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GPU makes grinding sound above 60% fan.
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Bearings on the way out/need lubricating?
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It's one of the only mechanical parts on a GPU so unless it's something happening under a bit of circuitry, it should resolve itself when you put it under water.
The more troubling thing is why you're still playing BF1!
The more troubling thing is why you're still playing BF1!
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I've heard several reports of GPU sag causing fan grinding lately. Try lifting the card up a little to see if it stops.
Otherwise a strip and reassemble might do it, depending on how much it bugs you and how long before you go to water.
Otherwise a strip and reassemble might do it, depending on how much it bugs you and how long before you go to water.
If you google, you will find that many Zotac heatsinks have a design fault, and affects all cards using them, from 1070 to 1080 even the Ti.
Before you watercool the card, my advice is to try RMA it. That way it will have a perfectly functioning cooler when you decide to sell it later on.
Otherwise remove the fan chassis (not the heatsink), pop the sticker that is behind the fan covering it's body, and use 1-2 drops of machine oil in the little hole at the centre.
Put the sticker back and you are set.
Assuming the fans are griding the brushes and not their chassis. An issue of the first revision of the big Aorus cooler used on Pascal cards (eg 1080 Xtreme), which even broke the fan blades damaging motherboards when the fans hit the metal.
Just want to add to this. I have a zotac amp extreme. Had it since launch and have no such issue, even overclocked the balls off it with an aggressive fan profile and I have no grinding noises.
Where have you seen this issue reported?
Luckily they carry a 5 year warranty.
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If you plan on keeping the card a long time, I imagine the block might as well go with the card if/when you sell it. Down to how pragmatic you want to be I guess. I'd be tempted to accelerate the water cooling conversion.
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I think the real question BriT, is why you see something wrong, with a little bump n' grind.
Sorry
Sorry
Then go under water mate, and see if you can use some machine oil on the fans as described above.
Btw from my experience with watercooling now 3 GPUs (1080, 1080Ti, Vega 64) I would advice you to use liquid metal (Thermal Grizzly) if you have a steady hand.
It really worth the extra effort. But make sure you do not put the blob directly on the GPU or the cooler. Transfer it to them from a clean plastic etc using the supplied buds. And also make sure you mark where the GPU is on the cooler not to over apply the liquid metal.
In addition if you wish, use Thermal Grizzly Pad 8 for VRM and VRAM instead of supplied silicon material.
It would help to achieve highest overclocking possible
if you want that...
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I think the real question BriT, is why you see something wrong, with a little bump n' grind.
Sorry
how true.... Nothing in life is perfect