Replacement video card fans/sinks?


The fan froze up on my ATI Radeon 9800 Pro a month ago, so I
disassembled it, cleaned the bearings, lubed with light oil and
reassembled.

Today, it did it again, but it wasn't locked up tight. I did discover
that the magnet ring in the rotor had slipped partway out and was
rubbing on the stator PCB. I glued it back into the rotor, and also
lubed the bearing with motor oil, and added a bit of light grease
because there was some visibile wear on the shaft.

I've already requested a new fan from ATI. If they don't supply them,
is there an aftermarket alternative that will still fit in the same
space the stock fan/sink does?
--
Email reply: please remove one letter from each side of "@"
Spammers are Scammers. Exterminate them.
.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Replacement video card fans/sinks?
    ... disassembled it, cleaned the bearings, lubed with light oil and reassembled. ... marrow transplant. ... Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow ...
    (alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt)
  • Re: Fan motor starts slooooowly
    ... For me there is nothing to lose with trying a squirt of light oil on the bearings before spending ya moola :-) ... but simply get gunked-up bearings. ... If squirting some oil into the bearing cups doesn't do the trick, then it's time to take the motor apart, clean and lube everything, and put it back together. ...
    (alt.home.repair)
  • Re: Fan motor starts slooooowly
    ... First thing to try is lubing the bearings I would think ... If you are talking about the roof attic fans, the motor might be ... lose with trying a squirt of light oil on the bearings before spending ya ...
    (alt.home.repair)