Hey all,
I've got a Sapphire Radeon 6950, the one with a single fan.
Last night my machine started getting choppy, so I checked the fan and saw it wasn't spinning very well and the temperature was high.
The fan was wobbly a few months ago, but I just pressed it down and it spun freely again.
If I manually spin the fan, it stops after a rotation so I assume it is seizing up somehow.
Can I just unscrew the fan and clean it out or regrease the bearing? I'm not experienced with this stuff, but to me it looks like the fan is just screwed on. If I do that, do I need new thermal paste?
I've got a Sapphire Radeon 6950, the one with a single fan.
Last night my machine started getting choppy, so I checked the fan and saw it wasn't spinning very well and the temperature was high.
The fan was wobbly a few months ago, but I just pressed it down and it spun freely again.
If I manually spin the fan, it stops after a rotation so I assume it is seizing up somehow.
Can I just unscrew the fan and clean it out or regrease the bearing? I'm not experienced with this stuff, but to me it looks like the fan is just screwed on. If I do that, do I need new thermal paste?