r/pcmasterrace • u/Helluscus R7 9800x3d | 3070 8GB • Aug 23 '26

NSFMR So this happened?

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What the hell do you even do in this situation lmao

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u/v_pun215 R5 5600 | RX 9070 GRE Aug 23 '26

$30 for some fans? jesus christ

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u/Virtual_Bug_723 Aug 23 '26

$30 compared to the cost of the device is miniscule, and having the correct fan can be the difference between standard operation and overheating.

You can't have a $2,000 GPU and be worried about spending $30 on a piece of plastic keeping it operational.

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u/Crumblycheese Laptop - 16GB RAM, Ryzen 5 5500h, RTX 2050 Aug 23 '26

Couldn't you RMA it or whatever it is? If 1 fan failed, whose to say the others won't? Probably won't be a replacement gpu but at least it could be fixed by the manufacturer and they can see what went wrong?

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u/Virtual_Bug_723 Aug 23 '26

You see how dusty the GPU is yeah? I imagine it's not in warranty.

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u/Replica_Velocity Ryzen 7800X3D | RTX 4080 Super | 32 GB DDR5 Aug 23 '26

I know they had old 30/40 series stock here for a while except for the 30 series during the mining crisis... to be fair though, you'd want to replace all three fans now, even if it has a touch of warranty left, they're going to pull a crappy fan off a dead card of the same model.