you might have a faulty fan on it. you might want to call up sapphire and let them know about your problem and see if they can send you a replacement cooler or just the fan.
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I just returned my Sapphire 5970 for that exact same problem less than an hour ago.
Ofcourse there is no other 5970's in stock, so I'll just use my 4870x2 which I find is still wicked
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Ofcourse there is no other 5970's in stock, so I'll just use my 4870x2 which I find is still wicked
Count me in, not only does my fan rattle but when I received my card the box and all packing had been opened and there were fingerprints all over the card. Someone had been fondling my GPU!
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I am going to contact Sapphire and see about an RMA cross ship.
I am going to contact Sapphire and see about an RMA cross ship.
Mine appeared to have been opened also. I didn't notice any finger prints though. Perhaps those of us with rattling problems are the victims of a saboteur.
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I got mine from the egg. Maybe some nvidia fanboy broke into the warehouse and was messing with the fans. Hehe.
I opened a support ticket with Sapphire regarding this rattling issue. I will report back on what they suggest/say. My guess would be an RMA, but who knows. With such limited stock I am somewhat afraid to choose the RMA option.
I noticed that the Sapphire HD 5970 was no longer on Newegg earlier this evening. It was not even listed any longer. I wonder why that is.
Looks like it's been deactivated: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102863
I opened a support ticket with Sapphire regarding this rattling issue. I will report back on what they suggest/say. My guess would be an RMA, but who knows. With such limited stock I am somewhat afraid to choose the RMA option.
I noticed that the Sapphire HD 5970 was no longer on Newegg earlier this evening. It was not even listed any longer. I wonder why that is.
Looks like it's been deactivated: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102863
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hmm are you guys thinking the same thing as me?
could the saboteur be 003 ? lol
Originally Posted by zbillings09  Maybe some nvidia fanboy broke into the warehouse and was messing with the fans. Hehe. |
could the saboteur be 003 ? lol
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did it still have the lack of fan control? i am really just trying to see if all 5970's are having this problem or is there a pattern to it, also people could have bought one, opened it, saw it would not fit or thier psu would not cut it, or the fan problem was there and returned it. if thats the case the store should have been selling it as a openbox with a discount, sounds a little shady to me
to be honest i am getting a little nervous about what i will be getting, i mean really nervous!!!!!!!!!
Originally Posted by gerardfraser LOL I bought my Sapphire 5970OC in Canada,at a store in person. It was also open and the CD cover was also torn. I just think people pull them out of the box to see how big and heavy they are. My card rocks 1000 core with ease so its a keeper,just not a Virgin when I got her that dirty,dirty girl. |
to be honest i am getting a little nervous about what i will be getting, i mean really nervous!!!!!!!!!
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According to Sapphire tech support, ALL 5970 cards shipped with this flawed BIOS. They could be lying, but what for? Sent me the new BIOS the next day, easy to flash:
1. quick format usb flash drive.
2. copy flash files to usb flash drive.
3. reboot, go to bios and set usb flash drive as first boot device.
4. save and exit, when it completes the post, you will get a command prompt.
5. type the word flash at the command prompt, press enter.
Easy huh? Don't worry about it
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Originally Posted by navit did it still have the lack of fan control? i am really just trying to see if all 5970's are having this problem or is there a pattern to it, also people could have bought one, opened it, saw it would not fit or thier psu would not cut it, or the fan problem was there and returned it. if thats the case the store should have been selling it as a openbox with a discount, sounds a little shady to me to be honest i am getting a little nervous about what i will be getting, i mean really nervous!!!!!!!!! |
1. quick format usb flash drive.
2. copy flash files to usb flash drive.
3. reboot, go to bios and set usb flash drive as first boot device.
4. save and exit, when it completes the post, you will get a command prompt.
5. type the word flash at the command prompt, press enter.
Easy huh? Don't worry about it
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Probably was hes always ranting on AMD.
Originally Posted by Digital Artist hmm are you guys thinking the same thing as me? could the saboteur be 003 ? lol |
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yea i know it doesnt sound to hard , i sure i will be fine
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Originally Posted by dopey According to Sapphire tech support, ALL 5970 cards shipped with this flawed BIOS. They could be lying, but what for? Sent me the new BIOS the next day, easy to flash: 1. quick format usb flash drive. 2. copy flash files to usb flash drive. 3. reboot, go to bios and set usb flash drive as first boot device. 4. save and exit, when it completes the post, you will get a command prompt. 5. type the word flash at the command prompt, press enter. Easy huh? Don't worry about it
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cool cool, i look forward to seeing what this card will do on my system
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Here is the exact rattling sound my Sapphire is emitting:
Thanks to tivook for the YouTube vid.
Here is a direct quote from Sapphire in reply to my submitted ticket:
"Does it sound like its hitting something? Because that is hardware related, if the card is having problem with fan unit, it will most likely need to be sent back for RMA service."
I am undecided on what to do.
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The fan rattle noise is quite evident at lower RPMs, but easily canceled out by the sheer volume of sound coming from the fan's desired function (wushing/air movement @ 40%+ fan speed). I have zero temp issues so the fan is clearly doing it's job. I am, however, concerned that it might become unbalanced and eventually break and that would obviously cause issues. So...
Thanks to tivook for the YouTube vid.
Here is a direct quote from Sapphire in reply to my submitted ticket:
"Does it sound like its hitting something? Because that is hardware related, if the card is having problem with fan unit, it will most likely need to be sent back for RMA service."
I am undecided on what to do.
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