GTX 1070 GPU fan not spinning suddenly! LAPTOP! Safe to buy the internal fans from China?

[TheBraunMan]

I was playing a game and suddenly I noticed my computer was really hot and I had a gut feeling it was my GPU fan stopping again (It did once) so I quickly exited the game and opened the Dragon Center and I saw the temperature was 90 degrees and my GPU fan was spinning at a whooping 0 RPM.

 

Why's that? I reset my PC and it's still doing it. Is it a hardware issue? How do I tell? LAPTOP BTW! It's a MSI GT62VR

 

EDIT: Wanna note that the fact my laptops has some really ungodly screw makes thing a lot worse. I can't unscrew a lot of it the last time I tried (to apply thermal paste to my CPU). So if anyone has any recommendation, do hit me up with it.

 

Should I buy the internal fans from China? It's very cheap, with free shipping. If it's not compatible, nothing will go horribly wrong right that will wreck my PC?

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

Try manually setting the fan speed. If there's no response, I'd say it's highly likely a hardware issue and you'll need to contact the manufacturer for a RMA. 

[Drama Lama]

If your GPU cooler is broken you could mount something like an Arctic acellero 3 or 4

[TheBraunMan]

13 minutes ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

Try manually setting the fan speed. If there's no response, I'd say it's highly likely a hardware issue and you'll need to contact the manufacturer for a RMA. 

It doesn't work. Isn't it possible there's other reason? I dont think it's possible for a RMA since it's been almost 2 and a half years and I got it repaired recently (less than 2 months ago) at a local shop.

[TheBraunMan]

5 minutes ago, Drama Lama said:

If your GPU cooler is broken you could mount something like an Arctic acellero 3 or 4

It's a laptop tho.

[Drama Lama]

4 minutes ago, TheBraunMan said:

It's a laptop tho.

Oops didn’t read that

 

maybe search if the laptop‘s Fan or entire coolingsystem can be bought 

(maybe you find something on eBay or Aliexpress)

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

6 minutes ago, TheBraunMan said:

It doesn't work. Isn't it possible there's other reason? I dont think it's possible for a RMA since it's been almost 2 and a half years and I got it repaired recently (less than 2 months ago) at a local shop.

Looks like this is a common issue with this particular model of laptop and is a hardware issue with the fan itself. 

https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=283511.50

[Drama Lama]

Just search on eBay for replacement fans there should be some available 

(probably 20- 40 $£€)

[TheBraunMan]

On 5/31/2020 at 2:23 AM, Drama Lama said:

Just search on eBay for replacement fans there should be some available 

(probably 20- 40 $£€)

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=msi+gt62vr+fan+replacement+gpu&ref=nb_sb_noss

I can only find the fans listed for CPU, not GPU tho. Are they interchangeable. 

[Drama Lama]

3 minutes ago, TheBraunMan said:

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=msi+gt62vr+fan+replacement+gpu&ref=nb_sb_noss

I can only find the fans listed for CPU, not GPU tho. Are they interchangeable. 

Looks to me as if the laptop use the same fan two times 

[TheBraunMan]

1 minute ago, Drama Lama said:

Looks to me as if the laptop use the same fan two times 

In that case, should I try switching the GPU and CPU fan to find out if it's really a hardware issue? I actually really hate opening up my laptop as the screws are really hard to remove and I tried to unscrew many of them but I didn't manage the first time around, so I didn't get to apply my thermal paste for my CPU.

[Drama Lama]

2 minutes ago, TheBraunMan said:

In that case, should I try switching the GPU and CPU fan to find out if it's really a hardware issue?

There is also an ifixit guide 

 

Did you do that?

 

On 5/30/2020 at 7:48 PM, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

Try manually setting the fan speed. If there's no response, I'd say it's highly likely a hardware issue and you'll need to contact the manufacturer for a RMA. 

 

[TheBraunMan]

2 minutes ago, Drama Lama said:

There is also an ifixit guide 

Yep, i saw that. This one? https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MSI+GT62VR+6RD+Dominator+Cooling+Fan+Replacement/115370

[Drama Lama]

1 minute ago, TheBraunMan said:

Yep, i saw that. This one? https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MSI+GT62VR+6RD+Dominator+Cooling+Fan+Replacement/115370

Yup

[TheBraunMan]

On 6/2/2020 at 5:37 AM, Drama Lama said:

Yup

Is it safe to buy these internal fans from china? Will anything go wrong?

[Drama Lama]

6 minutes ago, TheBraunMan said:

Is it safe to buy these internal fans from china? Will anything go wrong?

I didn’t thought you would write in this thread again 

send the link ( of the product)

in what country/ Region are you 

[TheBraunMan]

2 minutes ago, Drama Lama said:

I didn’t thought you would write in this thread again 

send the link ( of the product)

in what country/ Region are you 

It was a really busy week for me HAHA. Circuit breaker just opened for me.

I'm in Singapore.

This is the website I'm buying from, but all the sellers doesn't have a single review. https://shopee.sg/search?keyword=msi gt62vr fan
https://www.lazada.sg/catalog/?q=msi+gt62vr&_keyori=ss&from=input&spm=a2o42.home.search.go.654346b58ZEQOj

[Drama Lama]

1 minute ago, TheBraunMan said:

It was a really busy week for me HAHA. Circuit breaker just opened for me.

I'm in Singapore.

This is the website I'm buying from, but all the sellers doesn't have a single review. https://shopee.sg/search?keyword=msi gt62vr fan
https://www.lazada.sg/catalog/?q=msi+gt62vr&_keyori=ss&from=input&spm=a2o42.home.search.go.654346b58ZEQOj

Try to order from your region 

china might work but could take a long time to ship because you know human malware 

[Drama Lama]

14 minutes ago, TheBraunMan said:

It was a really busy week for me HAHA. Circuit breaker just opened for me.

I'm in Singapore.

This is the website I'm buying from, but all the sellers doesn't have a single review. https://shopee.sg/search?keyword=msi gt62vr fan
https://www.lazada.sg/catalog/?q=msi+gt62vr&_keyori=ss&from=input&spm=a2o42.home.search.go.654346b58ZEQOj

Well it seems like I can’t access the second site anymore but I saw at least one fan from Singapore could you tell me the price or send screenshot of it?

 

Edit I can access it now and the items from Singapore are only batteries and powerbricks

[TheBraunMan]

1 hour ago, Drama Lama said:

Well it seems like I can’t access the second site anymore but I saw at least one fan from Singapore could you tell me the price or send screenshot of it?

 

Edit I can access it now and the items from Singapore are only batteries and powerbricks

https://www.lazada.sg/products/cpu-cooling-fan-for-msi-gt62-gt62vr-ms-16l1-ms-16l2-ms-16l3-6rd-6re-7re-n322-n395-pabd19735bm-4-pins-12v-065a-4pin-i717706169-s2268198432.html?spm=a2o42.searchlist.list.42.4ae41c610iF7e4&search=1

https://shopee.sg/DARK*MSI-16L1-16L2-GT62-GT62VR-6RD-6RE-7RE-CPU-Cooler-PABD19735BM-i.82574329.2895319575

 

This is a example of what I'm talking about. I'm afraid to use it. I don't know if it will fry my computer or something.

[TheBraunMan]

1 hour ago, Drama Lama said:

Try to order from your region 

china might work but could take a long time to ship because you know human malware 

 

I would like to if I can find one. But all of them is China so far

[Drama Lama]

4 minutes ago, TheBraunMan said:

 

I would like to if I can find one. But all of them is China so far

Just try it if you don’t order them your laptop won’t function so what‘s there to loose 

[TheBraunMan]

21 minutes ago, Drama Lama said:

Just try it if you don’t order them your laptop won’t function so what‘s there to loose 

So it won't damage my PC or anything? I know the wrong charger can damage a PC so I don't know if a fan could possibly do such a thing, I mean probably not, but I'm not going to risk it.

[TheBraunMan]

On 6/11/2020 at 5:32 AM, Drama Lama said:

Just try it if you don’t order them your laptop won’t function so what‘s there to loose 

Which side is the GPU fan? How do I tell?

 

I got this fan.

[Drama Lama]

9 minutes ago, TheBraunMan said:

Which side is the GPU fan? How do I tell?

 

I got this fan.

Just look at the I fixit guide 

the laptop had one fan type that is used on both sides