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Interesting, I didn't realize that the type of bearings was more of a factor in this than the type of fan. There's no way that I know of to tell the type of bearings the card has so I guess I'll get the EVGA card with the lifetime warranty and hope for the best.
I'm looking to upgrade my system and had a question about video card fans. I had to get a replacement for my current video card because I started hearing a grinding noise from the fan. The style of fan that I started hearing the grinding noise was like the one on this card...