Video card fan possibly going out

Syxx_Killer · 06-07-06, 10:13 AM

I was using the computer a few minutes ago and all of a sudden started hearing a buzzing sound. I thought it was a bug because it sounded exactly like one. Started listening and it was coming from the back of the computer. It had to either be the case fan right next to the video card (80mm) or the video card. I popped the panel to find out. Unfortunately it sound like it is coming from the card. I turned off the computer to put the panel back on. Now it doesn't buzz, but I can still hear a faint clicking sound. Is this something to be immediately alarmed about? I had a processor fan start making noise on my old computer. I never did replace it because it still worked. I used it about a year before I built my current computer. I'm hoping the video card fan will hold out, even if a bit noisy. If the fan does go out, will the video card immediately die or will it just run a bit warmer? The fan really isn't that big. The 80mm fan is blowing right on the card, so that should be sufficient if it does go out, shouldn't it? The video card is about a year and half old. It is an Abit Radeon RX700-Pro (256MB; PCI-Ex).

06-07-06, 10:13 AM	#1
Syxx_Killer Admiral Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 2,387 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	Video card fan possibly going out I was using the computer a few minutes ago and all of a sudden started hearing a buzzing sound. I thought it was a bug because it sounded exactly like one. Started listening and it was coming from the back of the computer. It had to either be the case fan right next to the video card (80mm) or the video card. I popped the panel to find out. Unfortunately it sound like it is coming from the card. I turned off the computer to put the panel back on. Now it doesn't buzz, but I can still hear a faint clicking sound. Is this something to be immediately alarmed about? I had a processor fan start making noise on my old computer. I never did replace it because it still worked. I used it about a year before I built my current computer. I'm hoping the video card fan will hold out, even if a bit noisy. If the fan does go out, will the video card immediately die or will it just run a bit warmer? The fan really isn't that big. The 80mm fan is blowing right on the card, so that should be sufficient if it does go out, shouldn't it? The video card is about a year and half old. It is an Abit Radeon RX700-Pro (256MB; PCI-Ex).