video card fan 2

[jodrum]

The fan on my Radeon All In Wonder 7500 is going out. Which fan do I use to replace this or can it be replaced?

 

[paparazi]

jodrum
The Radeon 7500 GPU doesn't produce much heat, infact many of these cards are fitted with a passive type heatsink much like the type seen on the motherboard.
You could therefore fit a passive chipset cooler from someone like Zalman.
If you want the extra performance that active cooling gives then there are quite a few choices, problem being picking one that isn't too big (there isn't much room a a 7500)
Thermaltake blue orb
" crystal orb
Vantec Iceburg 4
etc
see this link.

http://www.directron.com/gpucoolers.html

Martin

Start by questioning and soon you will be answering.
So please take but remember to return and give when you can.

 

[Echoe]

I had this same problem not too long ago. My computer was not turned on for a few weeks and my fan actually rusted and wouldn't budge. I called the tech support at Gainward (the manufacturer of my GeForce 4 Ti 4200) and they willingly sent me a replacement heatsink with the fan installed. So you might want to just try contacting the manufacturer of your card.

 

[SkipCox]

That's a good idea. Another is just to find the cheapest 40mm fan available (new or used) and screw it on.

Skip

http://home.comcast.net/~skip9/index.html

http://scc.i8.com

 

[jodrum]

Thanks to both SkipCox and paparazi for their advice. I am on the trail of a fan now.