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Video Card fan died
brandotheninjamaster
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So I have an ATI 9800 pro video card and on the heatsink (sp?) sits a 20mm fan. Well the fan recently died and now overheats when I am playing a graphics heavy game (like FEAR, counterstrike, even dawn of war). How hard is it to replace this thing? I know I can buy a replacement fan (that’s the easy part), but what I don't know is how hard they are to attach. So I was wondering if I can get some help from the PA forumers. Thanks in advance!
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1) pop it off the heatsink (don't do this too roughly, or you'll break the wiring)
2) spray it with WD40, and clean out the dirt/dust.
3) spray it again, wiping off excess.
4) push it back on, with a good amount of force, so it doesn't pop back out.
Do this with the video card out of your machine, of course.
When I replaced mine, it was pretty easy - the replacement fan came with some thermal paste, I put a bit between the fan and the heatsink on the chip on the indicated spot, screwed in in, and away I went
unless you're buying some super-cheapo thing, it should come with instructions on how to do it... I can see if I can dig up the old page mine came with