7990 problem?

[w00dy85]

I have a 7990 and last night I noticed only 2 of the 3 fans were working. I have noticed when the graphic card gets stressed the third fan seems to start up. So I am unsure if the third fan is supposed to be running all the time, I seem to think it should but I'm not 100% sure and I would like to know before I return the card to Overclockers.

 

[w00dy85]

I have to admit I don't use afterburner, so I will download it tonight and check the settings.

 

[w00dy85]

You can get replacement cooler shrouds and fans on the auction site. Might be easier than returning the GPU.

If the card was not still under warranty I would do this, but it still has about 7 months left.

I will also try setting the fan speed to 100% tonight.

 

[w00dy85]

Well I set my fans 100% and only 2 worked, the third fan did nothing.

So it was not quite tornado loud

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[w00dy85]

Is it still under warranty? I'd send it back. GIGABYTE is very quick with RMAs.

Yes it has 6 months warranty.

I have sent it back to Overclockers today and they should get it tomorrow, I'm away next week so I won't miss the card.

 

[w00dy85]

Hopefully they (or Gigabyte) would replace it with a 390 8GB or 390x 8GB

On paper the 7990 may look still to be a little faster or as fast, but considering the poor state of multi-GPU support (for both Crossfire and SLI), you'd be better off with a fast single GPU card that have the benefit of support for newer techs as well.

Well we will see