Attempting to fit new fans to graphics card!

[wopad]

So I bought a new card, a dual 1070, I want to change the two fans for a different pair, but I have an issue, the fans are connected via some weird type of splitter where one fan is connected quite normally by clipping it on the end of the splitter lead but the other fan is actually connected right at the base of the splitter where it's plugged into the GPU.

Is it as easy as just buying a new 4 pin splitter with the same coloured wires to connect two fans more easily to it?

Also, I have noticed that there is only one green wire (tachometer wire) on the current splitter, so only one fan is connected to the tachometer? If I buy a new splitter can I just sever one of the tachometer wires so it is exactly the same as the old set up?

 

[Gam3r01]

What card do you have? Why are you trying to replace the fans?

You really arent going to gain anything from this (in fact, it will probably be worse)

 

[mcnumpty23]

yeah i am also puzzled by what you are trying to achieve by doing it?

 

[wopad]

Hopefully less noise, mine are not noisy but there is an annoying low tone revving sound when they speed up which I can hear, do you suggest just getting a sound proof case?

 

[Gam3r01]

First I would look into setting a user defined fan curve in MSI afterburner.
Make it so the fans spin up more gradually with load.

 

[wopad]

I will give this a try, it's an Asus 1070 Dual 8gb OC

 

[mcnumpty23]

which gtx1070?

couldnt even hear the fans on mine even when i overclocked the card to 2100mhz

though must admit my palit card had the largest heatsink i have ever seen on a gpu

as said a custom fan curve in afterburner or the card makers software etc might cure it

edited --typed that as you said which card it was

 

[wopad]

I am not sure how a custom curve will help, I am sensitive to sound and I notice the low tone noise at a fan speed of 37ish and it gets slightly louder at 45.

 

[Gam3r01]

If you can somehow notice the noise at that low of a level, look into some sound dampening for the case.

 

[wopad]

I will play about with MSI but thanks guys, I do have certain hearing ailments which is why I think I am more sensitive than others but this issue is a fan issue with these certain card as I had Rmad one exactly the same before with the same issue but it was a much louder noise.

 

[mcnumpty23]

how hot does the card get if you were to set it to 30%--35% if you start to notice it around 37%

 

[wopad]

at 37% fan speed its around about 60oc+ Do you mean setting the curve to 30-35%?

 

[mcnumpty23]

yes if you dont hear it till 37%

then set it just below the point you hear it or it gets annoying to you

then see if temperatures are ok

 

[wopad]

Good thinking!, thank you guys.

 

[mcnumpty23]

you are welcome