Loud video card fan

[Dragon]

Hi, I got this ATI sapphire radeon x1600 pro about a year ago and lately it's been getting louder and louder, the fan is like making a grinding noise. I was wondering what I could do to fix this?

 

[LinkedKube]

Well if its just now doing it then, that's definately a problem. You could always spend 20 bux and replace it! Or if you have a warranty go through the long task of RMA

 

[CMH]

Well, clean out the dust and see if that helps.

If it doesn't, changing out the cooling system would be a good idea, but may be tricky for someone who's not done it before. Slightly harder than changing the CPU heatsink.

 

[Dragon]

yeah...I've never done it before, are heatsinks for a video card available everywhere?

 

[LinkedKube]

Just have to make sure the HS is compatable with the card.