Geforce3 TI200 Fan

[InspectahDeck]

I have a relatively new Geforce3 TI200 128MB video card. About after 3 months of usage, the fan seems to have given up, and with it came overheating, etc.

I have taken the fan and heatsink manifold apart to discern what the problem was. I found out that the fan does work perfectly fine when not attached to the heatsink. Needless to say, this did not solve my problem. I guess it lies between the mechanical contact of the heatsink and the fan, but I cannot detect any obstruction, or reason to support the fan's failure.

Currently, I have my case open and am just using about a 10-inch oscilating desk fan to solve the problem. This is quite a crude fix to my problem, and I am not satisfied with it.

I have decided against sending it back, for I believe the answer is mundane; however, I must be overlooking it.

What do you think?

Thank you.

[ComPooTer]

why not send it back? its defective right? if your retailer who sold it to you has a good return policy why not send it back and get a better working one ? :D

although it seems like its fixable..........

[chubtub]

Grab a small cheap fan/hs off the internet for a couple bucks and throw it on there, or just a fan if it looks like you can screw it into the heat sink.

[BipolarBill]

Return it or cough up the bucks!

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.asp?DEPA=&submit=Go&description=vga+fan

You're risking the card with that flaky fan.

[InspectahDeck]

So essentially you are saying that it is not worth trying to repair the GPU fan, just to get another one. If I would want to repair it myself, do you have any tips/ideas?

Thanks.

[BipolarBill]

How are you going to fix a fan? Do you have a spare rotor or bearings? If the fan works in the upright position, but not upside down, how will you fix it? You can't tell when it's going to fail completely either.