This past week I kept hearing a weird sound in my computer case. Kinda sounded like a fan dragging on it's case. This noise was going on before I cleaned the inside the week before. After it ran for a bit the noise would go away.
I worked up the nerve to track it down, and come to find out it was the fan on my 6800XTreme GFX card. So being brave I carefully opened up fan cover on the card and cleaned the crap out. Caked on dust on the blades, but nothing was dragging inside, Started the pc back up and it still made the same noise.... and after a bit the noise went away just like before.
Well, I started the pc up this morning and no noise. That was a load off my mind.
Now for a couple of questions. Is it ok to lube the fan bearing if possible? I don't see any way to get the fan off the card, and I'm not about to try. I've got some 3-in-One oil and oil for my hair trimmer. Either one ok or leave it alone and cross my fingers?
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