ATi 4850HD Sapphire

Rebel_ · 05-05-2012, 09:32 PM

Recently been getting alot of noise from my fan, and noticed that it broke 3 of its blades/wings. Fished them out, and now the thing literally rumbles as the fan is no longer leveled out, or even stable for that fact.

Is there anywhere I can look into for a replacement 39mm 3pin fan? Tried google, and get nothing but entire 4850 cards, instead of the fan component.

P.S - Only place Ive found it is eBay so far, but not willing to PP or even use eBay for that fact.

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NDgwWDY0MA..._id=8800005007

^ The fan.

shado028 · 05-05-2012, 09:42 PM

Perhaps its time to upgrade your card... and given that its from the HD4xxx generation, it couldn't be hard to find something that outperforms it at minimal cost.

EDIT: What I mean is, its probably cheaper to go out and buy some $50 graphics card than it is to find and replace the fan... and then consider the extra performance you get.

Rebel_ · 05-05-2012, 09:52 PM

Ive been looking into that, but according to a friend theres no real reason too seeing as my Mobo is... sorta on the low end, Id be seeing pretty minimal performance increases.

Mobo
CPU

HomerPepsi · 05-05-2012, 10:06 PM

You may still want to consider upgrading. AMD is killing support for anything pre 5000 series in catalyst 12.7

source

Rebel_ · 05-05-2012, 10:10 PM

But to what? My Mobo doesnt support much as its bottle necked with DDR2 garbage. Heard the 5xxx are damn lack luster, and the 6xxx have fan noise/heat issues at times.

Ahh, fkin computers, why you be so difficult and annoying. Love, Hate relationship with PCs at this rate.

BuffCareBear · 05-05-2012, 10:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rebel_

But to what? My Mobo doesnt support much as its bottle necked with DDR2 garbage. Heard the 5xxx are damn lack luster, and the 6xxx have fan noise/heat issues at times.

Ahh, fkin computers, why you be so difficult and annoying. Love, Hate relationship with PCs at this rate.

I was just on Ebay looking at 5770 due to an issue I'm having(lol) and some 5770's are going for $60-$80. It's a damn good card to.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from...All-Categories

masta121 · 05-05-2012, 11:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shado028

Perhaps its time to upgrade your card... and given that its from the HD4xxx generation, it couldn't be hard to find something that outperforms it at minimal cost.

EDIT: What I mean is, its probably cheaper to go out and buy some $50 graphics card than it is to find and replace the fan... and then consider the extra performance you get.

You're not going to find anything at $50 that outperforms a 4850. Unless you go on Ebay for used stuff I suppose.

Rebel_ · 05-05-2012, 11:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by masta121

You're not going to find anything at $50 that outperforms a 4850.

Exactly, so theres no real reason to "upgrade" with a bottle necking Mobo at this point. Guess Ill just look into a local PC shop if they have a 3pin fan or something.

BuffCareBear · 05-05-2012, 11:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rebel_

Exactly, so theres no real reason to "upgrade" with a bottle necking Mobo at this point. Guess Ill just look into a local PC shop if they have a 3pin fan or something.

http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/Produc...C=1152&ID=1586

This something you're looking for? Looks like it's $50 and made for the 4850.

masta121 · 05-05-2012, 11:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rebel_

Exactly, so theres no real reason to "upgrade" with a bottle necking Mobo at this point. Guess Ill just look into a local PC shop if they have a 3pin fan or something.

You can just get a replacement cooler like this one.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835233058

BuffCareBear · 05-05-2012, 11:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by masta121

You can just get a replacement cooler like this one.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835233058

+1 for this suggestion.

Doc_Gonzo · 05-06-2012, 01:42 AM

I don't know what you have against Ebay as I've used it for hard to find parts and cheap ones for years without a problem and they have just a replacement fan for sale.
It's the cheapest option, unless you want to try buying a 80mm fan and finding a way to tape it on somehow (if that would even work)
I wouldn't spend $40 on a complete new heatsink / fan assembly though as you could get another card for just a little more.
That motherboard and CPU are not a huge bottleneck IMO. Neither is the DDR2 RAM. There's not a huge difference between DDR2 and DDR3.
You could put a more powerful card in there and still see noticeable performance gains, not minimal gains like your friend has said so I'd consider a new card if you can afford it!

Rebel_ · 05-06-2012, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doc_Gonzo

I don't know what you have against Ebay as I've used it for hard to find parts and cheap ones for years without a problem and they have just a replacement fan for sale.
It's the cheapest option, unless you want to try buying a 80mm fan and finding a way to tape it on somehow (if that would even work)
I wouldn't spend $40 on a complete new heatsink / fan assembly though as you could get another card for just a little more.
That motherboard and CPU are not a huge bottleneck IMO. Neither is the DDR2 RAM. There's not a huge difference between DDR2 and DDR3.
You could put a more powerful card in there and still see noticeable performance gains, not minimal gains like your friend has said so I'd consider a new card if you can afford it!

This : Estimated between Tue. May. 22 and Tue. Jun. 5

Not waiting almost an entire month for a dinky ♥♥♥ piece of plastic. I more or less need a quick-ish solution that doesnt have me sitting here with a 100% unstable rumbling GPU.

Sadly you cant replace the power of a $50 4850 with anything worth while that is under 100$

Doc_Gonzo · 05-07-2012, 01:06 AM

Ahhhhhh, sorry, I didn't see that it had to be shipped from overseas!
If you really don't want to spend a lot of money, there's another option I can think of. Buy a replacement, second hand card from Ebay (that ships quickly) and buy that replacement fan too. When the fan arrives, fix your own card and then re-sell the card you bought. If you're lucky, you won't lose much on the original price.

BuffCareBear · 05-07-2012, 11:44 AM

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/304?vs=296 just go for a 5770 if you're that big of a rush. Find a good one off amazon or ebay for $60-$80.

05-05-2012, 09:32 PM	#1
Rebel_ Join Date: Nov 2008 Reputation: 0 Posts: 43	ATi 4850HD Sapphire Recently been getting alot of noise from my fan, and noticed that it broke 3 of its blades/wings. Fished them out, and now the thing literally rumbles as the fan is no longer leveled out, or even stable for that fact. Is there anywhere I can look into for a replacement 39mm 3pin fan? Tried google, and get nothing but entire 4850 cards, instead of the fan component. P.S - Only place Ive found it is eBay so far, but not willing to PP or even use eBay for that fact. http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NDgwWDY0MA..._id=8800005007 ^ The fan. Last edited by Rebel_: 05-05-2012 at 09:39 PM.

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Rebel_ Join Date: Nov 2008 Reputation: 0 Posts: 43	Ive been looking into that, but according to a friend theres no real reason too seeing as my Mobo is... sorta on the low end, Id be seeing pretty minimal performance increases. Mobo CPU Last edited by Rebel_: 05-05-2012 at 09:57 PM. Reason: Fixed links.

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05-05-2012, 09:42 PM	#2
shado028 Join Date: May 2011 Reputation: 60 Posts: 264	Perhaps its time to upgrade your card... and given that its from the HD4xxx generation, it couldn't be hard to find something that outperforms it at minimal cost. EDIT: What I mean is, its probably cheaper to go out and buy some $50 graphics card than it is to find and replace the fan... and then consider the extra performance you get.

05-05-2012, 10:06 PM	#4
HomerPepsi Join Date: Oct 2008 Reputation: 445 Posts: 731	You may still want to consider upgrading. AMD is killing support for anything pre 5000 series in catalyst 12.7 source

05-05-2012, 10:10 PM	#5
Rebel_ Join Date: Nov 2008 Reputation: 0 Posts: 43	But to what? My Mobo doesnt support much as its bottle necked with DDR2 garbage. Heard the 5xxx are damn lack luster, and the 6xxx have fan noise/heat issues at times. Ahh, fkin computers, why you be so difficult and annoying. Love, Hate relationship with PCs at this rate.

05-06-2012, 01:42 AM	#12
Doc_Gonzo Join Date: Nov 2010 Reputation: 824 Posts: 1,702	I don't know what you have against Ebay as I've used it for hard to find parts and cheap ones for years without a problem and they have just a replacement fan for sale. It's the cheapest option, unless you want to try buying a 80mm fan and finding a way to tape it on somehow (if that would even work) I wouldn't spend $40 on a complete new heatsink / fan assembly though as you could get another card for just a little more. That motherboard and CPU are not a huge bottleneck IMO. Neither is the DDR2 RAM. There's not a huge difference between DDR2 and DDR3. You could put a more powerful card in there and still see noticeable performance gains, not minimal gains like your friend has said so I'd consider a new card if you can afford it!

05-07-2012, 01:06 AM	#14
Doc_Gonzo Join Date: Nov 2010 Reputation: 824 Posts: 1,702	Ahhhhhh, sorry, I didn't see that it had to be shipped from overseas! If you really don't want to spend a lot of money, there's another option I can think of. Buy a replacement, second hand card from Ebay (that ships quickly) and buy that replacement fan too. When the fan arrives, fix your own card and then re-sell the card you bought. If you're lucky, you won't lose much on the original price.

05-07-2012, 11:44 AM	#15
BuffCareBear Join Date: Jan 2011 Reputation: 34 Posts: 256	http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/304?vs=296 just go for a 5770 if you're that big of a rush. Find a good one off amazon or ebay for $60-$80.