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Dodgy or faulty X800 cooler? Making noises.

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Dodgy or faulty X800 cooler? Making noises. What should I do? Please answer ASAP.

Hi,
I bought a graphics card about 10 days ago, it was a:
HIS Excalibur ATI Radeon X800 GTO ICEQII TURBO 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (RX800GTO-256ICEQT) (GX-044-HT)
The fan on it has started making noises. Tbh i'm not sure if it done this as soon as i got it. It sounds as if the bearings are faulty as it's the noisiest thing in the case now. If I change the an speed from 10% to about 90% the noise is there. It may be resonating but I doubt it, I will try taking it out and looking. Should I send it back for a replacement?
What should I do?
Thanks


MC_Bob

E: I've also been reading reviews, there must be something wrong since a lot of people say its is very quiet and inaudible.
 
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The loud setting is fairly quiet, it's the clicking, it sounds as if the fan isn't center and is swinging round unbalanced.

MC_Bob

I also noticed it's made by Artic Cooling so I wouldn't expect it to do this if it was working correctly since they specialise in this.
 
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