Sapphire 7970 Vapor-x fan trouble/overheating!

Xickle

Honorable
Apr 12, 2013
85
0
10,630
I've just noticed that my graphics card has a fan that's not spinning correctly. It's slow, and when I try to spin it with my hand it stops very quickly, unlike the fan next to it, which spins nicely.
I've noticed that while playing the new BF4, the temps went up to 95°C! I started to get worried and discovered the problem. I hope no damage has been done on the GPU because of the overheating.

I tried setting the fan speeds higher with MSI afterburner, but as I've discovered, it's a mechanical problem, nothing that software can fix. Is there a way I can take the fan off and apply some oil to it or something? Or should I take it back and wait weeks before it comes back(I've ordered it in another country)? :/
 

Xickle

Honorable
Apr 12, 2013
85
0
10,630


I haven't done that yet, as I've only discovered the problem minutes ago. Though the problem with that would be, that I have no clue how to replace/take off the current fan. If I knew that, I could try to oil up the current one and see if that works. The card still has warranty, and I'm a bit concerned if removing the fan may void it.