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| Processor | 5800x(2)/5700g/5600x/5600g/2700x/1700x/1700 |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | MSI B550 Carbon (2)/ MSI z490 Unify/Asus Strix B550-F/MSI B450 Tomahawk (3) |
| Cooling | EK AIO 360 (2)/EK AIO 240, Arctic Cooling Freezer II 280/EVGA CLC 280/Noctua D15/Cryorig M9(2) |
| Memory | 32 GB Ballistix Elite/32 GB TridentZ/16GB Mushkin Redline Black/16 GB Dominator |
| Video Card(s) | Asus Strix RTX3060/EVGA 970(2)/Asus 750 ti/Old Quadros |
| Storage | Samsung 970 EVO M.2 NVMe 500GB/WD Black M.2 NVMe 500GB/Adata 500gb NVMe |
| Display(s) | Acer 1080p 22"/ (3) Samsung 22" 1080p |
| Case | (2) Lian Li Lancool II Mesh/Corsair 4000D /Phanteks Eclipse 500a/Be Quiet Pure Base 500/Bones of HAF |
| Power Supply | EVGA Supernova 850G(2)/EVGA Supernova GT 650w/Phantek Amps 750w/Seasonic Focus 750w |
| Mouse | Generic Black wireless (5) |
| Keyboard | Generic Black wireless (5) |
| Software | Win 10/Ubuntu |
Ok, I got home last night and decided I was going to try to OC my BFG 8800GT a bit more. So, I opened up ATI tool, to find that my card was idling at 93c..
I thought this had to be a mistake, so I opened Rivatuner to find the same thing. I went into the Rivatuner fan control and increased the fan speed to 60%. I knew there was a problem when I didn't hear the fan ramp up at all. So, I got a flashlight out and opened the case to find the fan was NOT spinning at all. Great, I've got a dead fan, making the card currently useless. 
Here's the questions: If the cards spent a few days idling at this toasty temp, do you think it would have any permanent damage (didn't notice any before I uninstalled it)? Should I RMA it, or should I just buy aftermarket cooling (assuming it is still working properly)? My concern about RMA is that it's through Best Buy. If I return it to them by mail, it may be three weeks before I see a new one. If I take it to my local Best Buy, they will NOT replace it. They instead will give credit for the purchase price. Problem with this is that I got the card on sale in december for $237, and now it's $279. What should I do guys??
I thought this had to be a mistake, so I opened Rivatuner to find the same thing. I went into the Rivatuner fan control and increased the fan speed to 60%. I knew there was a problem when I didn't hear the fan ramp up at all. So, I got a flashlight out and opened the case to find the fan was NOT spinning at all. Great, I've got a dead fan, making the card currently useless. Here's the questions: If the cards spent a few days idling at this toasty temp, do you think it would have any permanent damage (didn't notice any before I uninstalled it)? Should I RMA it, or should I just buy aftermarket cooling (assuming it is still working properly)? My concern about RMA is that it's through Best Buy. If I return it to them by mail, it may be three weeks before I see a new one. If I take it to my local Best Buy, they will NOT replace it. They instead will give credit for the purchase price. Problem with this is that I got the card on sale in december for $237, and now it's $279. What should I do guys??
