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    Hey guys, im not sure if this belongs in cooling but ill start here.

    I was running some benchmarks and i started noticing it was acting really funny. I started seeing artifacts on normally fine settings. So i turned it down to stock speeds and i still had them. So i looked inside my case and noticed my FAN FELL OFF


    Its a pny 5900 stock fan, and i got it attached, im not so sure how well as it will probably fall off again. So what should I do? Can i replace the entire hsf? And if so, what should i get??

  • #2
    Man i have never heard of the fan just falling off.

    You could either send it back and get a new one.
    -OR-
    Get a Heatsink and FAn combo that would fit it well. And do it yourself.

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    • #3
      Take it back to where you got it, and show it to them.

      Permanent damage was probably done to your vid card.

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      • #4
        that's possible.. *Why didn't i think of that*

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        • #5
          the temps never got higher than 80, is there other ways it could have been damaged even besides overheating?

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          • #6
            you see i cant return it to the store, its past the return period, and im not sure i can RMA it cuz i overclocked it/BIOS modded it.
            I ran some more tests and no problems happen except for when the han kicks into high gear, then theres a pause in the game.... oh man i really hope this isnt screwed up :cry:

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            • #7
              Are you sure that it's your graphics card fan that causes the pause? I have the same mobo as you do.. and when it stepped the fan speed up.. that made a pause. But the latest BIOS update got rid of that.

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              • #8
                ok maybe not then, which makes me feel a bit better cuz then i dont see any real problems with the card, i just didnt notice it before, i could still use some reccomendations on replacing the HSF. what would you do if you were in my shoes?

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                • #9
                  Try something like this it will also help your overclocking

                  http://www.thermaltake.com/coolers/chipset/a1919.htm

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                  • #10
                    johnerz i was looking at that and i think thats what ill probably go with. :thumb: BUT im still paranoid that maybe it was damaged, what do you other professionals think?

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                    • #11
                      I use a Dynatron 1U server heatsink, beats any "VGA" cooler you can buy.




                      The fan pushes tons of air despite its size and the heatsink is all copper with lots of fins. Was only around $20.

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                      • #12
                        wow thats some pretty good thinking there soulburner, ill see what i can come up with...:cheers:

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                        • #13
                          Yep seems like a good idea. How are you fixing it on?

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                          • #14
                            Arctic Silver Adhesive

                            Epoxied on, it ain't coming back off. Its ok on the Nvidia cards because they have that massive heatspreader covering the core.

                            But, I wouldn't do it on an ATI, it will probably try to pull the core right off the card.

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                            • #15
                              Soulburner.. Youy have my attention.. Where could i purchase one of those.. I need the best heatsinks for my RADEON 9600 PRO.. I want to OC the RAM.. and the Ram is stable at like 680.. but i Want more.. ANd i know it's due to cooliung issues.

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