Author: James Courtier-Dutton Date: To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Graphics Card Fan Noise
On 20 October 2010 21:12, Philip Stubbs <philip@???> wrote: > On 20 October 2010 18:49, Rob Malpass <linux@???> wrote:
>> Hi all
>> Anyone experienced this? Any known workarounds?
>
> The only sure way to fix this it to replace the fan. What is happening
> is as the bearings heat up, the remaining oil in them will start to
> flow better and cause the noise to go away. Cleaning the fan will only
> improve things marginally as the balance will be better, but your
> bearings will still be worn and/or low on oil.
>
> I had the same problem, and tried lubricating the bearings. It worked
> for a little while, but the noise came back. I then had a strop with
> it, and bought a cheap fan-less graphics card.
>
>
I try to always get fanless graphics cards. They handle 2D tasks like
X, and HD Video playback.
It is only really worth getting a faster graphics card if you play 3D
games or have some other need for fast 3D.
