Fan replacement

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Hi there

The fan on one of my Sapphire 6870 just died (1 year and 6 days after purcase..... 6 days to much),
So im looking for a replacement.

Im not really looking for a fan thats super effective or extremly silent, It wont really make any diffrent as my "Working" crossfiered card wont get any cooler or make less noise anyway.

I really just need a fan that will make the card last another year before im bothered to update them.

I'm considering buying this fan:
http://www.arctic.ac/en/p/cooling/vga/375/accelero-twin-turbo-ii.html

But as it costs 1/3 of a brand new card of the same type, im wondering if it will be worth it?

Any recomandations / thoughts would be aprichiated

 

[renz496]

it depends on how much you willing to spend on. if i were i will leave the current heatsink as it is and replace the dead fan with normal 80mm fans

 

[jeffredo]

I put that HSF on my year old GTX 460 1GB and its excellent. I got it for $37 from Mwave.com and I feel it was worth it since I was able to OC my card much higher than I could before (and should be able to extend its useful life as a result). There are less expensive Arctic Cooling fans that are compatible with your HD 6870 if you didn't want to spend that much.

http://www.mwave.com/mwave/SKUSearch.asp?px=FO&scriteria=AA79372

This would be the pants off any OEM fan out there.

 

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it depends on how much you willing to spend on. if i were i will leave the current heatsink as it is and replace the dead fan with normal 80mm fans

I was thinking somthing like that , All i have to spend in that case is some new therlmal paste.

Silly design, it wont let be detatch the old fan without detatching the heatsink.....

The Dead fan isent 100% dead.... It makes horrible Grinding noises, Vibrates like mad, before it stops once in a while....., And it causes the GPU to shut down (Im guessing because of the temprature, havent deared to test.. As the Vibrating cant be good for any part in my Computer)

 

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I put that HSF on my year old GTX 460 1GB and its excellent. I got it for $37 from Mwave.com and I feel it was worth it since I was able to OC my card much higher than I could before (and should be able to extend its useful life as a result). There are less expensive Arctic Cooling fans that are compatible with your HD 6870 if you didn't want to spend that much.

http://www.mwave.com/mwave/SKUSearch.asp?px=FO&scriteria=AA79372

This would be the pants off any OEM fan out there.

I see your point Jeffero, thing is im running a Crossfire Setup so overclocking 1 of my cards and not the other wont really benifit me, getting 2 aftermarket fans wont fit in my computer as im not shure the 3'd slot is crossfire compatible, atleast I know it's a x8 slot and not x16 on a Rampage Extreme 2.

 

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Triple post actualy.... The forum refuses to let me edit...

Checked out Jeffredos link, and the price is absolutly acceptable, thing is that fan got a 120W Cooling Capacity, I heard I need 250 w, Should I be worried?

I only need the card to last untill after summer somtime, as I got a gut feeling it will pay off to wait with the replacement. getting a 6990 isent really a major upgrade, want to see what comes next.