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Title: GPU Fan Replacement: How often and How expensive? Post by: Storx on June 11, 2017, 07:57:45 PM I was just curious what is the going rate on GPU fans lasting on the mining rigs.... i ask this because im just researching the future cost of the operation as i dive deeper into it...
Of the few post i did manage to find while searching that talked briefly on it, multiple people mentioned having to replace fans within 2 years of placing them in service... so is this true? Also what is the going price and who do yall typically go to for these fan replacements? 2 post i seen mentioned prices, 1 said it was $59 for the set of 3 on a few of his.. and another post mentioned $70 for the set on his post.. Title: Re: GPU Fan Replacement: How often and How expensive? Post by: bathrobehero on June 11, 2017, 07:59:58 PM Entirely depends on the model.
Some fans last forever while some go to shit in a dusty environment within months. I get replacement fans from ebay. Just make sure the specs (amperage) and cables are correct. Title: Re: GPU Fan Replacement: How often and How expensive? Post by: klondike_bar on June 11, 2017, 08:26:51 PM I was just curious what is the going rate on GPU fans lasting on the mining rigs.... i ask this because im just researching the future cost of the operation as i dive deeper into it... Of the few post i did manage to find while searching that talked briefly on it, multiple people mentioned having to replace fans within 2 years of placing them in service... so is this true? Also what is the going price and who do yall typically go to for these fan replacements? 2 post i seen mentioned prices, 1 said it was $59 for the set of 3 on a few of his.. and another post mentioned $70 for the set on his post.. generally they hold up pretty well. Ive got 270x cards that i bought for litecoin in 2014 and theyve probably had a full 2yrs of 24/7 operation (were offline for much of 2016). out of 3 cards (2 fans each), only one fan is showing signs of failure (bearing is a bit off balance and sounds 'clickity' at some rpms) tbh you can buy entire heatsink/fan assemblies on ebay for a reasonable price, and many cards share component/mounting patterns so just because your dual-x fans fail doesnt mean a triple-x shroud isnt a possibility to replace it with. lots of people convert to watercooling and sell the unneeded shroud Title: Re: GPU Fan Replacement: How often and How expensive? Post by: fury420 on June 11, 2017, 10:03:41 PM Cost on ebay seems to range from $15 to 25 per card.
How often depends on a mix of luck, and how hard you push the fans, running at 80-100% can cut the lifetime considerably. Some will fail within the first year or so, others will last 2-3 years, some may be running just fine +5 years down the road. My remaining 7950/280x are nearly all on their second set of fans (a couple sapphires are on their third set). Title: Re: GPU Fan Replacement: How often and How expensive? Post by: adaseb on June 12, 2017, 08:48:20 AM Just re-oil the bearings on the fans. No need to replace.
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