[CUBE] Replace Fan on Radeon Video Card?

[John Bryan]

This site looks great.

Which model fan did you get ??

thanks,
JB
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John Bryan
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On Friday, December 27, 2002, at 11:13  AM, Riba wrote:

>>   Is there a step by step procedure on how to replace the fan that 
>> came
>> stock on the Radeon Video Card? My fan is starting to make noise and
>> seems like it is going out. I would like to replace it with a like
>> quiet fan or better yet, proper heat sync that keeps it cool enough.
>> Any write ups on how and where to get the parts would be great!
>
> My Radeon fan also failed a while ago. I had a hard time finding the
> replacement fan of the appropriate size. If you want one, Titan has 
> some that
> will suit fine. Check their site www.titan-cd.com.
> However, I decided to put a passive heatsink on, and forget the fan. 
> Try to
> find heatsinks used on the old original Pentium processors, or some 
> AMD stuff.
> A friend who is working in a PC repair shop gave me some, and they are 
> quite
> large, but not too thick.
> I removed the old heatsink using the freezer/business card method. It 
> came off
> without destroying the card :). Then I used the razor blade and paint 
> thinner
> to remove the old epoxy glue from the chip. It took a while but 
> eventually I
> got it all off.
> Used some thermal compound on the chip, and glued the passive heatsink 
> on being
> careful about the fin orientation. It has been running fine for almost 
> three
> months now - and quiet too!
> :)
>
>