96redformula
2[H]4U
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The noise and whine of the fan speed had been driving me nuts since I got the thing, but couldn't resist the good deal on it.
I finally got frustrated enough to fix the problem today, pulled out the fan off the heatsink, pulled it off the video card and replaced it with a spare 50mm tiny fan I have had for years. I just cut the 50mm fan out of the casing, leaving me with just the fan and the electrical wires, super glued the new 50mm fan in place of the stock one and whammo, instant solution for the loud noise. Not only is it dead silent, but cools it even better
. I will try and get some pics up.
Here is the old fan to the right, the left is the casing that held the fan I dremeled out of its casing
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Here is the video card already up and running super glued in place
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I finally got frustrated enough to fix the problem today, pulled out the fan off the heatsink, pulled it off the video card and replaced it with a spare 50mm tiny fan I have had for years. I just cut the 50mm fan out of the casing, leaving me with just the fan and the electrical wires, super glued the new 50mm fan in place of the stock one and whammo, instant solution for the loud noise. Not only is it dead silent, but cools it even better
Here is the old fan to the right, the left is the casing that held the fan I dremeled out of its casing
Here is the video card already up and running super glued in place
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