Anyone else have this problem? The two blue wires on the fan of my XFX 8800GT Alpha Dog Edition aren't actually connected, so the fan always spins at 100%.
I received my card from NewEgg a couple days ago. The fan sounded like it was spinning at a constant 100%. I couldn't get anything to spin it down. Finally, I pulled the heatsink/fan assembly off the card and noticed that the two blue wires (I assume they are needed for speed adjustment) were cut before they reached the fan connector. For now, I disconnected the fan and used nTune to back the core and memory timings way down so that the card will continue to run without overheating.
I received my card from NewEgg a couple days ago. The fan sounded like it was spinning at a constant 100%. I couldn't get anything to spin it down. Finally, I pulled the heatsink/fan assembly off the card and noticed that the two blue wires (I assume they are needed for speed adjustment) were cut before they reached the fan connector. For now, I disconnected the fan and used nTune to back the core and memory timings way down so that the card will continue to run without overheating.