fan failure on 4850

Forum Graphic & Displays : Graphics Cards - fan failure on 4850

Tom's Hardware: Over 1.4 million members in 6 different countries available to answer all your high-tech questions. Sign up now! Its free!
Word :    Username :           
 

so after having my old nvidia 7900GTO fail on me i decided to go all out and upgrade - due to the amount of conflicts i had with the NV4 disp drivers i went for a sapphire ATI radeon 4850...
for the first few hours it seemed fantastic (and much quieter than i expected...) i soon realised that the gpu was at 100 celsius at idle and then realised that the quietness was due to the fan not spinning at all...
At the moment im using a makeshift room fan to blow into the open case and ive managed to get in down to 60 celsius - i knew id one day be able to use a room fan in the uk...
Ive tried the xml fix by using a profile and manually change the fan speed but that doesnt do anything for me - the fan still does not spin.

My specs are:
intel core 2 duo E6600
2GB corsair RAM
Sapphire ATI 4850
plus ive only got one hard drive wired in

could this be a power problem - im using a jeantech 500W psu? am i right in assuming there is only one 6 pin power connector for the gpu?

Any help would be appreciated

Sponsored Links
Register or log in to remove.

Welcome to the forums!

RMA the card or get an aftermarket cooler.
There is only one 6 pin connector on the 4850.
Jeantech PSU is not a great PSU to my knowledge. If you value your investment, I would get a Corsair or AMD certified power supply.

ATI Radeon HD 4850 System Requirements

450 Watt or greater power supply with 75 Watt 6-pin PCI Express® power connector recommended (550 Watt and two 6-pin connectors for ATI CrossFireX™ technology in dual mode)
Certified power supplies are recommended. Refer to http://ati.amd.com/certifiedPSU for a list of Certified products.

------------------------------ Google is your friend and Bob's your uncle
Reply to evongugg

It sounds like the fan is bad, I would return the video card and get a new one.

Reply to bobbknight

thanks for the advice - just spoke to ebuyer and theyre sending a van to pick it up for an rma...

Reply to chrisradio

chrisradio wrote :

thanks for the advice - just spoke to ebuyer and theyre sending a van to pick it up for an rma...



Wow! They're actually sending a van?! That's some retailer. Usually they just make you mail it. :p

------------------------------ Q6600@3.6ghz, GA-EX38-DS4 motherboard, 8gb 800mhz ddr2 4-3-3-12, 8800GTS(g92)@780mhz, 1TB + 1.5TB hdds, 850watt psu
Reply to dagger
Tom's Hardware > Forum > Graphic & Displays > Graphics Cards > fan failure on 4850
Go to:

There are 476 identified and unidentified users. To see the list of identified users, Click here.

Please mind

You are about to answer a thread that has been inactive for more than 6 months.
If you still wish to proceed, please ensure that your posting is original and does not duplicate or overlap any prior responses to this thread.

Add a reply Cancel
Sponsored links
  • Ask the community now
  • Publish
Ad
They won a badge
Join us in greeting them