RIP 1030 GT and by extension my FAH PC

"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee) 08/27/2020 at 22:55 • Filed to: computerlopnik

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It was a genuinely halfway decent little card

The fan started making some heinous noises. I guess running 24/7 for four months wasn’t good for the bearing 

Don’t have another SFF card on hand and I just spent my discretionary cash on  a new card for my main rig so I guess I’m not folding for a bit.

Nibby > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/27/2020 at 23:07

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when you can just replace the fan

ttyymmnn > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/27/2020 at 23:35

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PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/27/2020 at 23:46

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Bummer dude. TBH most bearings prefer to just run consistently but it could have lost lubricant and failed prematurely.

The 1030gt I picked up a few months back i s passive, you might consider trying to find a heat sink and convert yours or just replace the fan.

https://www.newegg.com/gigabyte-geforce-gt-1030-gv-n1030sl-2gl/p/1FT-000A-000G6

barnie > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/28/2020 at 00:03

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Looks like maybe a 2" 3-wire fan. https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?d=2%22+fan&N=600035572%20100007998 Easy enough to replace. Or add a case fan and take this one out for airflow? If the card is ok, this is fixable.

bison78 > ttyymmnn 08/28/2020 at 00:09

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bison78 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/28/2020 at 00:09

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Warranty?

facw > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/28/2020 at 00:13

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This is why I bought a passively cooled 1030. Then they sent me one with a fan anyway...

JMKarstetter > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/28/2020 at 00:15

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You check to see if it’s under warranty? Also you could always just ziptie a case fan to it.

Jb boin > barnie 08/28/2020 at 10:14

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If there is enough spac e on the case, i would definitely go for a bigger one tha t would go over the whole radiator like a 8cm from an old PSU or CPU cooler and run it at 5v for simplicity and relative silence.