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MSI GTX 760 fan going bad

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February 18, 2014 2:09:57 AM

Hello everyone!

About 6 months ago I built my very first gaming/work rig. I love it like a child.

A few days ago I downloaded 7 days to die and let my fiance give it a spin. While she was playing I started to hear some coil whine coming from the card. After about 30 minutes the whine went away. I got up and took a peek inside the case, the right fan was no longer spinning.

I gave it a little spin with my finger and it started back up, but nowhere near the rate the left fan was spinning.

I powered down and took out the card to give it a little TLC. I clean it well and started toying with the fans. The fan in question was giving a little resistance while spinning.

I got everything back in and rebooted, had to give the fan a little nudge again to get it spinning. After getting into windows and loading up my sensor programs I discovered my idle temps were a tad higher than normal. I usually idle and 28-29, I was at 36. Not horrible but a large amount higher than what I was use to.

I ran to Wal-Mart and got myself some light machine oil, thinking that the bearings just needed a little lube. Get home and peel back the sticker on the bad fan.....no oil well on it.

My question is how can I breathe some life back into the fan, or better yet, how can I manage to lube up the fan?

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February 18, 2014 2:13:35 AM

As a side note my temps aren't horrible at load either. Just a tad higher than the norm, anywhere from 45-60c. I know that this isn't even bad, but I have horrible anxiety and I love this computer.
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