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07-02-2011, 05:31 PM #1
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How to clean the fan assembly of an AMD 6950?
Over time I've noticed my idle temps of my AMD 6950 have slowly increased since I installed it in early May. I've looked at the card and I honestly can't figure out how to get the fan assembly off so I can swab it out with Q-tips and alcohol. Has anyone taken apart a card like this? I'm sure mine is full of dust, the rising temps are exactly what happened when my old ATI 4850 got loaded with dust.
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07-02-2011, 06:05 PM #2
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I have always just used canned air and dry q-tips on the blades. I don't take the shrouds off unless I need to redo TIM.
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07-02-2011, 06:56 PM #3
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you can also do a quick and still a little dirty job by sticking the end of a vacume hose over the fan and pulling the dust back out. still leaves a fine coat but gets 98% of it. did that to my gso's a few times.
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07-02-2011, 08:04 PM #4
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canned air always works for me
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07-03-2011, 08:48 PM #5
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Canned air. Man, I can't believe I hadn't thought about that! I have never actually bought canned air before, seriously. I've always done it the hard way with alcohol and Q-tips. I think canned air just *might* be a little easier, especially with the way this card's fan assembly is built. Originally Posted by Joshua_Mahr
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Hmmm, vacuum might just work. I could do that before I get a can of air. Nah, I didn't bail. I lurk from time to time. The past couple of months have been insanely busy with work, in-laws visiting from Korea for three weeks, and now I am looking to change jobs and move. Originally Posted by Blacksmith1
Seems like this is a popular answer. Originally Posted by James86
It must work.
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just don't tilt the can to much or this super cold liquid will come spraying out
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07-04-2011, 06:38 PM #7
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Yikes! That would be bad. Thanks, didn't know that. Originally Posted by James86
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Use short bursts too because you'll also get the squirt of super cold fluid if you squirt too much out.
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