What should I do when my GPU's fans start failing?

[dannygroove]

Stumbled upon this:

http://www.amazon.com/Arctic-Accelero-Xtreme-280-DCACO-V930001-GBA01/dp/B00IAAU6SS/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1429164925&sr=1-2&keywords=arctic+accelero+iv

Any ideas? reviews? I'd greatly appreciate.

[djm34]

yeah why not...  arctic has good reputation from what I know... (make sure it fits your card though...)

for review, google is your friend... (... and reviewer "friends" of what they review...)

[co5hike]

Fix em, or sell them before they croak!

[dannygroove]

yeah why not...  arctic has good reputation from what I know... (make sure it fits your card though...)

for review, google is your friend... (... and reviewer "friends" of what they review...)

Yep thats the model for my cards. Thanks for advice

Fix em, or sell them before they croak!

I dont think theyll die, they just need their cooling system fixed. They still hash like a charm

[KidKrypto]

You can buy replacement fans for most cards. Many listed on ebay.

[dannygroove]

You can buy replacement fans for most cards. Many listed on ebay.

Will look them up. Grateful : )

[Handofmidas]

Oiling the fans should be the cheapest and fastest option, and will fix them in most cases.

[djm34]

Oiling the fans should be the cheapest and fastest option, and will fix them in most cases.

oiling ? most of the fans are sealed...

[antonio8]

Oiling the fans should be the cheapest and fastest option, and will fix them in most cases.

oiling ? most of the fans are sealed...

I have done this quite a bit to my fans. Almost all of mine I just peel the sticker off on the back and drop a bit of oil (I use a clear oil from my hair clippers) and it works fine.

Edit: Maybe I have cheap fans instead of the sealed ones.

[Handofmidas]

Oiling the fans should be the cheapest and fastest option, and will fix them in most cases.

oiling ? most of the fans are sealed...

Depends on which fans you have. For my Sapphire HD 7950 for example you can pull off the fan. Peeling the sticker won't help. Fortunately there is the option, as almost every single card had developed horrible rattling over time at least once, most probably due to the low quality lubricant Sapphire uses for their fans. I usually take them to my lab and pipet 2 µl of mineral oil into the hole (although there are certainly better and more suitable oils/greases for this).

Here's a small guide:

https://litecointalk.org/index.php?topic=17726.0

[dannygroove]

Oiling the fans should be the cheapest and fastest option, and will fix them in most cases.

oiling ? most of the fans are sealed...

Depends on which fans you have. For my Sapphire HD 7950 for example you can pull off the fan. Peeling the sticker won't help. Fortunately there is the option, as almost every single card had developed horrible rattling over time at least once, most probably due to the low quality lubricant Sapphire uses for their fans. I usually take them to my lab and pipet 2 µl of mineral oil into the hole (although there are certainly better and more suitable oils/greases for this).

Here's a small guide:

https://litecointalk.org/index.php?topic=17726.0

Thanks for the guide, I hope my Gigabyte R9 280X are similiar to what the pictures in there describe..

[Handofmidas]

I haven't found anything about gigabyte specifically yet, so please report here if you decide to give it a try. 

Do you have a reference design card or the triple fan windforce? I remember to have seen a youtube report for a reference design card where the guy drilled a hole into the fan and applied some oil there. Not sure if that's really necessary though.

I have two gigabyte windforce gtx 970 cards, but don't want to touch them as they run really well.

For the HD 7950s, I always remove the three screws before disassembling the fan (in contrast to the guide above). Found it easier to handle this way, and the fans sometimes sit really tightly. If you do it make sure 1) not to break the fan blades, 2) not to damage the fan power cable, and 3) not to injure yourself.

I am gonna try another oil today, as the mineral oil I used before did not yield optimal results at high fan speeds (still some very minor grinding noise, but I want it to be perfect). Got an oil from a friend which he uses for his bikes.