Replacing 7300GS fan

[Potatocodone]

Yes I know... why am I playing with a 7300GS... well its a long story but oh well whatever.

Anyhow the hsf on it is totally dead. Looking for the cheapest hsf to replace it.

Heres a picture of the videocard:


I look around the usual places and even deal extreme. But the cheapest I could find was this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/55mm-MINI-VGA-G...ef861b9cd&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14#ht_4400wt_1165

Got any input guys?

 

[Repeater]

The 7300 GS's cooling demands are minimal; anything with metal and a fan should be okay. You could even forego the fan if the chunk of metal was big enough...

Also, be sure the pin spacing is correct! There are lots of sizes out there from video cards of the past 10 years, be sure you get the right one.

Personally, I'd be the idiot trying to strap an Accelero S2 on it... but that's a personal problem.

 

[/rant/]

I was able to cool such a card with a fan... but not the kind of fan you're thinking of now: I just picked up some really small random ventilator and used some glue to place it inside my case in an angle so that it would blow directly onto the card's main chip. Just connect the power to the computer's switch; it works perfectly. Turn your machine on, simmer and serve!

 

[jeremyshaw]

Yes, it will work.

it looks like any chipset heatsink will work?

I still have a Rage Pro... doesn't even need a heatsink!

 

[Ocellaris]

you can just zip tie any working case fan to the card right over the broken fan, it will be fine. really no need to spend money on a car that old, you just need to get some air moving across it.
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