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XFX 7950 fan dying?

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Sounds like the bearings in your fan are stuffed.
Maybe watercool it? :P
I would suggest trying to RMA it, no harm in trying !

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Hi,

 

I think one of my cooling fans on my XFX 7950 double D is dying :(

 

Only one of the fans (the one closest to the 6-pin connectors) is causing me issues. Here is what I've done so far and how I narrowed is down to this fan.

 

Symptoms:

  • rattling/ buzzing noise coming from card

Actions taken:

  • used fan xpert to manually stop all other fans in system - sound persisted
  • used manual control in Catalyst control center to stop fans on card - sound gone (at low speeds sound got worse/louder)
    • looking at the two fan hubs while the system is on the fan by the connectors looks like it is wobbling a bit
    • if you touch the two hubs immediately after the system shuts off the wobbly hub is warmer than the other
    • I took out the card and inspected the blades and don't see any damaged/missing plastic to suggest an imbalance and then I blew compressed air to try and clean it

What troubling me is that I've had the card for a couple years now and last week and even the last couple days there has been no issue at all. The last time I moved my system was 2 months ago and no issues up till now. Temps are still good (~46C) it's just annoyingly noisy.

 

Is there any other trouble shooting steps I should try or am I looking at an RMA :unsure: ?

 

Thanks in advance!

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Sounds like the bearings in your fan are stuffed.
Maybe watercool it? :P
I would suggest trying to RMA it, no harm in trying !

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Sounds like a fan is on the way out..go for a RMA..you do have choices...switch to after market GPU fan cooler  or a full water cooled GPU..both will void the XFX warranty..better to have XFX replace the fan under warranty.    

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Sounds like the bearings in your fan are stuffed.

Maybe watercool it? :P

I would suggest trying to RMA it, no harm in trying !

 Yeah water cooling would solve the issue but unfortunately I don't have the time or resources to put a loop into the system. Also my card is over a year old so no more warranty :(

 

I'm glad to hear that I didn't overlook something "easy" to fix it  :unsure:

 

Thanks again :D

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