The fan is beginning to die, it's been making a lot of noise lately (it was a huge relief when i realized it was that and not my hard drive). sometimes when i start my comp, the video card fan doesn't even start unless i give it a kick start! i've read that it is a common problem for radeons with the tiny black fan so i want to replace it with an aftermarket model, there are tons of them available but the heatsink is stuck on there pretty darn tight, i'm hesitant to apply too much pressure cuz i don't want to damage the board. any suggestions?|||use a hair dryer to warm up the oem heatsink
did it myself a couple times (9-800XT and X-800XT PE following instructions that came with the Artic-cooling parts.
no need to burn your fingers, but when you start feeling that it's (really) hot, the cooler comes off easily.
coolers are usually also fixed to the videocard with two to four screws. they are very easy to unscrew and shouldn't be back in place with much strenght, neither.|||- make sure you open the screw (duh), theen try to pull it again..
-bring your card to computer shop in your town, and ask the technician there to do it for you (preferebly the shop where you will buy the new fan)|||you video card should be in a PCI slot. if it isn't then it mean your video card is integrated into the motherboard. if it is integrated in the motherboard, i would disconnect all the power connecting to the video card and buy a new video card.|||make sure that all the screws are removed. plug it back to your system and boot your computer. the purpose is to make your card hot/warm enough to soften the bonding between the heatsink and the processor. run a 3d game for a couple of minutes. shut down computer, remove card and here's the most important part: never try to pull the heat sink away! it could damage the chip. try to slowly but firmly twist the heatsink just enough to break the paste between the chip and the heatsink. that should do the trick.
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