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replacement fan for GEForce FX 5200
Name: propellermonkey Date: February 4, 2004 at 18:49:18 Pacific OS: Win XP Pro CPU/Ram: Athlon XP 2400+
Comment:
Does anyone have a recommendation for an inexpensive replacement fan for a GEforce FX 5200 video card? The current fan is dying a noisy death. I don't need anything heavy-duty, just a plug-in replacement, if possible. Thx.
Name: OtheHill Date: February 4, 2004 at 19:28:22 Pacific
Reply:
Why not just replace the fan? The manufacturer can probably fix you up, or is the fan cemented on?
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Response Number 2
Name: OtheHill Date: February 4, 2004 at 20:42:57 Pacific
Reply:
Duh, I guess I should read a little slower.
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Response Number 3
Name: tropic Date: February 5, 2004 at 22:01:49 Pacific
Reply:
I hate the cheapo fans you see on northbridges, GPUs and USB drive enclosures... they rarely outlast the warranty, but it's a pain in the butt to get it replaced.
My girlfriend has an FX5200 in which the fan just MELTED. I was able to remove the fan with a tiny phillips screwdriver and mount a 60mm fan on the heatsink fins. It cools a lot better now. The only custom parts you might need are sheetmetal or wood screws that will fit between the sink fins.
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