It turns out you can replace your video card fan. The downside is that it's fiddly, nervous-making work. I saved about a hundred dollars over replacing it. Not sure what it would have cost to get it repaired at Fry's or Best Buy, but I'm glad I didn't find out.
And what's up with RAM heat sinks on video cards? Do they actually do something, or is it just feature-itis? Well I installed them anyway, sigh.
The silence that came out of my PC case last night was music to my ears. I feel better already.
I think my case fan is broken. The video card tends to overheat after ~60 minutes and start painting static across the screen.
ReplyDeleteMy "fix" is to open the case, take a desk fan, point it into the case, and run the fan whenever playing a game that uses the video card.
I'm just going to buy a new computer whenever Diablo 3 comes out anyways, right...
Hahaha
ReplyDeleteHave you seen this blog?
http://thereifixedit.com/