Passive cooling 6950?

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BioInclined

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I have the MSI 6950 non-OC'd and won't be OCing it. I think one of the fans is having a bit of trouble, for the first 2-3 minutes of the PC being on it has a sound like its "rubbing" but more of a small off balance and then just goes away, even with out speed adjustment.

I am wondering how efficiently will it cool with just the heat-sinks?
I searched a bit for aftermarket coolers but obviously MSI hit big with it's cooling design as i haven't found one unimpressed review.
 
Passive coolers still use fans and rely on some airflow over the heatsinks, which tend to be larger as they rely on lesser airflow.

As its a 6000 series isn't it still in warranty?
 
You should probably send it in for warranty,MSI will replace the fan,but honestly if you have a "Twin frozer" heatsink,the card will probably will do just fine with one fan,if you don't want to be without a card.
 
BioInclined said:
I have the MSI 6950 non-OC'd and won't be OCing it. I think one of the fans is having a bit of trouble, for the first 2-3 minutes of the PC being on it has a sound like its "rubbing" but more of a small off balance and then just goes away, even with out speed adjustment.

I am wondering how efficiently will it cool with just the heat-sinks?
I searched a bit for aftermarket coolers but obviously MSI hit big with it's cooling design as i haven't found one unimpressed review.
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It's definitely not going to enough to cool the card. The heatsink is not big enough for the card to be used without a fan.
 
have you considered just taking off the shroud and affixing a quiet 120mm fan to the card? itll cost you $10 and an extra slot.
 
I agree with others here. Should still be in warranty, if so just RMA it. I'm not sure if MSI works the same, but I do know XFX will send out a new fan instead of making you RMA the card. If MSI will do the same, it is win/win.
 
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