What fan to get for my graphics card?

[Krel]

I have an (old!) nvidia TNT that is causing me problems. Whenever I play a 3D game that would use the card, it overheats. I suspect it is overheating because all of my 3D games freeze up in the same way - the screen just freezes, and my computer doesn't accept any keyboard input at all. I am forced to turn off my computer manually.

Overclocking is not the problem - I haven't overclocked it. I am looking into getting a fan to cool off the video card, as the cooling supplied by the manufacturer is inadequate. Problem is, I've never purchased a fan before and I don't know what to get.

Could anyone recommend a good fan? This would preferably be one that if fairly simple to install. I can install a CD-ROM drive alright, but I probably couldn't install RAM or a CPU - hopefully that gives you some idea of my hardware ability.

Thanks in advance for any replies!

 

[MA5]

Hi
Could it be that 3D drivers are causing the problem and not the hardware?
If it is software, drivers need to be reloaded.
In safe mode uninstall all programmes and drivers relevant to the card and the re-start the pc and re-install.

 

[paparazi]

A cheap and viable fan would be off an old 486 CPU processor(40mm) and four self tapping screws (make sure they only stick through the fan 2-3mm.)
These are scap nowadays and can be picked up quite easily.
Martin Just trying to help, sometimes falling short, I am only human after all.