Re: [H] Video card fan problems
Install a good fan speed & temp monitoring app like GPU-Z & see what's really going on then hit it with futuremark to stress it. Dunno about 4xxx series but the 3xxx's had a lot of fan control issues. If all they did was replace the fan and did not stress-test the card with futuremark for an extended period you could very well have a heat-stroked card. If that's the case you need to scream loudly until they replace it, otherwise only option is do a "buy & swap" returning the damaged card in place of the new one to let the vendor & asus work it out. ;) Winterlight wrote: I have two ASUS EAH4870 video cards installed. One I bought last December, and one in September. The December one's fan went out at the beginning of this month. One day I sat down to my computer, and it had turned it self off overnight. Every time I turned it on it would work for a while and then shut down. Eventually, I figured out that the video cards fan wasn't always working, and when it went off it would get hot and the motherboard would shut the PC down. I RMA'd it . The card came back yesterday, I installed it, things worked fine until a few hours ago at which time my PC turned off. Once again the fan was off and would not turn on after powering off and on. I called Asus and once again I am RMAing it. Could it possibly be anything else that is causing this? I asked them if they could just send me a new fan to install but no.. I have to spend another 10-15 bucks sending it back to them. I am beginning to think I should put my own fan on it, even if it would void the warranty, but where would I find something like that? They must be highly engineered. I feel like I am screwed here, and am going to go another two plus weeks with out my other monitors just because some guy didn't replace the fan the first time.
Re: [H] Video card fan problems
Winterlight, From your send, THE card you got back from the original RMA is now "WhoKnows." If this card still works, except for temps, put a better cooler on it and go. Kiss the warranty goodbye! What "warranty" are you worried about? Most of those warranties die prior to the buyer (you) level. Well, as I read this List anywho..and personal experience!... :) Key part is to be sure that the GPU did not become unhappy. A tough call, yes, I know. And, I suppose with all these modern video cards, my suggestion may not be as easy as in the old days. Replacement coolers could be tough to find..Modern tech can still be a giant PITA! Luck Bro... Best, Duncan At 19:16 04/29/2009 -0700, you wrote: I have two ASUS EAH4870 video cards installed. One I bought last December, and one in September. The December one's fan went out at the beginning of this month. One day I sat down to my computer, and it had turned it self off overnight. Every time I turned it on it would work for a while and then shut down. Eventually, I figured out that the video cards fan wasn't always working, and when it went off it would get hot and the motherboard would shut the PC down. I RMA'd it . The card came back yesterday, I installed it, things worked fine until a few hours ago at which time my PC turned off. Once again the fan was off and would not turn on after powering off and on. I called Asus and once again I am RMAing it. Could it possibly be anything else that is causing this? I asked them if they could just send me a new fan to install but no.. I have to spend another 10-15 bucks sending it back to them. I am beginning to think I should put my own fan on it, even if it would void the warranty, but where would I find something like that? They must be highly engineered. I feel like I am screwed here, and am going to go another two plus weeks with out my other monitors just because some guy didn't replace the fan the first time. __ NOD32 4043 (20090429) Information __ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com
[H] Video card fan problems
I have two ASUS EAH4870 video cards installed. One I bought last December, and one in September. The December one's fan went out at the beginning of this month. One day I sat down to my computer, and it had turned it self off overnight. Every time I turned it on it would work for a while and then shut down. Eventually, I figured out that the video cards fan wasn't always working, and when it went off it would get hot and the motherboard would shut the PC down. I RMA'd it . The card came back yesterday, I installed it, things worked fine until a few hours ago at which time my PC turned off. Once again the fan was off and would not turn on after powering off and on. I called Asus and once again I am RMAing it. Could it possibly be anything else that is causing this? I asked them if they could just send me a new fan to install but no.. I have to spend another 10-15 bucks sending it back to them. I am beginning to think I should put my own fan on it, even if it would void the warranty, but where would I find something like that? They must be highly engineered. I feel like I am screwed here, and am going to go another two plus weeks with out my other monitors just because some guy didn't replace the fan the first time.
