full efficiency and may cause overheating trouble.
my temporary solution was to turn the pc on its side so that the fan was orientated differently and did not scrape.
2006-11-29 06:20:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
buy another fan, if u never want to..so..may be this will help:.. switch off PC, detach graphic card, detach fan, clean it, detach protective membrane in the centre of the fan, put a little drop of lubricant (preferrably gun lubricant or sewing machine lubricant), attach protective membrane, rotate the van using pen and then rotate it by blowing until free running, atach fan to graphic card, install graphic card to PC, start the PC...
2006-11-29 06:31:06 · answer #3 · answered by Alex A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is a stock fan on your GC i would suggest that you replace it (as most stock fans are rubbish), a manufacture not going to put a class cooler on his GC when he can get away with a cheep one, its all down to bookkeeping and prophets, so bin the stock fan and go for a good cooler.
2006-11-29 06:44:23 · answer #4 · answered by Cybercat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should replace the fan if possible or buy a new video card
2006-11-29 06:19:50 · answer #5 · answered by blapath 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get some compressed air and attempt that. shop the case closed and up off the floor too. you have a situation with airborne dirt and dust on your place or a minimum of the room that the laptop is in.
2016-10-13 09:07:55 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take it to a place, like geek squad or something and have them look at it. Spending money to have somebody look at it, especially since it's probably nothing major sucks, but it's better than having to buy a new graphics card
2006-11-29 06:18:22 · answer #7 · answered by Grant 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
You should use a special grease for that matter and then you could sleep quietly :)
2006-11-29 07:03:13 · answer #8 · answered by Jack 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋