Chaintech 6600GT AGP making periodic fan noises (rumbling?)

xp2400+ · 05-21-2005, 01:38 PM

Hello just yesterday I recieved my chaintech 6600GT AGP video card and I installed it and every 5-10 seconds the fan goes quiet then makes a rumbling sound that can be very audible, I know for a fact the fan is still running even when its quiet...Could this be a cause of a loose heatsink?

If this is the case, how exactly can I tighten it?

Thanks in advance.

ebackhus · 05-21-2005, 01:46 PM

I've only heard of failing fans that rumble. As fra as tightening goes you can't do much. The HSF is held down by spring tension instead of bolts.

xp2400+ · 05-21-2005, 02:01 PM

At the first 10 minutes it goes rumbling, now it goes all quiet from here on out? weird?

Is there need for a "burn in" or what not for the fan?

ebackhus · 05-21-2005, 02:34 PM

No, but some are bad right out of the box.

05-21-2005, 01:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
xp2400+ Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 35 OS: XP PRO	Chaintech 6600GT AGP making periodic fan noises (rumbling?) Hello just yesterday I recieved my chaintech 6600GT AGP video card and I installed it and every 5-10 seconds the fan goes quiet then makes a rumbling sound that can be very audible, I know for a fact the fan is still running even when its quiet...Could this be a cause of a loose heatsink? If this is the case, how exactly can I tighten it? Thanks in advance. Last edited by xp2400+; 05-21-2005 at 01:39 PM.

05-21-2005, 01:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,249 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	I've only heard of failing fans that rumble. As fra as tightening goes you can't do much. The HSF is held down by spring tension instead of bolts. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

05-21-2005, 02:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,249 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	No, but some are bad right out of the box. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

05-21-2005, 02:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
xp2400+ Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 35 OS: XP PRO	At the first 10 minutes it goes rumbling, now it goes all quiet from here on out? weird? Is there need for a "burn in" or what not for the fan?