Fan stopped working on GPU

Bromhead

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Hi all,

So my trusty Gigabyte 670 has 3 fans, 1 of these has stopped working and I've suffered a couple of system crashes today.

My question is a two parter, would a dieing graphics card cause the system to crash. (Black screen, audio playing in loop and forced to turn off).

And secondly, is replacing the cooler easy/viable? Or at this stage should I look to a new card given it is getting a little old now. (It still runs everything I play fine at 1080p).

Thanks in advance for any input! :)
 
It could be a sign of a dieing gpu but it could be overheating if one fan has failed. The choices really spend £30 and get an aftermarket cooler with the chance that the gpu is duff or by a new gpu.

What temps you geting ?
 
Bromhead said:
Hi all,

...would a dieing graphics card cause the system to crash. (Black screen, audio playing in loop and forced to turn off)...
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Yes, it would. I've been silly enough to forget to replace one of the thermal pads on a GPU's memory chips in the past and had several crashes of this type before the GPU finally gave out and would no longer let me even boot into Windows.
 
Bromhead said:
Hi all,

So my trusty Gigabyte 670 has 3 fans, 1 of these has stopped working and I've suffered a couple of system crashes today.

My question is a two parter, would a dieing graphics card cause the system to crash. (Black screen, audio playing in loop and forced to turn off).

And secondly, is replacing the cooler easy/viable? Or at this stage should I look to a new card given it is getting a little old now. (It still runs everything I play fine at 1080p).

Thanks in advance for any input! :)
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Does the fan start up again if you spin it while the system is on?

if so try bit wd40 on the bearings.
 
I see, looks like a cooler replacement will be the best option. Temps not great, I've underclocked the card by half, but temps reach around 80c then I get screen flickering... :D rip gtx 670 cooler. May look at the MM for a new one possibly.

Edit - The fan doesn't start at any point, even during booting up completely dead.

Edit 2 - Any recommendations on a new card from Overclockers that has the same power as a 670? And separately any recommendations for a used card besides 670?
 
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A GTX 960 would be faster than your 670 and only costs around £150. That would be where my money would go.

If you go for a 4gb version like this it should last you a few years.
 
I would firstly check the temps. With 2 fans and no overclock it probably isn't overheating and causing it to crash.

You could send the GPU back if it's under warranty but if it isn't I would email them and ask if they could be so kind and send you a new fan if now there's the auction sites for a replacement fan
 
A 7950 was about the same power as a 670, theres normally loads of them kicking around second hand super cheap.

I would try and do some sort of fix like these guys are suggesting though, no point spending money if ya dont have to, even if it just means attaching a case fan to the front of the cooler using tiewraps or string or summat.
 
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