Broken fan blade

Tilaron

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Fairly straightforward this: A blade has snapped off of my GPU's fan, I don't know how but I know it's a clean break. Can I safely glue it back on? OR could I maybe break the opposite blade off to stop it from vibrating when it gets up to speed? I can't find any after market options for my card (HD7850) that are inexpensive and can't really afford an entire new card for a couple months.

Should I just put up with it and wait a few months or get my fingers glued up?
 

Jordan Church

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Have you contacted the company? They should at-least give you an option to buy it, if they don't just send you one for free...
 

I wouldn't glue it on, it may fly off and cause some damage somewhere. Does your card run at a higher temperature now? If it's not overheating it would probably be okay to use it like it is now, as long as you keep an eye on the temps.