Hey all.
I've had this ATI Radeon HD5870 from Sapphire for about three months now, and it's run great up until two days ago.
Out of nowhere the fan started this loud, grindy whir, only at low fan speed (maybe 20-35%). I've heard rumor of fan problems being a common occurrence in some of the 5000 series.
I couldn't handle this noise, so I jacked the fan speed up to 80% and left it there while I played TF2. Since then the whirring has been intermittent, but I've noticed I'm starting to get brief screen tears or jumbles (not really sure what to call them) just after loading a webpage... oddly specific symptom I know, but it started around the same time.
I did take out the card to try and clean the fan out, but it didn't solve the noise.
Currently the GPU is running at 54.5 degrees C at idle (24% fan). It's been mostly quiet since the initial episode, but it's recurred once or twice.
I'd just like to know if the graphics glitch I'm getting in the web browser is indicative of anything, whether I should just ignore it, be worried, or what.
On the Sapphire page, the warranty section mentions a two year warranty through the vendor on all Sapphire products, yet newegg says my warranty is expired.
So any tips on self-repair would be nice too.
I've had this ATI Radeon HD5870 from Sapphire for about three months now, and it's run great up until two days ago.
Out of nowhere the fan started this loud, grindy whir, only at low fan speed (maybe 20-35%). I've heard rumor of fan problems being a common occurrence in some of the 5000 series.
I couldn't handle this noise, so I jacked the fan speed up to 80% and left it there while I played TF2. Since then the whirring has been intermittent, but I've noticed I'm starting to get brief screen tears or jumbles (not really sure what to call them) just after loading a webpage... oddly specific symptom I know, but it started around the same time.
I did take out the card to try and clean the fan out, but it didn't solve the noise.
Currently the GPU is running at 54.5 degrees C at idle (24% fan). It's been mostly quiet since the initial episode, but it's recurred once or twice.
I'd just like to know if the graphics glitch I'm getting in the web browser is indicative of anything, whether I should just ignore it, be worried, or what.
On the Sapphire page, the warranty section mentions a two year warranty through the vendor on all Sapphire products, yet newegg says my warranty is expired.
So any tips on self-repair would be nice too.
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