Fan fin Galaxy GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1GB broke off need help

[ITsonic]

A few mins ago I was cleaning my fan on my Galaxy GeForce GTX 550 Ti one of the fins just broke what should I do? Do I need a to buy a Video card or what?

 

[feferest]

You should try if it's working, but it's surely working, just I won't recommend running on it too much, you won't have to buy a new card, just buy a new fan/cooler.

 

[ITsonic]

You should try if it's working, but it's surely working, just I won't recommend running on it too much, you won't have to buy a new card, just buy a new fan/cooler.

I know It will work, but if fan cooling be affected due to the hole? also what fan/cooler can be used on a Galaxy GeForce GTX 550 Ti?

 

[Mousemonkey]

The cooling probably won't be affected but as the fan will be out of balance the resulting vibration might cause a failure of the card or PCIe slot.

 

[nikoli707]

The cooling probably won't be affected but as the fan will be out of balance the resulting vibration might cause a failure of the card or PCIe slot.

you could try jbwelding it back on, but again you may run into balancing issues and vibrations. i would remove the fan blade altogether first if you decide to try this.

its also possible you could remove that fan blade altogether and mount another fan blade of similar size onto the hub. though this might be even more complicated. your fan blade might already be a generic 120mm one found on $5 computer case fans. or remove the fan blade and mount a 120mm case fan over the hole so at least your getting air passing over the built in cooling fin array.

 

[Mousemonkey]

Replacing the fan or entire HSF would be the easiest and best option.

 

[ITsonic]

Replacing the fan or entire HSF would be the easiest and best option.

Like I asked feferest were can I found a replacement fan for a Galaxy GeForce GTX 550 Ti?

By the way Here the Picture of the fan and fin that broke off and the hole.

 

[nikoli707]

maybe you can use some super glue to and get the broken blade right back into the groves of the break point, so it sits perfectly the way it did before. then use a tiny bit of jbweld to hold it securely, forever.

 

[ITsonic]

maybe you can use some super glue to and get the broken blade right back into the groves of the break point, so it sits perfectly the way it did before. then use a tiny bit of jbweld to hold it securely, forever.

Tried krazy glue it back on didn't work I could send it back Galaxy to have them replace fan, but I don't don't know it do it? I still have it under a 3yr extended warranty when I register it back in 2011.

 

[nikoli707]

well if its under warranty, carefully clean off that crazy glue and try and see if galaxy will honor the warranty.

 

[feferest]

maybe you can use some super glue to and get the broken blade right back into the groves of the break point, so it sits perfectly the way it did before. then use a tiny bit of jbweld to hold it securely, forever.

Tried krazy glue it back on didn't work I could send it back Galaxy to have them replace fan, but I don't don't know it do it? I still have it under a 3yr extended warranty when I register it back in 2011.

Try Acellero, they are one of the best, regarding in terms of coolers, fans and such.

 

[ITsonic]

well if its under warranty, carefully clean off that crazy glue and try and see if galaxy will honor the warranty.

Don't worry about that I bet they will accept it.

maybe you can use some super glue to and get the broken blade right back into the groves of the break point, so it sits perfectly the way it did before. then use a tiny bit of jbweld to hold it securely, forever.

Tried krazy glue it back on didn't work I could send it back Galaxy to have them replace fan, but I don't don't know it do it? I still have it under a 3yr extended warranty when I register it back in 2011.

Try Acellero, they are one of the best, regarding in terms of coolers, fans and such.

Thanks but I don't want to void the warranty when I send it back i'm trying not to do that.

 

[jeffredo]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186053

Way better than what's on there (cooler and quieter). Sound's like your warranty may be close to being up anyway.

 

[ITsonic]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186053

Way better than what's on there (cooler and quieter). Sound's like your warranty may be close to being up anyway.

Maybe But I'll take my chances with the warranty if that doesn't work then I'll buy this heatsink and cooler. I'll let you know if anything happens.

 

[ITsonic]

Ok I just send e-mail to galaxytechus this is what they said:

"We are sorry but we do not replace just the fan. Standard warranty is 2 years upon purchase, if it is within that period then it is likely to be covered by warranty. To request for a replacement, please visit our website, create an account and register your product, then create a ticket for replacement request. It will go to a process of approval, once approved, you will receive an email from us that contains your RMA number and the address where you need to ship the defective card."