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 Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 1:02 am Post subject: 9800 Pro fan replacement |
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Need to replace the stock fan on a 9800 pro 128MB. Ironic that just as I
decide to start upgrading, the fan starts to make noise...blew it out with
compressed air and it sounds better, but just to be safe.
What do I need to know in order to find the correct fan?
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hummingbird
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| Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 1:03 am Post subject: Re: 9800 Pro fan replacement |
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On Tue, 2 Jan 2007 15:42:13 -0700 'your name'
posted this onto alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt:
| Quote: | Need to replace the stock fan on a 9800 pro 128MB. Ironic that just as I
decide to start upgrading, the fan starts to make noise...blew it out with
compressed air and it sounds better, but just to be safe.
What do I need to know in order to find the correct fan?
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I've got one of these ATI cards but haven't replaced the fan yet.
So I'll watch for any good recs.....
FWIW my previous 9600XT Pro card in my previous system must have
overheated and something melted, taking the mobo with it. Had to
rebuild the whole *** system. |
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hummingbird
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| Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 6:12 pm Post subject: Re: 9800 Pro fan replacement |
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On Wed, 03 Jan 2007 05:06:12 +0100 'Roy Coorne'
posted this onto alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt:
| Quote: | your name schrieb:
Need to replace the stock fan on a 9800 pro 128MB. Ironic that just as I
decide to start upgrading, the fan starts to make noise...blew it out with
compressed air and it sounds better, but just to be safe.
What do I need to know in order to find the correct fan?
I had the same prob and did the same research. I found and
successfully installed the "Arctic Cooling ATI Silencer 1 (Rev.2) "
fan on my Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro 128 MB AGP card.
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How long ago? Is it still ok?
>(The AC fan for the 256 MB version is different.) |
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Roy Coorne
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| Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 2:27 am Post subject: Re: 9800 Pro fan replacement |
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hummingbird schrieb:
| Quote: | On Wed, 03 Jan 2007 05:06:12 +0100 'Roy Coorne'
posted this onto alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt:
your name schrieb:
Need to replace the stock fan on a 9800 pro 128MB. Ironic that just as I
decide to start upgrading, the fan starts to make noise...blew it out with
compressed air and it sounds better, but just to be safe.
What do I need to know in order to find the correct fan?
I had the same prob and did the same research. I found and
successfully installed the "Arctic Cooling ATI Silencer 1 (Rev.2) "
fan on my Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro 128 MB AGP card.
How long ago?
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It was in June, 2006.
It is - running nearly 24/24 (stand-by periods included).
| Quote: | (The AC fan for the 256 MB version is different.)
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Roy |
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hummingbird
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| Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 5:53 am Post subject: Re: 9800 Pro fan replacement |
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On Fri, 05 Jan 2007 21:27:34 +0100 'Roy Coorne'
posted this onto alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt:
| Quote: | hummingbird schrieb:
On Wed, 03 Jan 2007 05:06:12 +0100 'Roy Coorne'
posted this onto alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt:
your name schrieb:
Need to replace the stock fan on a 9800 pro 128MB. Ironic that just as I
decide to start upgrading, the fan starts to make noise...blew it out with
compressed air and it sounds better, but just to be safe.
What do I need to know in order to find the correct fan?
I had the same prob and did the same research. I found and
successfully installed the "Arctic Cooling ATI Silencer 1 (Rev.2) "
fan on my Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro 128 MB AGP card.
How long ago?
It was in June, 2006.
Is it still ok?
It is - running nearly 24/24 (stand-by periods included).
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Thanks, I'll track down one of those fans.
My current graphics card is exactly the same as yours but so far the
fan's been ok ...but my previous ATI 9600XT Pro is where the fan
failed and everything melted - literally! - needed a new mobo. |
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Roy Coorne
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| Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 11:51 am Post subject: Re: 9800 Pro fan replacement |
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hummingbird schrieb:
| Quote: | On Fri, 05 Jan 2007 21:27:34 +0100 'Roy Coorne'
posted this onto alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt:
hummingbird schrieb:
On Wed, 03 Jan 2007 05:06:12 +0100 'Roy Coorne'
posted this onto alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt:
your name schrieb:
Need to replace the stock fan on a 9800 pro 128MB. Ironic that just as I
decide to start upgrading, the fan starts to make noise...blew it out with
compressed air and it sounds better, but just to be safe.
What do I need to know in order to find the correct fan?
I had the same prob and did the same research. I found and
successfully installed the "Arctic Cooling ATI Silencer 1 (Rev.2) "
fan on my Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro 128 MB AGP card.
How long ago?
It was in June, 2006.
Is it still ok?
It is - running nearly 24/24 (stand-by periods included).
Thanks, I'll track down one of those fans.
My current graphics card is exactly the same as yours but so far the
fan's been ok ...but my previous ATI 9600XT Pro is where the fan
failed and everything melted - literally! - needed a new mobo.
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Horribile auditu - what a horrible story!
I am not a power gamer, so I can do with 'slow' graphic cards with a
passive cooler. On the other side, modern software demand a modern
display adapter (3D applications as Google Earth, Windows Vista
Aero...). Fortunately, there are middle-class cards with a passive
cooler (e. g. the Asus 'silent' editions).
Roy |
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kony
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| Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 6:51 pm Post subject: Re: 9800 Pro fan replacement |
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On Mon, 08 Jan 2007 06:51:11 +0100, Roy Coorne
<roy.spam.coorne@gmx.net> wrote:
| Quote: | My current graphics card is exactly the same as yours but so far the
fan's been ok ...but my previous ATI 9600XT Pro is where the fan
failed and everything melted - literally! - needed a new mobo.
Horribile auditu - what a horrible story!
I am not a power gamer, so I can do with 'slow' graphic cards with a
passive cooler. On the other side, modern software demand a modern
display adapter (3D applications as Google Earth, Windows Vista
Aero...). Fortunately, there are middle-class cards with a passive
cooler (e. g. the Asus 'silent' editions).
Roy
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Unfortunately the video card fan is often the first failure
point on a system. If it has a sleeve bearing and is
relubed before too far worn, it can be kept running far
longer, but relatively speaking the fan used are too often
low quality.
Passive can work, but often these days the cards are using
enough power that the onboard power supply components run
pretty hot on an passive card and then become another
(albeit typically less short lived) early failure point.
Personally I highly prefer adding (substituting) an active
heatsink wearing a standard sized replaceable fan. Thus
far, I've never had any of these fans fail either but I
cherry pick the fan and ensure it's RPM is low to allow
quiet operation as well as long life.
The inherant problem with DIY is too few 'sinks are short
enough to block an allowable number of adjacent motherboard
slots. I often used short socket 7 'sinks but in the past
year or two the midrange and higher cards' heat density went
up enough (and I just can't resist overclocking if a card is
to be used for gaming) that I now mostly use socket 370/A
leftover 'sinks cut down to the size desired. They block
the adjacent slot, but I'd never run a modern card wedged in
next to a card in an adjacent slot anyway so it doesn't
really matter.
At least on many of the more modern cards there are better
through-board 'sink mounting holes, sometimes even allowing
reuse of some of the original 'sink mounting hardware. For
example, http://69.36.189.159/usr_1034/video/7600gt.jpg
is wearing part of an Intel retail Tualatin Celeron
heatsink, a Coppermine P3 fan on it, and slowed down with an
inline (68 or 100 Ohm, I forget which) resistor. Normally I
wouldn't use this type of Intel fan with it's proprietary
frame-mount design but I had several new spares and no other
use for them. |
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