Bad Card Fan..Help Please
I've got a bit of a problem with the cooling fan on my GeCube x600 pro. First of all, because the fan is so quiet, I didn't realize it wasn't running until my freaking monitor went blank when I was playing a game (I got a picture after trying again later, so the card is atleast still semi-functional...not sure how bad this could've damaged it). I don't measure temps or anything, but the card was real hot when I opened up my case. After trying to cool it real quick with some cold compressed air, I realized the fan had somehow become loose and was stuck against the heatsink. After messing with it, I couldn't get it to snap back into place or anything, and it would only run sporatically if I push started it when the PC was on, so I think I may have to replace it. So, what would you guys recommend? Do you think the card is really in bad shape if the screen blanked out, even though it still works? Also, I've never overclocked it so that isn't an issue, and returning it won't work either because I bought it (new/sealed) off of eBay, but it has worked flawlessly for the past 3 months.
I've got a bit of a problem with the cooling fan on my GeCube x600 pro. First of all, because the fan is so quiet, I didn't realize it wasn't running until my freaking monitor went blank when I was playing a game (I got a picture after trying again later, so the card is atleast still semi-functional...not sure how bad this could've damaged it). I don't measure temps or anything, but the card was real hot when I opened up my case. After trying to cool it real quick with some cold compressed air, I realized the fan had somehow become loose and was stuck against the heatsink. After messing with it, I couldn't get it to snap back into place or anything, and it would only run sporatically if I push started it when the PC was on, so I think I may have to replace it. So, what would you guys recommend? Do you think the card is really in bad shape if the screen blanked out, even though it still works? Also, I've never overclocked it so that isn't an issue, and returning it won't work either because I bought it (new/sealed) off of eBay, but it has worked flawlessly for the past 3 months.
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