Can sata cable stop gpu fan ?

[zzz123]

Hi. My friend was plugging graphic card to my pc. Then we ran unigine heaven and realize that 1 fan was not working. Card is Gigabyte 1080 gtx xtreme with 3 fans. Then he check fans and tell that sata cable was blocking fan. I dont see that. And question now.

 

if it was up against the card I don't see how it could possibly stop a fan...  Is this possible?

[TheLaserCucumber]

I don't think that a SATA cable can stop a GPU fan.

It must be something other.

[mikat]

if the sata cable was physically in the fan then it's possible, yeah

[jamesmichael]

It is possible if the cable was shoved into the fan. :-)

[DrMacintosh]

4 minutes ago, zzz123 said:

Hi. My friend was plugging graphic card to my pc. Then we ran unigine heaven and realize that 1 fan was not working. Card is Gigabyte 1080 gtx xtreme with 3 fans. Then he check fans and tell that sata cable was blocking fan. I dont see that. And question now.

 

if it was up against the card I don't see how it could possibly stop a fan...  Is this possible?

A GPU fan is a very weak thing, anything can stop it if it gets in its way. 

[zzz123]

so sata cable can stop gpu fan if it in blades?

[manikyath]

well, if the fan snags up the cable either the fan stops (which, a lot of modern fans actually have a built in safety to disable if they detect too much friction) or the fan cuts trough your cable, which is so unlikely it honestly shouldnt even be mentioned

[ARikozuM]

Some fans (case, GPU, etc.) have safety features to prevent them from functioning in dangerous conditions like an obstruction or collision.

[zzz123]

But physicaly is this possible? When cable sata is on the way of fan blades to stop the fan?

[ARikozuM]

1 minute ago, zzz123 said:

But physicaly is this possible?

If they're in contact, yes. Cable management isn't just for looks.

 

If there's no obstruction in question, your GPU may have a fanless mode.