8800GT Done for?

[megawhompertoo]

yes they does Consript. Thank god.. Do you think running the fan 100% for like 5 hours killed it? it's now just sounding kind of sratchy but not as bad... I don't feel like waiting as i already waited a week so im just gonna use it till it really bites the dust... I'm only running at 80% Now though...

if the fan is failing after five hours of running at it's maximum rated speed, then the bearings probably leaked or were improperly lubricated in the first place. a clicky-to-grindy sound is the normal result of bearing wear.

you said you checked for crap stuck in the blades--you might want to give it one more go to verify that some tiny piece of transparent plastic or something isn't catching in there somewhere, but that's sort-of unlikely.

advice would be to send it back if its under warranty. if you don't want to wait, you could slap a nice aftermarket hsf fan on there for ~$65 (hr03-gt + nice low speed 90mm arctic cooling fan), or a simpler, cheaper solution like a vf900-cu.

i'd be angry enough at the poor workmanship to demand a refund/return, but i understand how frustrating waiting for a replacement might be. there are virtual wars to win, which can't be fought at 6fps.

[reynolddog]

worst buy said they'd take it back. Also, after seeing what others said, i was at fault and from now on will run the fan at 60 on load and at idle.

[camper.]

worst buy said they'd take it back. Also, after seeing what others said, i was at fault and from now on will run the fan at 60 on load and at idle.

Granted, that fans should generally last a lot longer than 5 hours at full speed. Better you found out early in any case.

[megawhompertoo]

Granted, that fans should generally last a lot longer than 5 hours at full speed. Better you found out early in any case.

for a fan to fail at full speed means the fan was failing from the get-go.

fans should run at their highest rated speed at no problem for whatever the warranty period is.

[looqas]

BFG gives you head-ache? Is that what the sticker wants to say?

Ok, seriously. If it's broken then RMA it. That kind of a sound is not normal even in GT.

[imported_Morx]

i've had a BFG OC 8800GT 512mb since the middle of dec...i haven't experienced any problems like that.

[reynolddog]

Well i just heard a "Crunch crunch" So i shut down, took the card out, only to find the darned OC sticker binding with the fan blades! You guys were right. So i took the sticker out, put the card back in, Prest-o! Works without that annoying sound anymore. :)

[=98=]

Come on guys, stop fighting...

They are graphics cards, not hot women...

[Oli]

Come on guys, stop fighting...

They are graphics cards, not hot women...

Internet people have permanent beer goggles on where they see £600 graphics cards as Eva Longoria. One does not simply stop them

[camper.]

Come on guys, stop fighting...

They are graphics cards, not hot women...

Ahem....

[=98=]

rofl. I wouldn't argue if AMD were a better product, it's just not.

Although, i hope they make something killer. They keep Intel on their toes

[megawhompertoo]

Well i just heard a "Crunch crunch" So i shut down, took the card out, only to find the darned OC sticker binding with the fan blades! You guys were right. So i took the sticker out, put the card back in, Prest-o! Works without that annoying sound anymore. :)

yay!!!

[I-AM-J3ST3R]

I run both of my 8800GTs fan speeds at 55%. It was 65% when I only had my EVGA but once I installed the second 8800GT it was too loud for them to both be above 60%. Very audible and I am amazed the OP could even handle 100%. That speed alone may very well have been the downfall of the fan. I'd RMA it back to BFG and get a replacement.

[megawhompertoo]

I run both of my 8800GTs fan speeds at 55%. It was 65% when I only had my EVGA but once I installed the second 8800GT it was too loud for them to both be above 60%. Very audible and I am amazed the OP could even handle 100%. That speed alone may very well have been the downfall of the fan. I'd RMA it back to BFG and get a replacement.

nothing in the world wrong with running a fan at 100% if you can stand the noise.

hint: read the thread

[reynolddog]

Noise didn't really bother me. It bothered everyone else but now me :p