First post, by MotionRelative
If your lucky enough to own the first GPU graphics card, please read. In honor of the 20th(ish) anniversary of the Geforce256 DDR I've decided to help preserve it's legacy and give owners a chance to extend the life of this card. As we all know heat is the enemy when it comes to computer chips. That means that every component has a life. If your cooling fails and your unaware of it, this will drastically reduce the chips life span. I have acquired a Geforce256 DDR card and went through the process of replacing the GPU fan, which can be a daunting task. Specifically regarding the Creative Geforce256 DDR (CT6970), I was able to locate new OEM Adda AP4512MX-G90 fan's but unfortunately they only had wire leads and no 2-pin connector. So I did some research and located all the necessary parts and the crimper to complete the job. The end result is a factory new OEM fan for these cards. I have bought several of these Adda fans and terminated the wire with the proper 2-pin connector. If you would like to purchase a new fan please contact me. In future posts I will outline the parts and steps necessary to complete the job yourself.
For reference I have identified four major types of DC 12v fans for Geforce256 DDR:
Brand, Model,Card
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Adda, AP4512MX-G90, Creative
MEI, MOTHR-1024-C, Visiontek
Millennium, MOTHR-1024-C;MFAN-1024-D, OEM;Dell;Gateway;Visiontek
Nvidia branded, NV-1024-C, Visiontek
(image credits: hardware-one.com, videocardz.net, imgur.com[wirerogue],wikimedia.org )
image sources:
http://www.hardware-one.com/reviews/clgforced … orceddr-2.shtml
https://videocardz.net/nvidia-geforce-256-ddr/
https://imgur.com/gallery/RDeG10v
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Visio … GeForce_256.jpg