Hey folks, I recently began hearing a squeaking/squealing noise in my PC and was naturally concerned. I was able to narrow down the issue to the right fan of my Geforce GTX 1070 8GB GPU. I have a couple of inquiries for any informed individuals to hopefully help me with!
1. Is there any way for me to easily access and fix the fan? It is slightly wobbly as compared to the left fan which is working fine (No friction, firm connection). Upon removing the side panel of my PC and GPU itself, I was able to easily identify that the right fan was slightly loose and wobbling, but wasn't able to easily find a sticker or panel on the fan to tighten the connection or lubricate the connection.
2. Am I able to turn off the right fan using software like GPU Tweak III, and would this even be a smart solution? (If the right fan not being on would cause the buildup of too much heat then naturally I wouldn't want to use it as a long term solution)
3. I ordered the GPU in April 2019, via PCPartpicker. It was purchased through Outlet PC, and I can't seem to find any website information or seller info on this shop anymore (Maybe the business folded?) and am thus unsure how to contact them over warranty information.
- 3a. As this is now slightly a month out from the 3-year mark, I am not sure that the warranty would even cover my part anymore OR that this issue would be covered by a warranty in the first place
4. Is it time to purchase a new GPU?
1. Is there any way for me to easily access and fix the fan? It is slightly wobbly as compared to the left fan which is working fine (No friction, firm connection). Upon removing the side panel of my PC and GPU itself, I was able to easily identify that the right fan was slightly loose and wobbling, but wasn't able to easily find a sticker or panel on the fan to tighten the connection or lubricate the connection.
2. Am I able to turn off the right fan using software like GPU Tweak III, and would this even be a smart solution? (If the right fan not being on would cause the buildup of too much heat then naturally I wouldn't want to use it as a long term solution)
3. I ordered the GPU in April 2019, via PCPartpicker. It was purchased through Outlet PC, and I can't seem to find any website information or seller info on this shop anymore (Maybe the business folded?) and am thus unsure how to contact them over warranty information.
- 3a. As this is now slightly a month out from the 3-year mark, I am not sure that the warranty would even cover my part anymore OR that this issue would be covered by a warranty in the first place
4. Is it time to purchase a new GPU?