Is there a way to artificially spin up the fans of the gtx 7900 ?

Hello,

One of the card's fan's sometimes squeeks... kinda annoying.

I think when it spins up for example during a game... some of the dust on
the fan or so is blasted away or the oil gets more smooth... or at least
something happens so it doesn't squeek for a while any more.

It would help if there was a program to artificially spin up the fans

Also is there a manual somewhere on the internet how to disable the gtx 7900
and oil the fans if possible ?

But then again the fans are horizontally placed... so they probably ball
bearing but still.. maybe some oil somewhere helps

Yeah we had very warm summer last year... maybe that dried up some oil

Bye,
Skybuck.

Skybuck Flying wrote:
Hello,

One of the card's fan's sometimes squeeks... kinda annoying.

I think when it spins up for example during a game... some of the dust on
the fan or so is blasted away or the oil gets more smooth... or at least
something happens so it doesn't squeek for a while any more.

It would help if there was a program to artificially spin up the fans

Also is there a manual somewhere on the internet how to disable the gtx 7900
and oil the fans if possible ?

But then again the fans are horizontally placed... so they probably ball
bearing but still.. maybe some oil somewhere helps

Yeah we had very warm summer last year... maybe that dried up some oil

Bye,
Skybuck.


There are some pictures here, of how to oil a fan.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/insight/soa/...0275084,00.htm

One reason some fans dry out, is due to the temperature that the fan
operates at. If the object they are cooling is too hot to touch,
that can reduce the amount of time the oil will last. I've even had
fans that started to squeak, the first day I used them.

Paul

"Paul" wrote in message ...
Skybuck Flying wrote:
Hello,

One of the card's fan's sometimes squeeks... kinda annoying.

I think when it spins up for example during a game... some of the dust on
the fan or so is blasted away or the oil gets more smooth... or at least
something happens so it doesn't squeek for a while any more.

It would help if there was a program to artificially spin up the fans

Also is there a manual somewhere on the internet how to disable the gtx
7900 and oil the fans if possible ?

But then again the fans are horizontally placed... so they probably ball
bearing but still.. maybe some oil somewhere helps

Yeah we had very warm summer last year... maybe that dried up some oil

Bye,
Skybuck.


There are some pictures here, of how to oil a fan.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/insight/soa/...0275084,00.htm

One reason some fans dry out, is due to the temperature that the fan
operates at. If the object they are cooling is too hot to touch,
that can reduce the amount of time the oil will last. I've even had
fans that started to squeak, the first day I used them.

Hmm I already know how to oil a sleeve bearing fan. These fans are usually
placed upwards/vertically, airflow horizontally.

For horizontal fans / airflow vertical these sleeve bearing fans would fall
out (?) so ball bearing fans are used.

I think even these ball bearing fans could be oiled since they might not be
completely airtight ? or maybe some are and some are not... I once oiled a
ball bearing by simply dropping lot's of oil near the circuits etc, I also
read once, some fans automatically suck up this oil.

Anyway.

What type of fan does the XFX GTX 7900 have ?

I would expect it to be a ball bearing fan

Also there is a big case around it and such... so more details would be
needed how to screw everyhting loose and back on ofcourse

Bye,
Skybuck.

1. Remove the heat sink/fan.
2. Carefully clean off the residual thermal compound with some rubbing
alcohol. Let dry.
3. Replace the heat sink/fan with the one from your all-conquering FX5200.

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"Skybuck Flying" wrote in message
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Hello,

One of the card's fan's sometimes squeeks... kinda annoying.

I think when it spins up for example during a game... some of the dust on
the fan or so is blasted away or the oil gets more smooth... or at least
something happens so it doesn't squeek for a while any more.

It would help if there was a program to artificially spin up the fans

Also is there a manual somewhere on the internet how to disable the gtx
7900 and oil the fans if possible ?

But then again the fans are horizontally placed... so they probably ball
bearing but still.. maybe some oil somewhere helps

Yeah we had very warm summer last year... maybe that dried up some oil

Bye,
Skybuck.

"First of One" wrote in message
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1. Remove the heat sink/fan.
2. Carefully clean off the residual thermal compound with some rubbing
alcohol. Let dry.
3. Replace the heat sink/fan with the one from your all-conquering FX5200.

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Skybuck Flying wrote:
"Paul" wrote in message ...
Skybuck Flying wrote:
Hello,

One of the card's fan's sometimes squeeks... kinda annoying.

I think when it spins up for example during a game... some of the dust on
the fan or so is blasted away or the oil gets more smooth... or at least
something happens so it doesn't squeek for a while any more.

It would help if there was a program to artificially spin up the fans

Also is there a manual somewhere on the internet how to disable the gtx
7900 and oil the fans if possible ?

But then again the fans are horizontally placed... so they probably ball
bearing but still.. maybe some oil somewhere helps

Yeah we had very warm summer last year... maybe that dried up some oil

Bye,
Skybuck.

There are some pictures here, of how to oil a fan.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/insight/soa/...0275084,00.htm

One reason some fans dry out, is due to the temperature that the fan
operates at. If the object they are cooling is too hot to touch,
that can reduce the amount of time the oil will last. I've even had
fans that started to squeak, the first day I used them.

Hmm I already know how to oil a sleeve bearing fan. These fans are usually
placed upwards/vertically, airflow horizontally.

For horizontal fans / airflow vertical these sleeve bearing fans would fall
out (?) so ball bearing fans are used.

I think even these ball bearing fans could be oiled since they might not be
completely airtight ? or maybe some are and some are not... I once oiled a
ball bearing by simply dropping lot's of oil near the circuits etc, I also
read once, some fans automatically suck up this oil.

Anyway.

What type of fan does the XFX GTX 7900 have ?

I would expect it to be a ball bearing fan

Also there is a big case around it and such... so more details would be
needed how to screw everyhting loose and back on ofcourse

Bye,
Skybuck.


If it squeaks, oil it. That is the simplest solution.

Paul

If it squeaks, oil it. That is the simplest solution.

Good tip.

I decided not to attempt to dismount anything.

Very little screws probably gonna get damaged and not able to reassemble.

So I simply dropped some drops of oil in the sleeve of the fan...

Hopefully it helps and the fan will suck it up

So far so good, if I hear a single squeek this month I'll let you know

Bye,
Skybuck.

"Skybuck Flying" wrote in message
...
If it squeaks, oil it. That is the simplest solution.

Good tip.

I decided not to attempt to dismount anything.

Very little screws probably gonna get damaged and not able to reassemble.

So I simply dropped some drops of oil in the sleeve of the fan...

Hopefully it helps and the fan will suck it up

So far so good, if I hear a single squeek this month I'll let you know

Yup it's squeeking again... well that didn't last long

Probably from playing all the BF2

Bye,
Skybuck.

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