Zotac GTX 970 - One fan not spinning - Squeeling

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AndrewZ22

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Hello everyone! So I finally put in a new coolant for my Alienware Aurora R4, however, now there's a new issue going on with my graphics card. One of the fans wont spin as easily as the other. I realized this when I started hearing what sounded to be a humming bird on drugs/squealing. Its ruining my quality of life. Here is a video that will explain it a little better.

What do I do? Does it need some greasing? Do I take it apart, if so how?

[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQkjGq6H6JQ&feature=youtu.be"][/video]
 
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It's hard to tell, but it sounds to me like it may be a wire dangling in the back somewhere out of your view. I had a similar sound on one of my case fans when a wire was hitting a top fan. Are you sure the fan is free and clear of wires? If so, I'd take the card out and blow compressed air on that fan to spin it up and see if it repeats the same noise. If it does not repeat that noise, then you know it's some obstruction in the build and not the fan itself. Been there, done that!
 
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AndrewZ22

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Yea I took it off its slot and manually tried moving it around. I wouldn't really say there's anything obstructing or in the way. Just harder to move. Not so sure whats going on.
 
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Yes it was the fan failing. Now do yourself a favor because Zotac has absolutely awesome costumer service and make an RMA on their website. It turned out I was still under warranty. When I sent it in it turned out that they do not make my model anymore. They sent me a complimentary 1060!! It doesn't hurt to try my friend

-Andrew Z
 
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Oh. Totally forgot to check the warranty. Will do that. Thanks.
 
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