Oh no!
 

So I built my new system the other week, with the super silent Antec Sonata Case, and this week, the fan on my 9800 pro starts buzzing like a chainsaw.

Can I lube it or what?

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Lube it with a good dose of RMA and follow up with a quick wipe of FedEX.

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Lube it with a good dose of RMA and follow up with a quick wipe of FedEX.

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Well, the video card is old. It's the only old piece in my new system.

Re: Oh no!
 

Usually fan noise is from vibrations so "lube" isn't going to do anything. Check to make sure the fan is fastened down against the card as securely as possible.

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Lube it with a good dose of RMA and follow up with a quick wipe of FedEX.

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Well, the video card is old. It's the only old piece in my new system.

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Oh, that sucks. If the rest of the card works fine, I'd find a good overclocking retailer and get a fan from them. One with good CS should be able to take an order from the make/model of the card. Replacing it varies from insanely easy to uber-geek difficult.

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Usually fan noise is from vibrations so "lube" isn't going to do anything. Check to make sure the fan is fastened down against the card as securely as possible.

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good idea, I'm off to check a certain fan right now.

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One thing to check before you do all that. I had this happen to me, it was a wire that was laying on the fan when I put the case on. With the case off It didnt happen, with case on I got that sound. Might want to check that 1st.

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One thing to check before you do all that. I had this happen to me, it was a wire that was laying on the fan when I put the case on. With the case off It didnt happen, with case on I got that sound. Might want to check that 1st.

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I did check that... ran it with the case open for a while. Nothing's touching it.