GPU explosion wtf

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During building my pc I was messing with gpu fans suddenly there was a little sound (machis pataka sound) after that my gpu fans dot work but gpu working perfectly fine. I even tested gpu fan wires with case fans still no luck.
Does anyone know the cause ?
By the way I'm using two case fans to cool down my gpu now.



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NaNoW

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During building my pc I was messing with gpu fans suddenly there was a little sound (machis pataka sound) after that my gpu fans dot work but gpu working perfectly fine. I even tested gpu fan wires with case fans still no luck.
Does anyone know the cause ?
By the way I'm using two case fans to cool down my gpu now.



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sounds like you probably shorted the fans on the gpu...if you can locate fan's power cable coming out of it and into the gpu..you should be able to test via voltmeter if the socket is still providing power and then replace the fans
 

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During building my pc I was messing with gpu fans suddenly there was a little sound (machis pataka sound) after that my gpu fans dot work but gpu working perfectly fine. I even tested gpu fan wires with case fans still no luck.
Does anyone know the cause ?
By the way I'm using two case fans to cool down my gpu now.



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What were you doing exactly? cuz usually they don't shorted on routine cleaning.

Wire got shorted, which means you need alternate wire to be mod on it. Which might be simple.
 

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During building my pc I was messing with gpu fans suddenly there was a little sound (machis pataka sound) after that my gpu fans dot work but gpu working perfectly fine. I even tested gpu fan wires with case fans still no luck.
Does anyone know the cause ?
By the way I'm using two case fans to cool down my gpu now.



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First thing is that it shouldn't have happened considering
Now hardware has short circuit protection ( the system will shutdown or that hardware will shutdown before poping )
Even if the blades of the fan are stopped by hand still the circuits have protection to avoid mishaps.

Keeping in mind that your GPU has multiple fans and none of them work and keeping in mind the pataka sound most probably your GPU fan controller is dead.
When a running motor is stopped by some external force it draws too much current to overcome that force and tries to rotate. That over current might have resulted in that pataka and destroyed the controller and that fan as well. So i think one of the fan and GPU fan controller is dead. Or it might be either of them is dead.
But again keeping in mind the protections now the circuits have i think it was just your bad luck. Because i had my GPU fan stopped multiple times due to a sata cable that was touching it but nothing bad happened. Also i have even dropped nuts and bolts ( by mistake ) on my GPU's back, the GPU just stops giving display and after a restart everything is back alive running perfect.
 

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Just tape a case fan on the card for now and tell me which gpu you are using exactly 😶

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well avoid touching the gpu fan which is considered a sin i suggest replace a fan by a aftermarket one if your gpu is a stock then it'll be difficult to find parts. try using intel stock cooler as a gpu fan of it usually helps

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First thing is that it shouldn't have happened considering
Now hardware has short circuit protection ( the system will shutdown or that hardware will shutdown before poping )
Even if the blades of the fan are stopped by hand still the circuits have protection to avoid mishaps.

Keeping in mind that your GPU has multiple fans and none of them work and keeping in mind the pataka sound most probably your GPU fan controller is dead.
When a running motor is stopped by some external force it draws too much current to overcome that force and tries to rotate. That over current might have resulted in that pataka and destroyed the controller and that fan as well. So i think one of the fan and GPU fan controller is dead. Or it might be either of them is dead.
But again keeping in mind the protections now the circuits have i think it was just your bad luck. Because i had my GPU fan stopped multiple times due to a sata cable that was touching it but nothing bad happened. Also i have even dropped nuts and bolts ( by mistake ) on my GPU's back, the GPU just stops giving display and after a restart everything is back alive running perfect.
I think you are right my gpu fan controller died, I am using case fans to cool it. I have to live with it now :/



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well avoid touching the gpu fan which is considered a sin i suggest replace a fan by a aftermarket one if your gpu is a stock then it'll be difficult to find parts. try using intel stock cooler as a gpu fan of it usually helps

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Stock cooler can't even cool cpu and gpu is even hotter by the way I'm using two case fans u can see in pictures.


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Top two fans you see my gpu is directly below them one fan is intake and other one is exhaust my temps are staying in 70s in gaming is it ok ?


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The case looks tight that is why it exploded ( I have seen a wind force r9 280x and that was a big card my friend had to modify his dell case just to fit it ) the psu us too close and touching the gpu if fans are not working of gpu just remove the plastic fan rim keep the aluminum heat sink on and let case fans cool it

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70 is totally fine for that GPU rather a very good temp keeping in mind your tiny case. Just for future, for tiny cases like these the GPU with blower fans always give much lower gpu and case temps :)
 

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The case looks tight that is why it exploded ( I have seen a wind force r9 280x and that was a big card my friend had to modify his dell case just to fit it ) the psu us too close and touching the gpu if fans are not working of gpu just remove the plastic fan rim keep the aluminum heat sink on and let case fans cool it

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Plastic fan cage is already removed if u look closely. Gpu is dead close but not touching the cpu cooler or psu.


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The case looks tight that is why it exploded ( I have seen a wind force r9 280x and that was a big card my friend had to modify his dell case just to fit it ) the psu us too close and touching the gpu if fans are not working of gpu just remove the plastic fan rim keep the aluminum heat sink on and let case fans cool it

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Explosion take pace before installing gpu in this case actually I messed up with wires.


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Thats one congested case you got there.

How did you manage to squeeze everything in there??
 

TheDark

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Putting big things in small spaces is something we men are good at 😏

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Stock cooler can't even cool cpu and gpu is even hotter by the way I'm using two case fans u can see in pictures.


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Well you can always adjust the speed using msiafterburner etc what i meant was if your gpu was stock for nvidia cards their stock version often have small fans like a blower i think intel size might help there otherwise 90mm and 120mm will do the trick aswell

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