i actually had a low flow fan burn out the other day. Woke up to the smell of burning electronics about 630 in the morning . My roomate woke up to see me running around the appartment in my boxers grabbing random bits of electronics and sniffing them.
it was fun.
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Thats not a pleasent smell though. I had a power supply burn up.. the house smelled for a couple of days
Eh, I checked, and it appears to be my video card's (GeForce 4 MX 440 AGP) fan. I cleaned it up a bit (it was dusty), but it's still pretty bad. I'm guessing it's the ball bearings that are bad; I got the card used from a friend. I ordered a new fan from Newegg, but I'm not sure if it'll work, though the description listed it as compatible. My card has a sort of mount on top of the card (well, bottom if the tower's upright), and the fan is screwed in there. The one I ordered has a kind of casing around it, though.
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Done the right things sir. There is really no way to fix a PC fan, they will fry again in a few days if you lube them anyways. They need to be maintained in a virtually dust free environment because the ballbearing are so pissy. Just replace it.
Friends don't let friends use an MX card, much less give them one. I suggest stabbing aforementioned friend with a screwdriver until they are no longer your friend. Then buy a new GPU.
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It should run ok without the active fan, expecially if you have other stuff blowing into that area. However, if your video card starts complaining, expecially into a long game (unexplained frame loss or glitchyness) turn off the game and give it a rest for a while. While it isn't in use it doesn't produce much heat at all.
Friends don't let friends use an MX card, much less give them one. I suggest stabbing aforementioned friend with a screwdriver until they are no longer your friend. Then buy a new GPU.
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It should run ok without the active fan, expecially if you have other stuff blowing into that area. However, if your video card starts complaining, expecially into a long game (unexplained frame loss or glitchyness) turn off the game and give it a rest for a while. While it isn't in use it doesn't produce much heat at all.
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swift is indeed correct, i'd suggest reviewing power saving features(ie suspend) or just power off when not using the computer :o don't leave the case open or anything, i assume its agp, but if not try to position it in a good airflow spot. if it is agp, attempt to move any wires around it away so it can get better flow onto it :o best you can do for now really
I never leave it on if I'm not using it... and should I not leave the case open at all? I don't have any case fans (power supply sucks), so I cool it with a fan from the outside.
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In my experiance leaving the case open isn't so bad if you keep dust out as much as possible and don't have any small, potentailly wire chewing, rodents around.
Fan arrived today. Just one question stands in my way of replacing a crappy fan: how do I remove the old heatsink-fan combo from the card? It's push-pinned in, same number of pins as the new one (checked before I ordered it).
Oh, and the fan came with some white gel. Not sure what it's for - my last gpu didn't even have a fan.
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i think the gel goes between the fan and the chip it rests on. as for removing it, check the manufacturers website for help, probably find something on their forums/support section easily