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Windows 7: Could my PCIx16 slot be the cause of 3 bad graphics card fans?
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07 Oct 2010
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Win 7 Ultimate x64 6,700 posts Etobicoke, Ontario |
One straight on please.
P.S. If it is warping, it isn't the fan that is warping but the card itself.
| My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Me
OS Win 7 Ultimate x64
CPU Phenom II x4 955 @ 4 GHz.
Motherboard Asus M5A97 EVO
Memory 2x2 GB Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600
Graphics Card Sapphire HD 6850
Sound Card Xonar DGX w/ Logitech X-530
Monitor(s) Displays Acer S232HL Abid
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech Wave
Mouse Logitech G5 v2
PSU Antec Earthwatts 650W Green
Case Antec Three Hundred
Cooling Cooler Master 212 EVO
Hard Drives 120 GB OCZ Vertex 3
500 GB Seagate 7200.12
Internet Speed 24000/1000
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07 Oct 2010
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Windows 7 64 & Ubuntu 64 749 posts |
Quote: Originally Posted by stormy13  One straight on please.
P.S. If it is warping, it isn't the fan that is warping but the card itself. That is straight on, I dont have a tower but a box... I'll take a front view for you to see what I'm talking about... | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Built it myself
OS Windows 7 64 & Ubuntu 64
CPU Intel Quad Core Q6600 2.40GHz
Motherboard Asus
Memory 8g
Graphics Card Nvidia 9600 GT & 9800 GT
Sound Card Turtle Beach 5.1
Monitor(s) Displays Three 19" Dell's & one 46" Samsung 750
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07 Oct 2010
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Service Pack 1 10,506 posts Doncaster, UK |
Could it be a slight misalignment of your motherboard relative to the case? Try loosening the motherboard mounting screws and then insert the card. When installed, retighten the screws. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Dwarf Dwf/11/2012
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Service Pack 1
CPU Intel Core-i5-3570K 4-core @ 3.4GHz (Ivy Bridge) (OC 4.2GHz)
Motherboard ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M
Memory 4 x 4GB DDR3-1600 Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B (16GB)
Graphics Card 2 x AMD Radeon HD7770 1GB CrossFired (OC 1100MHz/1250MHz)
Sound Card Realtek High Definition on board solution (ALC 898)
Monitor(s) Displays ViewSonic VA1912w Widescreen (VGA)
Screen Resolution 1440x900
Keyboard Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 3000 (USB)
Mouse Microsoft Comfort Mouse 3000 for Business (USB)
PSU XFX Pro Series 850W Semi-Modular
Case Gigabyte IF233
Cooling 1 x 120mm Front Inlet 1 x 120mm Rear Exhaust
Hard Drives OCZ Agility 3 SSD 120GB SATA III x2 (RAID 0)
Samsung HD501LJ 500GB SATA II x2
Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB SATA II
Iomega 1.5TB Ext USB 2.0
WD 2.0TB Ext USB 3.0
Internet Speed NetGear DG834Gv3 ADSL Modem/Router (Ethernet) ~4.0 Mb/s (O2)
Antivirus Avast! 8.0.1483
Browser IE 9
Other Info Optical Drive: HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH10LS30 SATA Bluray
Lexmark S305 Printer/Scanner/Copier (USB)
CTF-430 Tablet & Pen
WEI Score: 7.7/7.9/7.4/7.4/7.9
Asus Eee PC 1011PX Netbook (Windows 7 x86 Starter)
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07 Oct 2010
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Windows 7 64 & Ubuntu 64 749 posts |
Quote: Originally Posted by Dwarf Could it be a slight misalignment of your motherboard relative to the case? Try loosening the motherboard mounting screws and then insert the card. When installed, retighten the screws. I dont think so, the machining on this case is really high end and very precise. Its an Origen and is all aluminum, model is X11 Home Theater PC.
Perhaps when I'm tightening down the mounting screw for the graphics card to the PCI slot on the back it does seem to move/tilt the card if tightened all the way | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Built it myself
OS Windows 7 64 & Ubuntu 64
CPU Intel Quad Core Q6600 2.40GHz
Motherboard Asus
Memory 8g
Graphics Card Nvidia 9600 GT & 9800 GT
Sound Card Turtle Beach 5.1
Monitor(s) Displays Three 19" Dell's & one 46" Samsung 750
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07 Oct 2010
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 6,496 posts Hampton VA |
Maybe it's the angle of the dangle, but that main cable (24-pin connectors) looks to be disconnected (See red lines next to cable) 
It should be connected to the motherboard! Am I missing something?  | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Built by me
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU Intel Core i7-950 (3.06GHz) OC to 3.8GHz
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD5 rev 1, F6 Bios
Memory 12 gig Corsair DDR3 Dominator GT Memory (3X 4GB)
Graphics Card AMD Radeon HD6950 2gig (Sapphire)
Sound Card Soundblaster ZXR
Monitor(s) Displays HP ZR22w 22" LCD Monitor
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Logitech Wireless Wave
Mouse Logitech Performance MX
PSU Antec Signature - SG-850
Case Cooler Master HAF X
Cooling Noctua NH-C12P SE14
Hard Drives Primary - OCZ Vertex 4 SSD (256GB). Storage - OCZ Vertex 2 SSD (120GB), 2TB WD Caviar Black.
Internet Speed High Speed Cable
Other Info Memory Timings - 1600MHz @ 8-8-8-20-1T @ 1.640 volts
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07 Oct 2010
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Service Pack 1 10,506 posts Doncaster, UK |
Looking at the image of your system, I would say that a bit of cable management would be beneficial. Your main ATX power cable is running straight across the board, and I see that you have a 20-24 pin extension fitted. Unfortunately, the connector is right next to the graphics slot. Could this be interfering with the fan on the graphics card? | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Dwarf Dwf/11/2012
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Service Pack 1
CPU Intel Core-i5-3570K 4-core @ 3.4GHz (Ivy Bridge) (OC 4.2GHz)
Motherboard ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M
Memory 4 x 4GB DDR3-1600 Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B (16GB)
Graphics Card 2 x AMD Radeon HD7770 1GB CrossFired (OC 1100MHz/1250MHz)
Sound Card Realtek High Definition on board solution (ALC 898)
Monitor(s) Displays ViewSonic VA1912w Widescreen (VGA)
Screen Resolution 1440x900
Keyboard Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 3000 (USB)
Mouse Microsoft Comfort Mouse 3000 for Business (USB)
PSU XFX Pro Series 850W Semi-Modular
Case Gigabyte IF233
Cooling 1 x 120mm Front Inlet 1 x 120mm Rear Exhaust
Hard Drives OCZ Agility 3 SSD 120GB SATA III x2 (RAID 0)
Samsung HD501LJ 500GB SATA II x2
Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB SATA II
Iomega 1.5TB Ext USB 2.0
WD 2.0TB Ext USB 3.0
Internet Speed NetGear DG834Gv3 ADSL Modem/Router (Ethernet) ~4.0 Mb/s (O2)
Antivirus Avast! 8.0.1483
Browser IE 9
Other Info Optical Drive: HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH10LS30 SATA Bluray
Lexmark S305 Printer/Scanner/Copier (USB)
CTF-430 Tablet & Pen
WEI Score: 7.7/7.9/7.4/7.4/7.9
Asus Eee PC 1011PX Netbook (Windows 7 x86 Starter)
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07 Oct 2010
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Windows 7 64 & Ubuntu 64 749 posts |
Quote: Originally Posted by Dwarf Looking at the image of your system, I would say that a bit of cable management would be beneficial. Your main ATX power cable is running straight across the board, and I see that you have a 20-24 pin extension fitted. Unfortunately, the connector is right next to the graphics slot. Could this be interfering with the fan on the graphics card? The cables arent long enough to do any good cable management, trust me I tried. theres a lot going on in there... 3 HDD's, 2 video cards, 8g of ram, dvd, 27 card slot etc
Nothing is disconnected, everything is good.
The fan will face left towards the other graphics card, so no, the cables are on the other side of it. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Built it myself
OS Windows 7 64 & Ubuntu 64
CPU Intel Quad Core Q6600 2.40GHz
Motherboard Asus
Memory 8g
Graphics Card Nvidia 9600 GT & 9800 GT
Sound Card Turtle Beach 5.1
Monitor(s) Displays Three 19" Dell's & one 46" Samsung 750
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07 Oct 2010
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Windows 7 64 & Ubuntu 64 749 posts |
Quote: Originally Posted by sygnus21 Maybe it's the angle of the dangle, but that main cable (24-pin connectors) looks to be disconnected (See red lines next to cable)
It should be connected to the motherboard! Am I missing something? Attachment 102824 Angle of the dangle? haha what?
Some things are disconnected, but thats because I was working on it all day. Pretty much everything that needs to be plugged back in is. And the 24 pin is connected. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Built it myself
OS Windows 7 64 & Ubuntu 64
CPU Intel Quad Core Q6600 2.40GHz
Motherboard Asus
Memory 8g
Graphics Card Nvidia 9600 GT & 9800 GT
Sound Card Turtle Beach 5.1
Monitor(s) Displays Three 19" Dell's & one 46" Samsung 750
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07 Oct 2010
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Service Pack 1 10,506 posts Doncaster, UK |
Quote: Originally Posted by JohnnyScience
Quote: Originally Posted by Dwarf Could it be a slight misalignment of your motherboard relative to the case? Try loosening the motherboard mounting screws and then insert the card. When installed, retighten the screws. I dont think so, the machining on this case is really high end and very precise. Its an Origen and is all aluminum, model is X11 Home Theater PC. Perhaps when I'm tightening down the mounting screw for the graphics card to the PCI slot on the back it does seem to move/tilt the card if tightened all the way Nonetheless, try what I suggested. The motherboard only has to be out of alignment by a fraction of a milimetre for problems to occur when installing cards, especially graphics cards due to the higher density of connectors in the PCIe socket when compared to a PCI one. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Dwarf Dwf/11/2012
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Service Pack 1
CPU Intel Core-i5-3570K 4-core @ 3.4GHz (Ivy Bridge) (OC 4.2GHz)
Motherboard ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M
Memory 4 x 4GB DDR3-1600 Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B (16GB)
Graphics Card 2 x AMD Radeon HD7770 1GB CrossFired (OC 1100MHz/1250MHz)
Sound Card Realtek High Definition on board solution (ALC 898)
Monitor(s) Displays ViewSonic VA1912w Widescreen (VGA)
Screen Resolution 1440x900
Keyboard Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 3000 (USB)
Mouse Microsoft Comfort Mouse 3000 for Business (USB)
PSU XFX Pro Series 850W Semi-Modular
Case Gigabyte IF233
Cooling 1 x 120mm Front Inlet 1 x 120mm Rear Exhaust
Hard Drives OCZ Agility 3 SSD 120GB SATA III x2 (RAID 0)
Samsung HD501LJ 500GB SATA II x2
Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB SATA II
Iomega 1.5TB Ext USB 2.0
WD 2.0TB Ext USB 3.0
Internet Speed NetGear DG834Gv3 ADSL Modem/Router (Ethernet) ~4.0 Mb/s (O2)
Antivirus Avast! 8.0.1483
Browser IE 9
Other Info Optical Drive: HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH10LS30 SATA Bluray
Lexmark S305 Printer/Scanner/Copier (USB)
CTF-430 Tablet & Pen
WEI Score: 7.7/7.9/7.4/7.4/7.9
Asus Eee PC 1011PX Netbook (Windows 7 x86 Starter)
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07 Oct 2010
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 6,496 posts Hampton VA |
Quote: Originally Posted by sygnus21 It should be connected to the motherboard! Am I missing something? Attachment 102824
Quote: Originally Posted by Dwarf I see that you have a 20-24 pin extension fitted. Hmmm... that explains it. It looked to be disconnected to me. Never mind.
Quote: Originally Posted by Dwarf I would say that a bit of cable management would be beneficial. Yeah that would definitely help with heat in the long run. Not to mention cables rubbing up against things. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Built by me
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU Intel Core i7-950 (3.06GHz) OC to 3.8GHz
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD5 rev 1, F6 Bios
Memory 12 gig Corsair DDR3 Dominator GT Memory (3X 4GB)
Graphics Card AMD Radeon HD6950 2gig (Sapphire)
Sound Card Soundblaster ZXR
Monitor(s) Displays HP ZR22w 22" LCD Monitor
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Logitech Wireless Wave
Mouse Logitech Performance MX
PSU Antec Signature - SG-850
Case Cooler Master HAF X
Cooling Noctua NH-C12P SE14
Hard Drives Primary - OCZ Vertex 4 SSD (256GB). Storage - OCZ Vertex 2 SSD (120GB), 2TB WD Caviar Black.
Internet Speed High Speed Cable
Other Info Memory Timings - 1600MHz @ 8-8-8-20-1T @ 1.640 volts
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