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WHAT is wrong with my Geforce GTX 1660?????

Explaining what your problem is first before throwing up links to random places usually helps a lot on these forums. Even more so if youre a person who just registered on the forum
 
FreedomEclipse said:
Explaining what your problem is first before throwing up links to random places usually helps a lot on these forums. Even more so if youre a person who just registered on the forum
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yep most tend to ignore threads like this.
 
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jeemaij said:
Thank you! Is there a way for me to fix it?



Sorry about that. I was just super frustrated after getting nowhere with Nvidia and Lenovo.
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Its alright man. I know having stuff break is hard. but its harder for us trying to help you is what im saying. upload to youtube next time if you can too. some people would prefer that instead of a googledrive.

the more info you can give with your initial post. the quicker we can help.
 
whats the manufacturer of the card? They usually sell the replacement fans pretty cheap on ebay/amazon.
 
lexluthermiester said:
Please post pictures in the forum. They're very helpful!
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Nevermind, watched the video, pictures wouldn't have helped.
jeemaij said:
Thank you! Is there a way for me to fix it?
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Yes, that fan has dry bearings and needs some oil. You will need to take the housing off the card and take the fan off the housing. Then you will need to access the bearings on the back-side of the fan motor assembly. You might have to take off a label or remove a rubber bearing cap. Do NOT use WD40. Use a drop or two of a light oil like Marvel Mystery Oil or even full synthetic motor oil(5W30 or 10W30).
 
lexluthermiester said:
Nevermind, watched the video, pictures wouldn't have helped.

Yes, that fan has dry bearings and needs some oil. You will need to take the housing off the card and take the fan off the housing. Then you will need to access the bearings on the back-side of the fan motor assembly. You might have to take off a label or remove a rubber bearing cap. Do NOT use WD40. Use a drop or two of a light oil like Marvel Mystery Oil or even full synthetic motor oil(5W30 or 10W30).
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I tried to find a video that would show how to take that card apart. So I release the 4 screws on the front?
 
jeemaij said:
I tried to find a video that would show how to take that card apart. So I release the 4 screws on the front?
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This is were pictures of the card will be helpful. But yes, it should just be a few screws, then unplug the fan wires from the board. There should be a few more that attach the fan to the housing. Apply a drop or two right into the bearings, and put everything back together in the reverse order you took it all apart. Since you will have it all apart, it's best to oil both fans, just in case.
 
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You can usually remove the fans by undoing two or three screws which are visible if you slowly turn the blades with your finger.
Once the screws are undone you only need to disconnect the wire at the connector.
 
Caring1 said:
You can usually remove the fans by undoing two or three screws which are visible if you slowly turn the blades with your finger.
Once the screws are undone you only need to disconnect the wire at the connector.
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While true, the fan wires are almost always run through the shroud housing and can not be removed without first taking the shroud off the card.
 
I do see the 3 screws visible through the blades. I could unscrew those. But you are saying that I first should take the shroud off the card?

I do have some bar and chain oil. And I have full synthetic 10w-20. Will either of those work?
 
jeemaij said:
I do see the 3 screws visible through the blades. I could unscrew those. But you are saying that I first should take the shroud off the card?
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Unless you think you have enough slack in the fan cables to move the fan around, yeah you'll need to take the shroud off. Based on your video, I can't tell. If you do have enough slack, then go for it.
jeemaij said:
And I have full synthetic 10w-20
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That will work very well. But remember, just 1 or 2 drops. Too much and the excess oil will leak back out and get all over your card and attract dust.
 
Unless you're very lucky oiling the fan won't buy you more than a few months...it's generally better to replace them--assuming you can find a suitable replacement.
 
I take it the warranty period is over? It's not an old card.
 
300BaudBob said:
Unless you're very lucky oiling the fan won't buy you more than a few months...
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Not true at all. Oiling fan bearings that may have not been given enough lube at the point of manufacturing is a great long term solution. I rarely have to re-oil a fan after having done so. Fan bearings are not magic. Keep them lubed and they run great. If the lube dries up, re-lube, carry on.
300BaudBob said:
it's generally better to replace them--assuming you can find a suitable replacement.
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That about sums it up.
 
lexluthermiester said:
Not true at all. Oiling fan bearings that may have not been given enough lube at the point of manufacturing is a great long term solution. I rarely have to re-oil a fan after having done so. Fan bearings are not magic. Keep them lubed and they run great. If the lube dries up, re-lube, carry on.

That about sums it up.
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Maybe I'm just unlucky, but I've repaired a lot of computer fans and found it generally not worth the trouble. Better luck with large air-conditioning type fans especially since they often have large motors that are not cheap to replace so more worthy of the time it takes. But of course ymmv.
 
I clicked the dangerous link and found.... a video! whew

broken fan bearing seems likely, you didnt use compressed air and over-rev or spin the fan backwards did you?
 
Frick said:
I take it the warranty period is over? It's not an old card.
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Well, it came with a Lenovo desktop. Nvidia says I have to go through Lenovo. I do have an extended warranty but it's not through Lenovo. Lenovo's ended 1 month ago (1 yr warranty). So it looks like I'm out of luck with Nvidia and Lenovo. But I do have this extended warranty that I could use to get some coverage. To do that, I need a quote.

Mussels said:
I clicked the dangerous link and found.... a video! whew

broken fan bearing seems likely, you didnt use compressed air and over-rev or spin the fan backwards did you?
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No, I didn't do anything at all with it until I started hearing the sound. Then I opened up the computer to try to locate the source. I still haven't done anything to it.

300BaudBob said:
Unless you're very lucky oiling the fan won't buy you more than a few months...it's generally better to replace them--assuming you can find a suitable replacement.
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Replace the fan or the card?
 
jeemaij said:
Replace the fan or the card?
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either. you can find fan assembly's for that card on ebay. but i would contact the manufacturer first to see if they would be willing to ship you out a replacement before you modify the card if its still under warranty.

there are also 3rd party after market options available like Arctic Cooling who will do coolers for that card but in their case its more a case of replacing the stock heatsink for one of their better ones.

It all depends how much time and money you want to throw at it.


As for replacing the card -- since the PC is a business unit (or formerly a business unit) i would be cautious about what you upgrade to because those PCs dont tend to come with power supplies that can give a lot of juice.
 
FreedomEclipse said:
either. you can find fan assembly's for that card on ebay. but i would contact the manufacturer first to see if they would be willing to ship you out a replacement before you modify the card if its still under warranty.

there are also 3rd party after market options available like Arctic Cooling who will do coolers for that card but in their case its more a case of replacing the stock heatsink for one of their better ones.

It all depends how much time and money you want to throw at it.


As for replacing the card -- since the PC is a business unit (or formerly a business unit) i would be cautious about what you upgrade to because those PCs dont tend to come with power supplies that can give a lot of juice.
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It's not under warranty. It's just over 1 year now. Plus, because it came in a computer, Nvidia is not willing to work with me at all. Though they did chat with me yesterday and agreed that it's the fan.
 
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