Ok not much of a gamer i know i am rare  :) . but i really do like this card but i notice the fan making alot of noise it has always been very well kept care of and no dust build up just sounding rough . i was wondering if and one can give me a idea on a fan to replace it with ? maybe a link on Newegg or were ever else one likes to shop. don't want to replace it been good to me but i do understand at some point i will have to. any advice on a decent card with equal power or little more.   It is the dual dvi  Evga 9800 gt 512 meg version. any info would be great
 
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I would suggest an upgrade. The GT640 would blow your card away, do it on less power, and cooler. Here is one at NewEgg: http://www.newegg.com/Pro...x?Item=N82E16814130796

that is very true but i am running a older motherboard not sure its going to be liking the pic express 3 .  And like alot of people i am kind of broke.  so i was more looking into a fan but thank you i will put that in my wish list.. any info on a fan its freaking jungle to figure out what to get..

If the card was registered within 30days and warranty is valid, contact evga. Maybe they will give you a fan or RMA your card. If not you can buy a cheap fan (less than $15) off ebay.Just make sure you get the correct mounting option as well as fan size.

1) PCIe 3.0 is backwards compatible and will work just fine in your older mobo (and the GT 640 pcmaster00 linked you to is a very decent deal).
2) You could just strap about a 60mm fan on the 9800 GT with rubber bands (fans are dirt cheap).
3) You could buy a replacement VGA cooling fan (if you can find a proper one which will match up and with the screw holes of the original one, or has adjustable/universal mounting)
4) You could do like I did and disassemble the card, remove the fan and lubricate the bearing (providing the bearing/sleeve isn't completely trashed) from the underside, the fan setup should be very similar if not identical to my 9800 GTX:

 

 

 
5) And most importantly, RMA it if it's under warranty.
 
And also, welcome to the forums.

Hey cool. i have a spare 80 or 120mm around kind of big but  :)  i see it looks like a 4 connector am i wrong and anyone know the size?   suck at metrics ..   thanks i think i will try the lube deal later tonight when my 4 year old daughter who is always wanting to help daddy is in bed  :)  its not under warranty anymore . And most of all thanks guys so far for all the help.

If you don't want to spend much money you could fiddle with the existing fan. Does the fan have some kind of sticker label at it's center? pc case fans usually do and that sticker can be removed to reveal a rubber or plastic insert that you can gently pry off with the tip of an exacto knife. Then just pour 1-2 drops of all-purpose oil (not car oil, but the general purpose oil you get at hardware stores) don't use wd-40 I think it can conduct electricity, it contains other chemicals to remove rust. Get the all-purpose lubricating oil. Then put everything back together and your fan wont be so noisy. I did this trick with a few case fans before on server machines.
 
I'll see if I can get you some pics. 

I was wondering with 2 monitors hooked up to it what kind of temps should i be getting . i was in the 70's just idle just doing normal surfing ect . i turned fan up and now its about at 63c now just idle.  is it running to hot ?