The new forums will be named Coin Return (based on the most recent vote)! You can check on the status and timeline of the transition to the new forums here.
The Guiding Principles and New Rules document is now in effect.
Need a new fan on my video card.
Darth_fluffy
Registered User regular
Registered User regular
The fan on my ATI Radeon 9700 has died and my card is overheating and crashing my computer. I've got the side of the case off and a fan blowing directly into it and my system seems to be stable but I really need a new fan for it. I'm hoping someone here can help me find a fan that fits this card.
Darth_fluffy on
0
Posts
Behold teh Arctic Cooling ATI Silencer 1 Revision 2
Compatibility list includes your 9700. You may be able to find it somewhere else cheaper, this was just the first site on Google that had one.
$24.99
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/3873/vid-35/Arctic_Cooling_ATI_Silencer_1_Rev_2_9500_9600_9700_9800_X600_X700_X800_FireGL.html#blank
edit:
This is just an addendum but in all honesty this was horribly searchable. All you needed to do was go on Google and type in "VGA cooler 9700" and it's the first result. But I'm not complaining...if it really bugged me I wouldn't have done it.
Newegg should have it for cheaper. I got one for my brother's old 9600 Pro and it worked fine, although there was one complication you should be ready for.
The power connector on the fan (or really any replacement fan) might not match the one on your graphics card. If that happens, you'll need to cut the connector off of your current (broken) fan and splice it to the new one. Should be pretty easy, but be ready for it.