was cleaning my 9800pro when...

NorthstaNder · 3 Mar 2007 at 12:50

one of the fins snapped off the fan :eek:

i'd taken the card out to give it it's routine heatsink and fan dusting when i noticed the fin laying on the floor.

i've put the card back in the system, ran 3dmark (albeit 2001se) and all was ok. no unusual noises coming from the fan, just it's usual slight whining sound.

reckon it'll be ok? one missing fin won't make THAT much difference will it? The most intensive thing this PC runs is WoW, usually only for 2 - 3 hours at a time.

thanks in advance.

Will_3rd · 3 Mar 2007 at 12:57

not sure, just keep an eye on the temps for now

NorthstaNder · 3 Mar 2007 at 12:59

my graphics card doesn't have a temp monitor

at least i don't think it does.

Lanz · 3 Mar 2007 at 13:01

The main problem is the fan will be weighted wrong now, hence the odd noise. This may cause the fan motor to burn out pretty quick . You should really think about replacing it asap.

Reality|Bites · 3 Mar 2007 at 17:13

You didn't read the post did you lol

Antar Bolaeisk · 4 Mar 2007 at 11:44

Unbalanced Fan! Definately not good in the long run, it will just get progressively worse even though any eccentricities in rotation shouldn't be perceptible yet.

Could be an excuse to get a new card

NorthstaNder · 4 Mar 2007 at 13:15

Cheers for your reply. Not gonna get a new card (sig should give you a hint as to why!), but I'm going to order an aftermarket cooler from OcUK.

I only ever play WoW on my PC, and my 9800pro runs it nicely.

quantumisation · 4 Mar 2007 at 14:10

funny i just damaged my radeon 9800 pro when fitting a new psu. Seems all new psus come with clips on either side of the molex plug, well i didnt know they go back so bent the plug out a bit and had green display with stripes of darker green. Ive played about with it and its working ok just now though. Luckily this computers not gonna be used by me after today

celliott · 4 Mar 2007 at 14:24

1 fin missing will be fine. I did the same thing to my 9700Pro

michael baxter · 4 Mar 2007 at 14:34

If your using the standard fan, why not replace it with a Zalman flower cooler? Low noise and excellent cooling, and the reassurance you won't have any problems due to the missing fin. You will probably be able to overclock it too!

As for monitoring temp's, use ATI Tool.

Regards,

Michael

melbourne720 · 5 Mar 2007 at 13:27

Antar Boaleisk said:
Unbalanced Fan!

Break off a fan fin on the other side to balance it out?

mattio1980 · 5 Mar 2007 at 20:25

melbourne720 said:
Break off a fan fin on the other side to balance it out?

LOL

that one is sure to work

mishima · 5 Mar 2007 at 20:44

If that doesn't work and it doesn;t properly operate go get yourself an Arctic Silencer, fitted one to my old 9800 Pro just 3 weeks ago - works a dream!

NorthstaNder · 5 Mar 2007 at 23:24

mishima said:
If that doesn't work and it doesn;t properly operate go get yourself an Arctic Silencer, fitted one to my old 9800 Pro just 3 weeks ago - works a dream!

I've ordered one already from OcUK, should be arriving tomorrow. Didn't want to chance running a wonky fan!

mishima · 5 Mar 2007 at 23:39

Excellent, what brand of 9800 is it by the way?

Nobski · 6 Mar 2007 at 11:09

NorthstaNder said:
one of the fins snapped off the fan

Superglue is your friend

Noxis · 6 Mar 2007 at 14:11

Nobski said:
Superglue is your friend

Fixed my desk fan last summer like that! Worked well... was expecting it to fly off but it never did

NorthstaNder · 6 Mar 2007 at 20:48

mishima said:
Excellent, what brand of 9800 is it by the way?

It's a Sapphire card so it's a bog standard reference 9800pro (128mb). Is that OK to use with the Arctic cooler? Hope so as I've got it fitted now!

I'm not sure about it yet though (i'm terrible with stuff I haven't used before). Can you take a look at my post?

Link to my post

NorthstaNder · 6 Mar 2007 at 20:48

Nobski said:
Superglue is your friend

I wondered about superglue, but in the end opted for what I hope is the safer option!