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by infinitegod

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My friend recently sold me a Geforce4 ti4200 graphics card but the fan isnt working - its a circular type.
Is it possible to replace this or do I have to purchase the entire casing\heatsink?
I don't mind paying out but it seems such a waste just for a measly piece of plastic :-)

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by cg it

if you can get the fan off without ruining the GPU you prolly can replace the fan. Most fan heatsinks are glued on to the GPU and prying them off will ruin the GPU.

I've replaced fans on graphics cards where the fan is screwed on to the heatsink. Used an old 486 40mm fan and screwed it onto the existing heatsink.

I suggest that you don't use any type of epoxy solvent to try and get the heatsink off the GPU. [some hardware sites suggest this]. The solvent tends to not only disolve the epoxy glue but the PCB board around the GPU and GPU outer silicon cover as well.

by infinitegod

It isnt a problem removing the fan or heatsink.
My question was - can the 'circular fan' be replaced

by infinitegod

Thanks for the link Dalton - the following item is what I was hoping for.

'SPIRE COOLFORCE II ALL COPPER LED FAN GPU COOLER KIT'

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