vid card fans dieing

**moving-target** · 11-16-14, 01:48 PM

my vid card fans seem to be dieing 1 is barely spinning other inst spinning quiet as fast as i think it should be already pulled it out and dusted it not sure what else to do is it just the fans or could the card its self be dieng ? my computers already done 2 hard resets on its own this month maybe this is why

**HeavyG** · 11-16-14, 02:03 PM

How old is the card? What brand is it? Is the card under warranty?

**AetheLove** · 11-16-14, 02:07 PM

Originally Posted by moving-target

my vid card fans seem to be dieing 1 is barely spinning other inst spinning quiet as fast as i think it should be already pulled it out and dusted it not sure what else to do is it just the fans or could the card its self be dieng ? my computers already done 2 hard resets on its own this month maybe this is why

I've twice had this issue with a video card fan.

In one case using compressed air to blow out accumulated dust and crap was sufficient.

In the other, I was able to take the fan out and lubricate the bearing. It wasn't dusty at all, but it was old and the lubricant had (presumably) dried out. It wasn't sticky, but the fan motor didn't make enough torque to spin it up. I used a very light oil (approx. sewing machine oil) and that completely fixed the problem. The type of lubricant you want depends heavily on the type of bearing. Some bearings won't take lubrication, and in those cases you may need a new fan.

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**moving-target** · 11-16-14, 04:47 PM

looks like the whole vid card crapped out soon as i made this post i thought it was a hard reset but nope the video just went out took me over an hour to get this ole XP machine running (like crap but it runs) so i guess now i need to buy a new video card

**moving-target** · 11-16-14, 06:04 PM

im thinking for the replacment

SAPPHIRE Vapor-X 100364VXL Radeon R9 270X 2GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support OC WITH BOOST Video Card - Newegg.com

**DJ Ms. White** · 11-16-14, 06:15 PM

Can you afford that?

**Guyver** · 11-16-14, 06:34 PM

I'm not saying that this is what happened, but don't ever run your video card fan at high speeds, unless you're gaming. You're just killing it quicker if you do.