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Gtx 260 oc overheating problem?

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pcguy24

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I have a gtx 260 oc that over heats randomly. I noticed tonight that for some reason the gpu fan turned off? I run precision to monitor the card and precision showed that the fan speed was at 100% but i can hear the fan when its running that fast and it was quiet? I have checked to make sure fan is plugged in, cleaned any dust from inside, put new thermal paste on gpu, updated motherboard bios, and got latest drivers for video card and it still the fan turns off randomly.

any ideas on how to solve this?
 
Sounds to me like the fan is on its final legs. Don't know if there is a cheap replacement fan that is available, but a person could switch it over to an after market cooling solution if you still wanted to use the card. Unfortunately they all seem kind of pricey for just extending the life of an aging card.

Example: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118064

For me, if I was dropping $48, I think I'd ditch the card, spend a bit more and get something newer.
Example: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814162058


Edit: Newegg sells several different Evercool fans that look like they are replacement fans for VGA cards. Not sure which would be the right model for you, but that would be a more economical solution if you can find the right fan.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...84&IsNodeId=1&name=EVERCOOL THERMAL CORP. LTD
 
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Dunno really, assuming it's a 216-core card, you're only getting about 15-20% more performance by upgrading to a 768MB GTX460. Granted, spending $50 to repair a 3 year old card isn't great, but neither is spending $110 to get a 20% performance boost.
 
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