Radeon HD 3850 Heatsink

Indigo · 11-10-2010, 03:02 PM

So I acquired a 3850 video card recently and the fan on the heatsink is a non standard design (one of those huge two slot pieces o junk with the non-standard fan) and oh my, guess what - the fan is shot.

Has anyone ever replaced a fan on the 3850 and can recommend a good one to buy? Not looking for expensive, and I'm not looking to just buy a replacement card - the card works fine, it's just the fan is not capable of spinning anymore.

Cabbs · 11-11-2010, 12:33 AM

You could rig a standard fan to it for temporary use. I've done it on a couple video cards before. Otherwise maybe something like this? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=263602_304642

Probably not worth it to put an expensive heatsink on it.

foothead · 11-11-2010, 05:37 AM

Get a 120mm case fan and hold it on with two rubber bands.

Can you post a photo of it so I can get a better idea what you're dealing with?

11-10-2010, 03:02 PM	#1
Indigo Fully Optimized Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: USA Posts: 1,815	Radeon HD 3850 Heatsink So I acquired a 3850 video card recently and the fan on the heatsink is a non standard design (one of those huge two slot pieces o junk with the non-standard fan) and oh my, guess what - the fan is shot. Has anyone ever replaced a fan on the 3850 and can recommend a good one to buy? Not looking for expensive, and I'm not looking to just buy a replacement card - the card works fine, it's just the fan is not capable of spinning anymore.

11-11-2010, 12:33 AM	#2
Cabbs Golden Master Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 7,933	Re: Radeon HD 3850 Heatsink You could rig a standard fan to it for temporary use. I've done it on a couple video cards before. Otherwise maybe something like this? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=263602_304642 Probably not worth it to put an expensive heatsink on it. __________________ =Like anime? Come to AnimeAppeal.com!= \|\|DFI UT P35\|\|Q9550@3400 Mhz\|\|Geil 4GB RAM\|\|Radeon 5770\|\|

11-11-2010, 05:37 AM	#3
foothead ಠ_ಠ Join Date: May 2009 Location: 'Murica! Posts: 9,037	Re: Radeon HD 3850 Heatsink Get a 120mm case fan and hold it on with two rubber bands. Can you post a photo of it so I can get a better idea what you're dealing with? __________________ Desktop: PII 955, 4GB DDR3 1333, M4A79T, 250GB 7200.10, HD 5770, 3x HG281D Laptop: Q9000, 4GB DDR3, DV7 mb, 40GB Hitachi, HD 4650M, 23" AOC LED backlit panel Netbook: Pink ASUS 1005HAB, Atom N270, 1GB DDR2, 160GB HDD, Intel 945G, 63 Whr battery

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