• Buying new fan for Radeon 4650 - what to look at?
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I need to replace the fan in my VisionTek Radeon 4650 because it's making a buzzing/grinding noise. I checked it and I can't seem to open it to put oil or something similar. I've never had to replace the fan on a video card before. What should I be looking at in terms of the specs? I guess dimensions are important, but is RPM important? Will they all come with the same plug that was on the ATi fan?
A new Video card would be best. Your current card is a bomb.
[QUOTE=PunchedInFac;23987804]A new Video card would be best. Your current card is a bomb.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=PunchedInFac;23987804]A new Video card would be best. Your current card is a bomb.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=PunchedInFac;23987804]A new Video card would be best. Your current card is a bomb.[/QUOTE]I don't have enough money, unfortunately, and it seems that the fan option is cheaper. Would it be too difficult?
[QUOTE=JC Denton;23988259]I don't have enough money, unfortunately, and it seems that the fan option is cheaper. Would it be too difficult?[/QUOTE] 100 bucks will get you a 4850 which is a large jump from the 4650.
[QUOTE=gerbile4;23988273]100 bucks will get you a 4850 which is a large jump from the 4650.[/QUOTE]I don't have 100 bucks, and my computer wouldn't benefit from the better card (my CPU is a bottleneck on the 4650 as it is).
Then I would recommend you look at some aftermarket fans that fit your card. On the lines of this preferably:[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118001[/url]
[QUOTE=PunchedInFac;23988375]Then I would recommend you look at some aftermarket fans that fit your card.[/QUOTE]Alright. I guess that's my only option.
[QUOTE=PunchedInFac;23987804]A new Video card would be best. Your current card is a bomb.[/QUOTE] Oh for fucks sake, why does this always happen? Whenever someone posts a question like: "There's something wrong with X", someone replies: "X sucks anyway, replace it." All this guy wanted is some help with replacing the fan and you go tell him to get a whole new card. Way to fix the problem. He didn't even mention that he uses the card for any demanding tasks that would need a powerful GPU, neither did he mention he has any spare money around. Bravo FP, you did it again.:golfclap:
[QUOTE=pebkac;24005599]Oh for fucks sake, why does this always happen? Whenever someone posts a question like: "There's something wrong with X", someone replies: "X sucks anyway, replace it." All this guy wanted is some help with replacing the fan and you go tell him to get a whole new card. Way to fix the problem. He didn't even mention that he uses the card for any demanding tasks that would need a powerful GPU, neither did he mention he has any spare money around. Bravo FP, you did it again.:golfclap:[/QUOTE] Really now? A good aftermarket cooler costs 45$+ A 5570 (which is slightly more powerful) costs 70$ from powercolor. [URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131343[/URL] That's 25$ which is a week's savings unless you are under 13 years old. And I didn't imply or say that his current card sucks, only that he should replace it to save the hassle and score a better card in the process.
You could always buy a 120mm fan and mount it pointing it away from the gpu :v:
I decided I wasn't going to buy a big aftermarket cooler, but instead just replace the 45mm fan with another 45mm fan. Cheapest option, and other people who've done it tell me that it's effective.
[QUOTE=JC Denton;24009460]I decided I wasn't going to buy a big aftermarket cooler, but instead just replace the 45mm fan with another 45mm fan. Cheapest option, and other people who've done it tell me that it's effective.[/QUOTE] I wish you luck. Post temps later.
[QUOTE=LODY;24007296]You could always buy a 120mm fan and mount it pointing it away from the gpu :v:[/QUOTE] That's exactly what I did with my constantly overheating eVGA 8600 GTS SSC Edition, for a entire year.
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