Magruter January 26, 2009 Share Magruter Member January 26, 2009 Over the past couple of weeks, I've watched my computer fall apart. It started as every once in awhile it would hiccup then catch up during game play. Then I would be able to play for 30-60 mins before it locked up, now i'm on for 5 mins and it locks up. I'm pretty sure it's something to do with the video card. I have a x1800xt it's always ran hot so the fan was always in motion. I'm guessing the fan isn't working to capacity anymore. Are you able to replace fans on video cards? I'm not in the market for a complete overhaul ATM, hoping for a quick fix. Everything else is working fine, here's the rest of the my system specs. If not replacing the fan, what video card would you recommend? These are my specs. 1. AMD Opteron 165 Processor OC'd to 2.25 2. Two gigs of G-skill DDR500. 3. 939-pin Epox 9NPA+ Ultra Motherboard 4. ATI X1800XT 512MB PCI-e Video Card. 5. Antec 550Watt HE Powersupply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymo January 26, 2009 Share anonymo Member January 26, 2009 I know many of the mid to high end video cards from the last couple of years have had replaceable fans so I suspect yours does as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroDamage January 26, 2009 Share ZeroDamage Member January 26, 2009 I would recommend a replacement video card. You could always go cheap and still get a better performing card than the one you have now. http://www.slickdeals.net/permadeal/17713/...-Video-Card-125 There is no guarantee that the card can be salvaged considering how old it is at this point and the amount of heat damage already done to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magruter January 26, 2009 Author Share Magruter Member January 26, 2009 Yep, after the rebate popped up made it easy to pull the trigger on the 4850. Hopefully the transition goes smoothly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preacher January 26, 2009 Share Preacher Member January 26, 2009 (edited) That's a very nice card I think you will be happy, plus now you have entered the DX10 zone Edited January 26, 2009 by Preacher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFirstMonk January 26, 2009 Share TheFirstMonk Member January 26, 2009 Yeah, Preacher recommended that same card to me, and I (finally) got a working one recently. It's pretty cool. I think if you wanted to get a new fan for your video card in the future, they are called aftermarket coolers (?). Someone here probably knows more than I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorgmaN January 26, 2009 Share NorgmaN Member January 26, 2009 Try bumping your fan speed before you jump into buying a new card, if your not wanting to spend any money. If it is like other cards, its only running at 30% speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroDamage January 27, 2009 Share ZeroDamage Member January 27, 2009 Try bumping your fan speed before you jump into buying a new card, if your not wanting to spend any money. If it is like other cards, its only running at 30% speed. He already has. He's had it at the max of 100% for a while which is why he is having the problems. The fan is dying or about dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magruter January 30, 2009 Author Share Magruter Member January 30, 2009 K got my new card, what do I need to do to make a smooth transition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preacher January 30, 2009 Share Preacher Member January 30, 2009 put it in, turn it on, install newest drivers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwEEziL January 30, 2009 Share dwEEziL Member January 30, 2009 Make sure you lick the end of the plug before you stick it in the socket though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preacher January 30, 2009 Share Preacher Member January 30, 2009 Make sure you lick the end of the plug while you stick it in the socket though. fixt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroDamage January 30, 2009 Share ZeroDamage Member January 30, 2009 Boot up. Uninstall the old drivers. Shut down, remove the old card, put the new one in. Boot up. Download the latest drivers for the new card. Make sure you plug up any external power source if it is required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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