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I have an ati radeon 9550 video card whos fan makes noise like a big hungry supermosquito.
What can i do to reduce the noise or to stop it?
What can i do to reduce the noise or to stop it?
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The video card is one day old and the fan seems to be made by ATI.
Those fans are noisy indeed. Read this article : http://www.smartcomputing.com/editorial/article.asp?article=articles/2004/s1502/24s02/24s02.asp&emid=106431
If the sound is extremely abnormal even for a noisy fan then you may rma the card.
If the sound is extremely abnormal even for a noisy fan then you may rma the card.
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At new egg below the page:
Cooler Heatsink and Fan :)
A fan mate would be a hardware solution, but i'd prefer a soft to lower the ati freq and cool it so.
Cool article Purple_Sky.
Cooler Heatsink and Fan :)
A fan mate would be a hardware solution, but i'd prefer a soft to lower the ati freq and cool it so.
Cool article Purple_Sky.
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I use 2 fans at 5v for the power supply, it's a good idea about using 7v when needed.
For the video card a thermistor controlled fan would be the safe solution.
I needed to replace the video card :( and the new one Nvidia has a really silent fan.
For the video card a thermistor controlled fan would be the safe solution.
I needed to replace the video card :( and the new one Nvidia has a really silent fan.
Take it out and apply some turbine oil in the middle where the bearings are ( also withstands high temps )
Last option would be to replace it