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denawayne   05-31-2008 at 06:26:00 PM

My fan broke last night on my GeForce 5500. I'm really not in the market to buy a new card. I'm saving up for a new rig. I can buy a new fan (minus the housing) for about $7.00 but the problem is I don't know the size. I tried searching all over the web but nothing helped me. Does anybody know the size?

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nukemaster   05-31-2008 at 07:31:57 PM
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There are many heatsink fans for that card, what fan did you have? who made the card? I picture would be nice. the card is not a high heat card.


Message edited by nukemaster on 05-31-2008 at 07:32:45 PM
------------------------------ http://i33.tinypic.com/sw3a5y.png
http://tinyurl.com/26uxxb - C2/i7 Temp? http://tinyurl.com/cj3pw - VGA power?
http://tinyurl.com/5v55wk - C2 Mem performance? http://tinyurl.com/6pmbke - SLI/Xfire?
http://tinyurl.com/yfmxdc9 - Part Guide?
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nukemaster   06-01-2008 at 07:27:34 AM
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Well thats almost the same heatsink as my Geforce 4. the fan is 40mm, but it mounts with the bracket on the top. Remove the screws and the fan should come out with the cap.

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/6262/vid20asus20v9280td20gf4it0.jpg

There are many chipset/vga coolers that should have a fan that will fit.
I recommend getting something that has ball bearings and not sleeve since they last longer

Do you shop online?

EDIT : On closer look those fans mount to the bottom. Yours looks to mount to the top metal frame...
this fan looks like it will just slip right in(use your heatsink as its better). Since i am not sure about how fast your old fan is, make sure you keep an eye on the card to make sure its not over heating.

Sleeve(will break quick, but should give you 6 - 12 months)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835110102

Ball
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835110103

If you have room this is supposed to fit and its fanless so no fan to break ever again :)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835186017

EDIT. As a last resort you could remove the current fan(so it does not vibrate like hell) and just have a pci slot type fan blowing on the heatsink, should work.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835119097


Message edited by nukemaster on 06-01-2008 at 07:48:57 AM
------------------------------ http://i33.tinypic.com/sw3a5y.png
http://tinyurl.com/26uxxb - C2/i7 Temp? http://tinyurl.com/cj3pw - VGA power?
http://tinyurl.com/5v55wk - C2 Mem performance? http://tinyurl.com/6pmbke - SLI/Xfire?
http://tinyurl.com/yfmxdc9 - Part Guide?
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