ugh... i need help lol

doc18 · TweakNOOB Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 161

big problem... i think my vid card's fan is dying. it been getting this really loud hum/whirl for awhile now. tapping the fan a bit helped at first. then i tried to re-lubricate it with some machine oil. that stopped it, but started again a few days later. i've tried lubing the thing 3 times now and it hasnt gone away. it's even gotten to the point where i've gone to the computer in the morning to find that the fan's blades are no longer a whirl... you can see the blades moving its going so slow

so... what're my options? are there any other tips/tricks that could fix this? or will i have to just replace the hsf?

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fussnfeathers · Lord of the Tweak Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Posts: 2763

Replace the fan. You have a standard Arctic Cooling ATI Silencer 5. Get one of those as a direct replacement.
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doc18 · TweakNOOB Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 161

ooo.... guess that's my only option then. thanks for the advice though :-)
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Asus P5W DH (bios 1407)
Core 2 Duo e6600 @ 3.25Ghz with Zalmn CNPS 9500LED
2GB G.Skill DDR2 800 @ 360Mhz 1:1 3-3-3-12
XFX 7900gt w/ vivo @ 560mhz core/1.6ghz mem with Zalmn VF900 Cu - LED
74GB WD Raptor + 200GB Seagate 7200.7
NZXT Lexa case