[QUOTE=VictordeHolland;415070]Are you sure you meant half an hour ago?[/QUOTE]Sigh.

Dead parrot.

[QUOTE=VictordeHolland;415070]Are you sure you meant half an hour ago?[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=xilman;415074]Sigh.

Dead parrot.[/QUOTE]

:deadhorse:

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vuW6tQ0218&t=22s[/url]

[QUOTE=xilman;415074]Sigh.

Dead parrot.[/QUOTE]

Oh, some of us got it. :smile:

Bereft of life...it'd be pushing up the daisies if it wasn't nailed to the perch...etc.

Actually, if you all read the post correctly, he said "[U]not[/U] half an hour ago" :razz: :paul:

To reply to topic, yes, you can mix the cards without problems, as long as they are only NV or only AMD. I always had a mix in my computers, starting with Tesla2070+480, 580+480, 580+570, and later Titan+580. Currently I run 1 Titan and 2 580s in my biggest box. I never used SLI, and I don't see any utility for it. Usually one 580 card connects to 2 monitors, and the other 580 does the phys (setable from NV Ctrl Panel), and the Titan is free. All 3 do some TF, LL, or P-1 at random, 24/7. Never had (big) problems. In another box I had a 7990+7970 till I sold the 7990 when it was not worth to run it anymore (bitcoin related).

[QUOTE=LaurV;415095]Actually, if you all read the post correctly, he said "[U]not[/U] half an hour ago" :razz: :paul:

To reply to topic, yes, you can mix the cards without problems, as long as they are only NV or only AMD......[/QUOTE]

I have run a GTX 460 alongside an onboard AMD graphic chip. Admittedly, I never tried to run mfakto on the low-grade AMD chip. I ran the display from it, for a while. I gave it up because that left me with the limited GPU power to supplement Photoshop performance.

[QUOTE=Madpoo;415093]Oh, some of us got it. :smile:

Bereft of life...it'd be pushing up the daisies if it wasn't nailed to the perch...etc.[/QUOTE]

'E's singin' to the choir invisible! Lovely plumage, though.

[QUOTE=ewmayer;415177]'E's singin' to the choir invisible! Lovely plumage, though.[/QUOTE]
ITYM "beautiful plumage".
HTH
HAND
TTFN

GTX 970 running slow
 

Smells a little like burning plastic in the room around the PC.
I opened the case...the GPU surface is very hot to the touch.
Only 1 of the 3 fans was turning...I gave one a push and it is turning again though it seems slower.
The 3rd won't start back up.

GPU-Z says it is only 73 degree but says fan speed 77% but is 0 RPM.

See screen shot.

The only place I found the fans for my card was Aliexpress. It takes a couple of weeks but they do come, finally. I've bought a couple fans a few years back and then three at once, and these were on my shelf when they were in fact needed.
Some cards use this model ([URL="http://www.aliexpress.com/item/75MM-Power-Logic-PLD08010S12H-DC-12V-0-25A-3Pin-Computer-Cooling-Fan-For-Graphics-Video-Card/32356400364.html"]PLD08010S12H[/URL]), but you better take your apart and check your model.

[QUOTE=petrw1;417836]Smells a little like burning plastic in the room around the PC.
I opened the case...the GPU surface is very hot to the touch.
Only 1 of the 3 fans was turning...I gave one a push and it is turning again though it seems slower.
The 3rd won't start back up.

GPU-Z says it is only 73 degree but says fan speed 77% but is 0 RPM.

See screen shot.[/QUOTE]

Sounds like a warranty issue to me.

[QUOTE=petrw1;417836]Smells a little like burning plastic in the room around the PC.
I opened the case...the GPU surface is very hot to the touch.
Only 1 of the 3 fans was turning...I gave one a push and it is turning again though it seems slower.
The 3rd won't start back up.

GPU-Z says it is only 73 degree but says fan speed 77% but is 0 RPM.

See screen shot.[/QUOTE]

77% is only what PWM is sending the fan. The number would be the same even if the fan is not turning (0rpm). I have replaced quite a few fans on GPUs, and lubricated others. On Ebay, there is a vendor in New Jersey I have bought Asus and Gigabyte GPU fans for. They are not sold as new, IIRC, and since they have the foil Asus hub label, I assume that they are pulls.

On the other hand, you can find all sorts of fans, and not just overseas vendors, by searching on Ebay, or the web in general with model numbers, card names, etc. Try different search combinations, and do pay attention to the location of the vendor, if only so that you know what to expect for a delivery time frame. I have yet to order from any of the Hong Kong, or mainland Chinese, or Taiwanese outlets. I am glad to know that Ali Express does eventually come through. I will have a look at my current inventory and see if there are any fans I can use which I can get new, to hold as backups.

Again: replacing GPU fans can be really tedious, and requires a small, precision screw driver set. Putting it back together can be a real pain, esoecially if you drop a tiny screw down deep somewheres. Still, I have kept cards running with either replacements, or with lubricating what I have. I know LaurV will back me up on this.
[B]
Warning![/B] WD40 is not a good, long-term lubricant, and may wash out whatever lubricant is in a fan.

I have something called "Zoom Spout", which is a plastic squeeze bottle of oil, with a long, thin plastic tube which comes retracted into the bottle. You pull the tube out, and then can infiltrate it into all sorts of places, such as along the wire channel to the motor of a fan, so that you can put a drop of lube on the shaft, by the bearing, and then work the shaft in and out. :smile: