First post, by aaronkatrini
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Hi all,
I recently managed to buy a V4 for 25 euro on ebay because wrongly advertised as a Banshee.
Here is the photo from the Listing: https://imgur.com/UndYRCx
So yeah, it doesn't come with a Heatsink and a Fan. I don't know the story of this card, 99% it doesn't work, but there is this slight chance that it might, knowing that many gold scrappers remove the heatsinks and metal brackets before sending them for recycle. Decided to give it a go and bought it and put it on a shelf if it doesn't work. Looking to bring this beauty to its best looking condition. 😉
I have plenty of Heatsinks home and I'm sure I can find something similiar as a replacement, but the fan is tricky.
It has this uncommon 3pin connector (BLUE , BLACK , RED). And from I found online, the original AAVID fan runs on 5V.
I was looking to find the best compatible fan that I can, so I searched on eBay and Aliexpress. These two seem to be the most compatible ones (Please check the photos):
https://imgur.com/a/VA8BW6d
So the Pros and Cons for each one:
Ebay: the seller is selling 2x fan for around 8 euro and the front of the Fan looks exactly as the original one but without the AAVID logo, but shipping comes from China with no tracking, might take too long. Also the fan cables are different color and different position (WHITE, RED, BLACK)
Aliexpress: the front of the fan is different from the original, and the position of the cables are (BLUE , RED , BLACK) at the connector but at the fan (BLUE, BLACK, RED). It cost slightly more, but with registered shipping. Maybe I can switch the cables at the connector without too much hustle and the pinout should match...?
Are there any other alternatives to get a 3Pin fan like the original, maybe old AAVID stock or refurbished ones?
Of the two ones, which do I pick?
Thank you in advance!