mentalindustrie Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 My Fan seems to be dieing, any body have any ideas on a replacement fan?Id prefer if it was a simple Fan swap, I don't want to rip all the heatsink off as i have no issues with the temp.It is a Leadtek versionas can be seen herehttp://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/dis...leadtek68u.htmlhttp://www.xbitlabs.com/misc/picture/?src=..._800.jpg&1=the fan is under the grill on the topit has a triangle screw pattern (3 screws forming a triangle)thanksMentalindustries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripken204 Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16835186133 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mentalindustrie Posted February 21, 2007 Author Share Posted February 21, 2007 Cool thanks,how does it work?Do I have to remove all the casing then bolt it on top, if so id prefer just a fan swapout replacement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripken204 Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 well for just a fan replacement you would have to contact the manufacturer of the heatsink...i would highly suggest what i posted there. yes, you will have to remove your entire heatskink and put this one on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravisO Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 If it's failing already, it must not be a ball bearing fan, which last a very long time with great reliability. But they make a little big more noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripken204 Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 if its not the fan then its the power connector... or he just has a faulty fan... it happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mentalindustrie Posted February 22, 2007 Author Share Posted February 22, 2007 Its the fan for sure makes one hell of a grinding/ humming noise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 (edited) Its the fan for sure makes one hell of a grinding/ humming noiseThen you'll be wanting to get a Silencer compatible with your video card. I have the same one that Ripken linked to. Visit my blog page here (might display strange in IE, use Firefox or Opera) to view a step by step installation. It's extremely easy and fun. The fan offers much better heat absorption and dissipation out the rear of your case as opposed to simply blowing down on the GPU or away from it, causing the warm air to further ventilate throughout your case. Edited February 22, 2007 by Jeremy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripken204 Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 jeremy- that silencer is compatible with his card and both of our cards. dont you love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mentalindustrie Posted February 22, 2007 Author Share Posted February 22, 2007 Thanks GuysI have found someone who lives close to me with a dead 6800GT http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/5564/3483712te8.jpgSo I am going to grab his fan tomorrowThanks for your effort guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldgoat43 Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 Thanks GuysI have found someone who lives close to me with a dead 6800GT http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/5564/3483712te8.jpgSo I am going to grab his fan tomorrowThanks for your effort guysUnless you're in a Ultra Clean Computer Room, those little fans need to be taken out and thoroughly cleaned about once a year or oftener.Little known fact: the fans can also be relubricated by using a very small syringe to inject one drop of high quality machine oil through the seal on the bottom of the fan and into the bearing cavity.I've kept my fans running for years that way....long after the factory lubrication was used up.Takes a few minutes of your time, but it's sure a lot cheaper than buying new fans, if you can find them.Good Luck, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Little known fact: the fans can also be relubricated by using a very small syringe to inject one drop of high quality machine oil through the seal on the bottom of the fan and into the bearing cavity.I've kept my fans running for years that way....long after the factory lubrication was used up.Thanks for that! Great to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mentalindustrie Posted March 1, 2007 Author Share Posted March 1, 2007 Well after about a week my card is all assembled again.Was a major effort had to take the heat sink off anyway.put some Arctic ceramique on the core and memory while i was about it.if only i knew to put some oil in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puntoMX Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 You can peel of the sticker and use some machine-oil on the centre, wait some time and test the fan out again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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