Difficulty

Moderate

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6

Time Required

                          20 - 30 minutes

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  • Graphics Card Fans
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Step 1

              Remove the outer panels
  • Lay down the case so that the power button is on the far top right corner and is facing your right.
  • Remove the top panel by pushing its ridgeline away from you and sliding it off of the case.
  • Remove the side panel facing you by pushing its ridgeline away from you and lifting it off of the case.

Lay down the case so that the power button is on the far top right corner and is facing your right.

Remove the top panel by pushing its ridgeline away from you and sliding it off of the case.

Remove the side panel facing you by pushing its ridgeline away from you and lifting it off of the case.

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Step 2

              Disconnect the GPU cable
  • To disconnect the GPU cable, use your thumb and index finger to unlatch the hooking device and pull the cable away.

To disconnect the GPU cable, use your thumb and index finger to unlatch the hooking device and pull the cable away.

Step 3

              Release from the motherboard
  • Gently and carefully press down on the release mechanism on the PCIE slot of the graphics card.
  • You should hear a click which will indicate proper release from the motherboard (in this case a Tomahawk B450).
  • Do not touch the motherboard with your hands or any other device. It may result in a short.

Gently and carefully press down on the release mechanism on the PCIE slot of the graphics card.

You should hear a click which will indicate proper release from the motherboard (in this case a Tomahawk B450).

Do not touch the motherboard with your hands or any other device. It may result in a short.

Step 4

              Take the card out
  • Remove the graphics card from the motherboard by applying back pressure to the card.
  • Use both hands in this process as the card can be quite heavy.
  • Be sure to set the graphics card on a non-static surface, such as a wooden table.

Remove the graphics card from the motherboard by applying back pressure to the card.

Use both hands in this process as the card can be quite heavy.

Be sure to set the graphics card on a non-static surface, such as a wooden table.

Step 5

              Unscrew both fans
  • Remove the six 1.8 mm screws holding both fans in place by using a Phillips #1 screwdriver in-between the fan blades as the screws are located behind the fans.
  • Do not touch the heat sink with your screwdriver as it may cause substantial damage to the system.

Remove the six 1.8 mm screws holding both fans in place by using a Phillips #1 screwdriver in-between the fan blades as the screws are located behind the fans.

Do not touch the heat sink with your screwdriver as it may cause substantial damage to the system.

Step 6

              Remove both fans
  • Remove the fans by applying back pressure.
  • Unplug the individual fans from the graphics card.

Remove the fans by applying back pressure.

Unplug the individual fans from the graphics card.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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J M - May 20, 2022

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this will not work this way unless you cut and slice wires because the fan connection is under the heatsink. this card needs the be completely opened and thermal compound replaced to replace the fans properly without jerry rigging your fans

Brendan - Jun 18, 2022

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This tutorial is not complete, some extra steps are required to unplug the fans power connector.

Indeed, it’s necessary to remove the plastic support above the heat sink (where fans are screwed on) to be able to unplug the fans power connector.

First, the fan support should be removed and the connector should be unplugged before unscrewing the fans from the plastic support.

Graham Holliday - Dec 5, 2022

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I have a Gigabyte rx580 ,, is this card easier to unplug than your example .. looks awkward to get to the plug