Its been an honor folding with you all, but all good things must come to an end...

"DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back" (karsonkinja)
04/26/2020 at 16:24 • Filed to: folding@home

I had to uninstall Folding@Home today. One of the fans on my trusty GTX 970 has started to make some bearing noise. Fan blades are pretty clean, so I’m pretty sure its not out of balance.

I tried to open ‘er up and see if I could get the fan out to fix the noise, but unfortunately the shroud is impossible to get off with the tools I have, and it doesn’t seem possible to get inside the fan either. I might order a replacement fan off ebay, but I’ m not really even sure how to get the shroud off as I would need an angled 00 Phillips head. For now I’ll be keeping the clocks down and the fans off while I’m not gaming to prolong fan life a bit.

Big props to RustyVandura for getting everyone into this; its been a lot of fun. Kee p up the fight!

DISCUSSION (5)

facw > DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back
04/26/2020 at 16:33

Thanks for being a part!

Longtime Lurker > DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back
04/26/2020 at 17:38

Something like this maybe?

https://www.arctic.ac/worldwide_en/products/cooling/vga.html

Grindintosecond > DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back
04/26/2020 at 18:16

you can buy rteplecement fans. $15? and theres youtube guides on replacing them. Don’t give up!

DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back > Grindintosecond
04/26/2020 at 18:34

Thanks for the encouragement! Im trying to figure out what I want to do exactly. If things are still okay financially at the end of next month I may pull the trigger on a new graphics card, if caution is the more prudent option I’ll buy a fan and swap it out.

Grindintosecond > DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back
04/26/2020 at 19:16

The fan is cheaper by far. I’ve been shopping heavily lately on cards and I’m seeing some 1070 cards for as little as $200 on craigslist. They’re equivalent to 980ti (with less power use) and 1 660ti (near equal games and power) So that’s your frame of reference.