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 Post subject: GPU Fan Rattling/Clicking Noise Simple Mod/Solution
PostPosted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 6:36 pm  (#1) 
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I was having a slight rattling/clicking sound.
Emanating from my new GIGABYTE™ GeForce GTX dual-fan 1050 ti graphics card,
when the fan speeds were set between 60-75%.
Upon removing the card and inspecting it.
I noticed a small space,
(about 1 to 1.5 mils) between the plastic fan mounting brackets and the heatsink.

I deduced from my inspection of the video cards construction,
that the rattling/clicking sound was being produced by the fan mounting brackets,
making contact with the heatsink.

To remedy this,
I used a small piece of adhesive-backed felt,
folded in half,
(adhesive sides of felt folded together).
You can use something other then felt,
but it needs to be soft and fit snugly between the brackets and the heatsink.
Without causing any undue stress on the brackets.
This is why I chose to use felt.

This small piece of soft material folded onto itself,
was just thick enough,
to add the right amount of pressure against the mounting brackets and the heatsink,
without causing any dislocation of the brackets themselves,
or putting the fans out of level.

Doing this creates a small wedge of soft material,
between the fan mounting bracket and the heatsink.
Acting as a vibration mount,
between the mounting bracket and heatsink.
Essentially creating a vibration buffer.

There was also no disassembly required,
other then removal of the GPU to preform this operation.

I used a hobby/X-acto knife,
to gently slide a small piece of felt,
in between the fan bracket and heatsink of each fan.
Only 2 small pieces of felt,
as described above.
Were use for this processes.

After which,
all the vibration from the brackets stopped,
along with the clicking/rattling sound.

The GPU fans now run as they should,
at any fan speed setting.

Below is a graphic I put together.
As an example of what was done.

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 Post subject: Re: GPU Fan Rattling/Clicking Noise Simple Mod/Solution
PostPosted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 6:42 pm  (#2) 
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Make sure you're using real felt and not the cheap knock off sold in some craft stores.
The faux felt is actually a softened plastic and could result in a mess from the elevated temps of the heatsink.

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 Post subject: Re: GPU Fan Rattling/Clicking Noise Simple Mod/Solution
PostPosted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 6:47 pm  (#3) 
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Aah, the old shim the fan bracket trick. Good idea and hopefully they won't fall out of place.....


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 Post subject: Re: GPU Fan Rattling/Clicking Noise Simple Mod/Solution
PostPosted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 6:50 pm  (#4) 
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PhotoMaster wrote:
Make sure you're using real felt and not the cheap knock off sold in some craft stores.
The faux felt is actually a softened plastic and could result in a mess from the elevated temps of the heatsink.


Good point PhotoMaster. ;)
It's actually 100% Merino wool felt,
I purchased at a local sewing shop for a different project.

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 Post subject: Re: GPU Fan Rattling/Clicking Noise Simple Mod/Solution
PostPosted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 6:56 pm  (#5) 
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racer-x wrote:
Aah, the old shim the fan bracket trick.
Good idea and hopefully they won't fall out of place.....

This issue seems to affect many kinds of GPU's.
I have yet to see my mod/solution discussed as a possible fix.
Although I've read many other "so-called" fixes,
which seem like drastic measures,
when compared to what I did.

This did work for me,
but this may not work for everyone.

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 Post subject: Re: GPU Fan Rattling/Clicking Noise Simple Mod/Solution
PostPosted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 8:51 pm  (#6) 
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As long as you use the right felt it should work very well.

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 Post subject: Re: GPU Fan Rattling/Clicking Noise Simple Mod/Solution
PostPosted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 9:11 pm  (#7) 
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PhotoMaster wrote:
As long as you use the right felt it should work very well.

This wasn't even a concern,
but since you mentioned it... I hope that 100% Merino wool felt is the right kind of felt?

:oops:

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 Post subject: Re: GPU Fan Rattling/Clicking Noise Simple Mod/Solution
PostPosted: Wed Sep 27, 2017 12:10 pm  (#8) 
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Your felt is the good stuff they use in fire retardant blankets etc..


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 Post subject: Re: GPU Fan Rattling/Clicking Noise Simple Mod/Solution
PostPosted: Wed Sep 27, 2017 1:02 pm  (#9) 
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animicule wrote:
Your felt is the good stuff they use in fire retardant blankets etc..

Is that so!?
I had no idea.
I used this felt as the backing on a keyboard hand-rest and monitor riser/platform that I made.


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Forgive my shameless self promotion

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If anyone is interested in the desktop background I made,
here's the image below.

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 Post subject: Re: GPU Fan Rattling/Clicking Noise Simple Mod/Solution
PostPosted: Wed Sep 27, 2017 2:13 pm  (#10) 
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The more usual solution

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 Post subject: Re: GPU Fan Rattling/Clicking Noise Simple Mod/Solution
PostPosted: Wed Sep 27, 2017 2:16 pm  (#11) 
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rich2005 wrote:
The more usual solution

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