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Graphics card fan... On Springs?
I was looking into why I had high fan RPMs during busy operations (photoshop, games etc). My computer actually shut itself off twice, probably because of over heating. I was told to look at the heat sink, maybe it came loose.
The graphics card fan seems to be affixed to a swirly heat sink over the motherboard. And seems to FLOAT ON SPRINGS. I found small black pieces of plastic loose inside my computer and it seems to be from the base of the plastic that contacts these springs. Therefore, the fan is a bit further away from the heat sink then it should be... maybe??? Causing the over heating?
Am I even close here? Can I replace this type of fan? Thank you all for your time!
inspiron 570.
zaphodd42
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September 26th, 2011 23:00
And of course, when i said "graphics card fan" i meant "CPU fan." sorry.
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September 27th, 2011 05:00
The only plastic is the fan the mounting is 4 screws that go into bolts on the bottom of the case.
They are on springs but it is quite stiff.
Dell Inspiron 535 537 545 560 570 heatsink fan PGC17 0PGC17
zaphodd42
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September 27th, 2011 22:00
yeah, i just took the cpu fan off, 2 of the screws broke through the plastic, they are not even holding half of the fan on the cpu!! time for a new fan.