Rattling fan...

RepliCarter · June 5th, 2007

The fan on my 7600GS has been rather wonko as of late. It rattles and makes my entire system vibrate, and it's a little annoying. Sometimes it doesn't do it at all, sometimes it does it for hours.

When I take it out, what should I look for? How can I fix it?

Thanks. :)

Panda Man · June 5th, 2007

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Originally Posted by RepliCarter

and it's a little annoying

And a little dangerous, that could shake something out of place :O Take it out, clean it by using a can of compressed air and see if there are any loose screws. You could also try controlling the fan so that it only runs full speed during heavy gaming. I would suggest rivatuner for that

RivaTuner

EDIT - oh, and make sure its in the seated firmly

RepliCarter · June 5th, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Panda Man

And a little dangerous, that could shake something out of place :O Take it out, clean it by using a can of compressed air and see if there are any loose screws. You could also try controlling the fan so that it only runs full speed during heavy gaming. I would suggest rivatuner for that

RivaTuner

Thanks! I'll check that out and then take a look at the card again. :)

Lead Head · June 5th, 2007

Do what panda says. If that still doesn't work, you can try taking the fan out and oiling the bearing, but it would probably be easier to get an after market sink to save you from more trouble down the road.

**stinger608** · June 5th, 2007

Oiling the bearings might be a viable solution, if the bearing itself is still fairly tight.
However, if the bearing is going out, and the fan has noticable side to side play, you really need to replace it with an aftermarket cooler, as Lead Head suggested!!!

I have seen fans stop working due to side to side play, and overheat the GPU, (graphics processing unit), and burn the video card up!!!

This should be addressed ASAP

June 5th, 2007	#1
RepliCarter Super Megalomaniac Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Indiana, USA Posts: 63	Rattling fan... The fan on my 7600GS has been rather wonko as of late. It rattles and makes my entire system vibrate, and it's a little annoying. Sometimes it doesn't do it at all, sometimes it does it for hours. When I take it out, what should I look for? How can I fix it? Thanks. :)

June 5th, 2007	#4
Lead Head Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rhode Island USA Posts: 1,716	Re: Rattling fan... Do what panda says. If that still doesn't work, you can try taking the fan out and oiling the bearing, but it would probably be easier to get an after market sink to save you from more trouble down the road. Opteron 64 165--1.5GB DDR--ECS KA1 MVP(thanks HL!)--x1800GTO 256MB--Seagate 320GB SATA--Antec 550 Watt--Antec P180

June 5th, 2007	#5
stinger608 Silence..Or I kill you! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In the Zone! Posts: 2,695 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Rattling fan... Oiling the bearings might be a viable solution, if the bearing itself is still fairly tight. However, if the bearing is going out, and the fan has noticable side to side play, you really need to replace it with an aftermarket cooler, as Lead Head suggested!!! I have seen fans stop working due to side to side play, and overheat the GPU, (graphics processing unit), and burn the video card up!!! This should be addressed ASAP