I have seen a couple people complain about the fans failing. Can any of you confirm that this is a problem, and if so is there any way to prevent it?
261080
I have had it for about a year or more and I haven't had fan problems at all. The only complaint I have is the amd drivers. Other then that it's a good card
896747
Fans are made to run in any orientation, people have had the problem your complaining about though. Seems to be luck of the draw, the set I have didn't make noise vertically but I didn't use mine that long.
1425323
I've not had a problem...as others have said, be certain that fan has area free for air flow.
1586376
I've had mine since November, the only issue i have with mine is that one of the smaller fans sticks/freezes on start up. With a small "bump" it works fine. Other than that i have no other problems with my unit.
1686823
I have not had any problems with the fan oscillating. I would think it would be a good reason for replacement, maybe take it back where you got it. The only thing I think is it should have a medium setting.
450916
Do you have any internal fans? If so are they blowing out.....not sucking in.
282525
No. I had two of these fans and they are very noisy and fell apart within 6 months....the only saving "grace" was that I got them with my points I earned...
1890168
Mine does this too, I was told that the fan is turning on and for some reason it is surging. It only does this when in standby mode, does yours do it when in use as well or just stand by?
770183
I've used mine full power for nearly a year now, and there is some signs of oil build-up on the cover. the real issue is the fan bearings failing. actually, the real issue is getting a fully-functional product back from MSI on an RMA. I'm on my 3rd attempt at it, and it all started with a minor inconvenience of the fans not starting, they needed a push to start.
2181448
i have the same problem. bought 3 fans less than a year ago and 2 failed in the last week. i will try and change the fuses but have put Amazon on alert just in case.
286215
Heh. Dead silent.Why? the fan is not running! Ever! There is a switch in the back for ECO mode. Unless the power supply gets hot, it does not spin the fan. Since I have a GTX980 with its lower power draw (Haswell o/c to 4.3GHz, air cooled), the power draw has never been enough to make the fan spin that I have ever seen. The fan is on the top so the heat can go into my case through the fan mesh and get sucked out by my case fans. Works well and the top of the power supply is barely warm.
671942
I've had two since purchased and I've never had any issues. Can imagine that's a monitor specific issue rather than a power issue, I'd say internal components are more likely to fail first over external if for some reason you are really stressing the PSU.
602521
Yes system fan error n the last time i got it I couldn't get passed it until I replaced the part. Known issue, but had to threaten to switch to Dell to get answers. Hope this helps.
2060543
The fans on both of my units are very quiet, I don't notice them at all, and they're sitting on the desk next to me. It's a quiet fan hum of rushing air. If the noise bothered me, I'd sit them under the desk, maybe. I wonder if you got one with a bad fan?
466336
same thing with me too........i bought two. one worked with the fan alaways on.The second never worked even for a minute.....not good...
406668
the card is very reliable if well treated. and if you're lucky. I've used one card full-time maxed out for a year now running F@H, and the only sign is the fans starting to show age. The second card, the fans quit after 6 months, and I'm still waiting for MSI to send me a fully-functioning card after 3 RMAs. keep in mind F@H is running the card at full power, which is much harder on the card than even logging 16 hours a day of most games.for most people and most applications, the card is reliable and should last at least until you build your next gaming pc.
243937
i have the same fan,,this is not normal,,i would send the fan back,,i have no noise in any speed or operation from this product,,i have been thinking about getting a second one,,,sorry to hear your having problems.