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i've got a 9800pro that's still working, but the fan recently broke. i was wondering if it would be alright without the fan, or if i should get a new fan for it.
i'm not sure if i should get the fan because the card's old, and it's not really worth it.
2.8c 800mhz fsb
2 gb 512x4 geil dual channel
asus p4p800 se
60 gb ibm 7200 rpm
80 gb maxtor 7200
300 gb seagate 7200
thermaltake va3000 tsunami
evga geforce 6800gs 256mb
i've got a 9800pro that's still working, but the fan recently broke.
9800pro what?
best of luck Frank :
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just a suggestion! Pancake fans are really cheap these days. Like $5 for someplace like tigerdirect or zipzoomfly.
Some videocards come with attached fans for a good reason .. the produce excessive heat.
You card will probably run okay for a while without a fan but given time it will crash.
best of luck Frank :
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Replace the fan/heatsink combination. As good as the 9800 Pro was and still is for a 3 & 1/2 year old card, it produced a rediculous amount of heat and I assure you, you do NOT want to run that card without proper cooling. Someone mentioned that the standard heatsink would be ok for a while. Maybe if your computer was running at idle and doing running very minimal apps that require graphics performance but do one thing that requires even the slighest amount of graphics power (aside from just rendering standard OS graphics) and you'll fry that thing like an egg. Once the 9800 Pro gets going, it goes but it comes with a thermal price tag.
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sorry for the lack of information. yes, i was referring to an ati 9800 pro video card.
i'm not too sure if i want to replace the whole hsf combination as that cost nears the actual value of the card today.
i will look into the pancake fan though.
2.8c 800mhz fsb
2 gb 512x4 geil dual channel
asus p4p800 se
60 gb ibm 7200 rpm
80 gb maxtor 7200
300 gb seagate 7200
thermaltake va3000 tsunami
evga geforce 6800gs 256mb
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Well, for a second hand 9800Pro you would still get around 60 dollars. (no kidding). Even for it's age that card isn't bad. It still rans all the new games.
When running a game or other graphical intense app, that 9800Pro radeon can reach 100 to 110 degrees celcius. If you would but it in a bucket of water after having played a game, you would here a "ssshh" sound.
So, you don't want to use that card anymore without a proper functional fan.
A very good fan is the artic VGA silencer (url=http://www.coolerguys.com/840556035268.html)
But there are cheaper replacements for that 9800pro. Just google around for it.
It would be really foolish to throw your old gamebuddy away just because that standard worthless fan broke. Even if you would buy a new card, I would still fix the fan, 'cause you still can get a nice price for it second hand, and you can keep it for an older computer or "just in case". But whatever you do, don't throw it away, you'll regret it.But in all seriousness - If you are working with electricity in the future, you should always make sure you are grounded properly to avoid electric shock. The safest way to do this is to stand in a bu
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