New fan for ATI 9600XT AIW

[justmehere]

Does anyone know what is the cheapest cooler you can buy for the above card ? Also do you have to replace the whole casing that the fan is contained in or just the fan ? Thanks

 

[LeeJend]

You can buy just a fan if you can find the right one. It's safer to buy a whole unit. The overclocker product sites used to have several. There was a thread here at OSNN about finding ATI replacement fans a year or two ago also.

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http://www.somacon.com/p368.php

Vantec, Thermaltake, Arctic Cooling have Vid card coolers. Fit may be an issue, especially for a 9600. The products are intended mostly for overclocking high end cards. If the cooler doesn't quite fit you may be able to use the fan out of it.

 

[justmehere]

Thanks LeeJend checked out the link you posted and I guess it depends on whether or not I can find an exact fit for the fan. But its possible to change the fan alone. Cheers

 

[justmehere]

I just had one more question..can I run this card safely without the fan ? I mainly plan on using the TV Tuner feature and playing DVD's on my computer only. Not into gaming.