XFX 4890 black edition replacement cooler

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Splendidza

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Hi guys my card's fan just broke, does anyone know if you can replace just the fan, if not what good replacement coolers are there?
 
Heh, you might have some options. I'll see what I can find. You could even do a DIY project on it. Sometimes just replacing the fan with a normal 120mm case fan will make a huge difference, sure it won't look pretty... but it gets the job done. I'll reply here with whatever I find.
 
Here's what I found, although I honestly can't say if these will fit, unless I specified otherwise:

http://www.takealot.com/electronics/thermalright-vrm-r3-vga-cooler,9685589
http://www.takealot.com/electronics/thermalright-vrm-r4-vga-cooler,9685592
http://www.takealot.com/electronics/thermalright-vrm-r2-vga-cooler,9685583
http://www.takealot.com/electronics/thermalright-vrm-r1-vga-cooler,9685580
http://www.takealot.com/electronics/thermalright-hr-11-aluminium-vga-cooler,2702936

These are ones that WILL fit, though I'm not sure where to get them locally. I'll see if I can find something for you.

http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/zalman_vf3000a/
http://www.frozencpu.com/cat/l3/g40...ling-VGA_HeatsinksCoolers-ATI_Card-Page1.html

If I find anything I'll link it.

Here's one that might just fit:
http://www.prophecy.co.za/thermalri....html?osCsid=f7f2f137ffa95d9e09ea3d3c94608abe

Another good idea is to maybe get something like this:
http://www.wootware.co.za/lian-li-b...r-aluminium-require-2-x-pci-slot-1000rpm.html

Or this is maybe even a better idea:
http://www.landmarkpc.co.za/store/zalman-zmsc100-system-cooling-p-2873.html

Also keep in mind that the nice thing about the thermalright coolers are you can usually attach a 120mm fan to it no problem, which will help a massive amount with cooling. Though you might not have enough space for anything else, but it will make your card look badass!
 
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I had a 9800GTX where the fan broke. I stripped the fan off and literally used elastic bands to hold a 120mm case fan directly to the heat sink and that cooled the card better than the stock cooler did :D was an epic WIN
 
panthis said:
I had a 9800GTX where the fan broke. I stripped the fan off and literally used elastic bands to hold a 120mm case fan directly to the heat sink and that cooled the card better than the stock cooler did :D was an epic WIN
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Yeah it's usually quiter then the stock fan as well. It pushes more air which just helps a lot.
 
Yeah having a lot of problems finding one that will fit, what about a expansion slot cooler that you just use under your card?
 
Went with plan C and bought myself a 560 ti :P thnx for the help guys will still try and fix that one, saw the arctic twin cooler pro for R400 just takes awhile to get here but that should fix that card aswell
 
Splendidza said:
Went with plan C and bought myself a 560 ti :P thnx for the help guys will still try and fix that one, saw the arctic twin cooler pro for R400 just takes awhile to get here but that should fix that card aswell
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Or you can send the card my way. I can use a upgrade! :D
 
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