Zotac GT 630 2GB DDR3 FAN is NOISY inside HP Pavilion p6310y

[sirgilmour]

Well not THAT noisy, but basically, I put it in a PC that was so silent that when the screen was off, I never could know if it was turned on or off. And i got put this card in, and noticed that i hear a sound from it now. I thought maybe its the new power supply i put in also... but when i tried to stop the zotac card fan with my finger all noise stopped, so that is the main source.
What i'm wondering is, is there a way to make it silent as a breeze? sadly the PC's bios offers absolutely no fan control option. Speedfan does not detect the card as a fan, msi afterburner says that its at its lowest, and that i can only increase it.
Here' s a link to this card, do you think it could be oiled or cleaned easily to become silent as a breeze? https://www.zotac.com/us/product/graphics_card/gt-630-synergy-edition-1

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[patio]

Take it to a big box PC store and match up the fan for a replacement...

[Quantos]

That's a really low end card, and Zotac is famous for using unbalanced fans
Your best bet is what Patio says and try to replace the fan with a higher quality unit

<edit>  I would strongly advise that you DON'T oil it  </edit>

[Mark.]

do you think it could be oiled or cleaned easily to become silent as a breeze?

it all depends on what is causing the noise.
if it's high RPM's, as you have found, there is no control over that.
if from unbalances fins, only replacing the fan will help that.
if it's a failing bearing, oiling may help but you'd only be delaying the inevitable.  is the card worth it?
the trouble with oiling is getting the oil into where it's needed.

@quantos, what's your issue with oiling? 

[patio]

It should ideally be replaced instead of oiled,,,that only is a temp fix...Zotac fans...and cards are garbage.

[Quantos]

@quantos, what's your issue with oiling? 

Are you willing to risk that it's not electrically conductive, or if in an aerosol that it won't eat the circuits?

[Mark.]

I don't disagree with you, just saying, it has very, very low risk, but as I state in my 4th point, it is a short term fix.
but a viable fix none the less.

the aerosol oils, like CRC230 or WD40 etc, are non-conductive and non-corrosive.
you can drop your entire PC (but not the HDD's) into a vat of the stuff and it will happily continue working (been there, done that)
the propellant (*censored*, so is the oil!!!) is flammable so take care when/where spraying (unless on wasp nests - bloody excellent for that situation!)

[patio]

Only product i use on PC fans is sewing machine oil...

[BC_Programmer]

what about blinker fluid?

[Quantos]

what about blinker fluid?

I find that's an off and on solution.... Heee

I don't disagree with you, just saying, it has very, very low risk, but as I state in my 4th point, it is a short term fix.
but a viable fix none the less.

the aerosol oils, like CRC230 or WD40 etc, are non-conductive and non-corrosive.

WRONG, go ahead and spray your motherboard and then try to boot it - I dare you 
The propellant and solvents are very corrosive to circuitry

<edit>  LOL, just had a vision of a hippy looking confused and saying 'I use oil all the time...' </edit>

[Mark.]

let's agree to disagree and stay on topic.

[Quantos]

let's agree to disagree and stay on topic.

I am on topic

[Allan]

Gentlemen, let's please address all responses to the OP and not to one another. Thank you.