Wire in my fan.

Aceman.au · Feb 19, 2012, 12:40 PM

Well Ive been hearing clicking when starting my PC up lately and I finally remembered to check it out a few mins ago and discovered a cable stopping 1 of my 3 fans on my 2nd 7970 from spinning. Can this damage the fan or does that fan automatically stop if something is blocking it?

Black Panther · Feb 19, 2012, 12:56 PM

Apologies for sounding a bit obvious, but my guess is that if you removed the blocking wire and the fan now runs fine and noiseless then no damage has been done.

specks · Feb 19, 2012, 01:00 PM

If it was left like that then it would damage the fan motor.

Aceman.au · Feb 19, 2012, 01:07 PM

Its only been about 2 days it's been there (I think) and the fan is running completely normal now.

Aceman.au · Feb 19, 2012, 01:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by specks

If it was left like that then it would damage the fan motor.

Pray for me that it doesn't happen

de.das.dude · Feb 19, 2012, 01:47 PM

why cant you simply move the wire out of the way. and yes it will damage your fan and that can in turn damage your PSU.

jpierce55 · Feb 19, 2012, 01:50 PM

It can burn the fan out, but if the fan is still working and working good you are probably fine.

Aceman.au · Feb 19, 2012, 01:50 PM

I did lol.

de.das.dude · Feb 19, 2012, 03:50 PM

you lol'd ? when i read this thread i was like

no offence though

jpierce55 · Feb 19, 2012, 03:59 PM

Considering the cost of a 7970 I think he was just concerned he damaged the cooling fan. It did not sound like a troll to mel

de.das.dude · Feb 19, 2012, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jpierce55

Considering the cost of a 7970 I think he was just concerned he damaged the cooling fan. It did not sound like a troll to mel

note that he said he didnt want to move it out of the way. and asked if it would damage if it stayed there.

jpierce55 · Feb 19, 2012, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by de.das.dude

note that he said he didnt want to move it out of the way. and asked if it would damage if it stayed there.

I don't see him saying that. He said he thinks it had been there for 2 days.

AsRock · Feb 19, 2012, 05:11 PM

Could damage the copper wire ( thin coating on wire ) in the fan like burn a short in it but if it's running ok should be fine.

de.das.dude · Feb 19, 2012, 06:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jpierce55

I don't see him saying that. He said he thinks it had been there for 2 days.

"Pray for me that it doesn't happen"

maybe he should have used didnt?

r maybe my english is bork BoRk

Aceman.au · Feb 19, 2012, 10:36 PM

I did not leave it there on purpose...

Now here's somethi interesting... The clicking wasn't my 7970 fan as I first thought, cause it happened again just 5 mins ago when I booted up, so I put my ear to the top of the PC and found that it was the 230mm fan on the roof of the case making the sound (I unplugged it and it stopped instantly)... Lol well, I've fixed two problems started by one.

de.das.dude · Feb 20, 2012, 04:18 AM

dude, you need some serious cable management.

Aceman.au · Feb 20, 2012, 05:37 AM

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m1dg3t · Feb 20, 2012, 05:41 AM

Nice system, shitty wire management! Spend some time making that rig look as good as it's supposed to

Radical_Edward · Feb 20, 2012, 05:45 AM

You have a Haf-X and you don't manage your cables?

Aceman.au · Feb 20, 2012, 05:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by m1dg3t

Nice system, shitty wire management! Spend some time making that rig look as good as it's supposed to

Lol I'm lazy, i did do a bit of cable management but yeah, this is as good as it's going to get.

de.das.dude · Feb 20, 2012, 07:42 AM

plugging in wires to their respective places untidily is NOT called cable management ;p

specks · Feb 20, 2012, 09:02 AM

Dude! Seriously, manage those cables and get a better cpu cooler. The HAF-X got some cable management potentials. You should put it to use.

If you wont clean that up better give that rig to me :P

Yo_Wattup · Feb 20, 2012, 09:16 AM

Lol why do you have 2x 7970s for a 1080p display in the first place? Or is your system specs wrong?

micropage7 · Feb 20, 2012, 10:18 AM

you could tie those cables and i guarantee it would be much better, you gonna have better airflow, neat system and clean look

Jetster · Feb 20, 2012, 11:08 AM

Shame Shame

Feb 19, 2012, 12:40 PM	#1
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Feb 19, 2012, 01:00 PM	#3
specks Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 422 (0.52/day) Thanks: 424 Thanked 87 Times in 59 Posts System Specs	If it was left like that then it would damage the fan motor.

Feb 19, 2012, 01:07 PM	#4
Aceman.au Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In front of a PC screen. If not there, Kialla West, Australia Posts: 1,234 (0.69/day) Thanks: 190 Thanked 50 Times in 46 Posts System Specs	Its only been about 2 days it's been there (I think) and the fan is running completely normal now. __________________ Derp?™ “mid mars? but interplanetary shipping suuuuucks” -Mussels Before you flame: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asperger_syndrome I got no idea whats going on lol

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Aceman.au Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In front of a PC screen. If not there, Kialla West, Australia Posts: 1,234 (0.69/day) Thanks: 190 Thanked 50 Times in 46 Posts System Specs	I did lol. __________________ Derp?™ “mid mars? but interplanetary shipping suuuuucks” -Mussels Before you flame: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asperger_syndrome I got no idea whats going on lol

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Feb 19, 2012, 03:59 PM	#10
jpierce55 Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,291 (0.53/day) Thanks: 134 Thanked 92 Times in 84 Posts System Specs	Considering the cost of a 7970 I think he was just concerned he damaged the cooling fan. It did not sound like a troll to mel

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