s4dreamer Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 I've got an ATI LE8500 based graphics card on which the fan often runs noisly. Would it be safe/recommended to spray some teflon/silicon lube close to the centre spindle of the fan to help it ? The fan itself seems to be bonded to the graphics chip. Has anyone ever successfully tried to remove one to replace it with a different cooler ? Would it be cheaper just to replace the board with something more modern for £20 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopsta Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 I've had the same issue in the past and just sprayed some lube onto it with no issues, just dont go overboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 Just don't use WD40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s4dreamer Posted October 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 I used to use WD40 for everything, then I found a can of VW lube in my car once after a service. This seems to be Teflon or silicon based as it lubricates just about everything, so I was going to give it a try - just wanted opinions first, so thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 It's better to use the VW lube. I can't remember the techy reason that you shouldn't use WD40 - something to do with it attracting dust and eventually making the fan worse. I've used VW service oil on PC fans before and it works a treat. Just peeled back the centre label and put a few drops in - seemed to cure it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorburn Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 If the noise is from the bearings then do as suggested with the service oil, if its not then a program called ATITool can be used to adjust the speed the fan runs at at different temperatures, very handy little tool as I found with my X800XT they tended to be a little conservative with the speeds they ran the fan at, shifting up to audiable speeds for too readily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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