Video Card Fan making buzzing noise

CowboyJMB · 08-20-2005, 05:20 PM

I have an NVIDIA Geforce card. At first it was just making a clicking noise. I took it apart, cleaned out the dust, and put it back in. Now it's making a buzzing noise. Is it ok to use WD40? That is all I have.

08-20-2005, 05:30 PM

best would be to change the fan...

CowboyJMB · 08-20-2005, 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PurpleSky

best would be to change the fan...

Right, well I can't do that at the moment. This is why I want to know, is it alright if I put WD 40 in the fan?

**Terrister** · 08-20-2005, 07:58 PM

1st give it a good cleaning without WD40. Compressed air is what I use. If it still makes noise after this, then try a drop or two of oil. To much WD will cause more problems than it solves.

Volt-Schwibe · 08-20-2005, 08:19 PM

what i do is peel the little sticker off the back, and drop one good drip of clipper oil onto the end of the shaft.

i use hair clipper oil due to it's lightweight properties, it won't slow down the rotation.

CowboyJMB · 08-20-2005, 09:15 PM

Ok, thanks. I will try all of that. In the mean time I will use a different card I originally wanted to use this in my server, but since this is happening, I stuck in a PCI videocard card. I guess server's don't need fancy graphics cards in anyway.

**Terrister** · 08-21-2005, 10:03 AM

A fancy card is a waste in a server unless you use it as a workstation also.

08-20-2005, 05:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
CowboyJMB Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: CowboyJMB@PA Posts: 117 OS: Windows XP Professional x64 Edition	Video Card Fan making buzzing noise I have an NVIDIA Geforce card. At first it was just making a clicking noise. I took it apart, cleaned out the dust, and put it back in. Now it's making a buzzing noise. Is it ok to use WD40? That is all I have.

08-20-2005, 07:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
Terrister Moderator Hardware Forum Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Georgia, USA Posts: 7,098 OS: Xp	1st give it a good cleaning without WD40. Compressed air is what I use. If it still makes noise after this, then try a drop or two of oil. To much WD will cause more problems than it solves. __________________

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08-21-2005, 10:03 AM	#7 (permalink)
Terrister Moderator Hardware Forum Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Georgia, USA Posts: 7,098 OS: Xp	A fancy card is a waste in a server unless you use it as a workstation also. __________________

08-20-2005, 05:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
PurpleSky Guest Posts: n/a OS:	best would be to change the fan...

08-20-2005, 09:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
CowboyJMB Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: CowboyJMB@PA Posts: 117 OS: Windows XP Professional x64 Edition	Ok, thanks. I will try all of that. In the mean time I will use a different card I originally wanted to use this in my server, but since this is happening, I stuck in a PCI videocard card. I guess server's don't need fancy graphics cards in anyway.