Strix RTX 3090 Fan vibration issues

[curthard89]

Ended up requesting one, hopefully i won't have to deal with all these issues anymore.

Sweet! Hope you get one soon, i'm a week or so into owning this one now, absolutely zero issues what so ever. It just works, thing is built like a barn doorÂ*

[curthard89]

Don't send your card in for RMA, you will not get your card back from Asus.....I have followed the advice of Blake and did that about a month ago now. Today I got the information that Asus can't repair my card and I can either get a refund or wait at the end of the line for a new one.....really great this....I am not sure what Asus is doing here or if they are trying to make extra profit off the inflated prices but this is not customer friendly at all.

Here is a video of my issue: https://youtu.be/Kpg6-co4JK4 . I am sure Asus is capable of swapping a fan.....

@Blake, could you comment on this. I am not happy at all.

Update: My seller agreed to place me first in line luckily. They also told me that 99% of the cards with this very same issue are refunded by Asus and not repaired.

Did you send via retailer or direct to Asus?

Its probably not the fan but the same issue we all have, if you rest your finger on the shroud, does it go away?Â*

[Eismc2a]

Did you send via retailer or direct to Asus?

Its probably not the fan but the same issue we all have, if you rest your finger on the shroud, does it go away?Â*

I did send it trough my retailer.

I tried pushing on the shroud but that didn't do anything for me. The sound was definitely coming from the left most fan at a certain rpm. Regardless of what the issue might be one would expect that Asus would have pinpointed the issue by now and have a solution.

[sookainian]

I did send it trough my retailer.

I tried pushing on the shroud but that didn't do anything for me. The sound was definitely coming from the left most fan at a certain rpm. Regardless of what the issue might be one would expect that Asus would have pinpointed the issue by now and have a solution.

I also having the same issue. Today i took the card out, give the fan a few good hard pull upwards and put back everything,

So far no rattling sound... finger cross....

Anyone want to give it a try to see whether this method solve it for you too ?

[sookainian]

I also having the same issue. Today i took the card out, give the fan a few good hard pull upwards and put back everything,

So far no rattling sound... finger cross....

Anyone want to give it a try to see whether this method solve it for you too ?

So did anyone tried my method ?

As so far it seems to solve for me... the rattling sound haven't come back until today

[MkXal]

Fresh new card, same issue..

The center fan, at specific speed, do a rattling noise like the blades are touching something but it doesn't seem to be the case :s
Pressing on the shroud or another part of the card do noting. Only pressing the center part of the fan in the upper right direction stop the sound (pressing in the lower left direction increase the rattling noise) but I don't want to keep my hand in my PC case

Anyway, as many of you, I don't want to RMA. Do you think it's possible to change only the fans (or at least one fan) on this card ?
I tried to find some fans with similar mount base but I find nothing.

And pushing, pulling, putting something befind the fan mount (as saw here on a previous page), etc did nothing for me.

[JronMasteR]

I just bought a vertical GPU mount for my 3090 and all issues are gone. Also the system overall runs much cooler.
Definitely has to do with the sag of the GPU. I think the fan shroud is to close to the fins, then when the cards bends a bit, the rattle starts.
They need to modify their cooler to fix this issue long term. You could also, probably, just put some foam between the fan shroud and the heatsink.

For my O11 dynamic I bought the phanteks mount, works great.

[davesman_]

So did anyone tried my method ?
As so far it seems to solve for me... the rattling sound haven't come back until today

I have the same rattling issue with the center fan. I've tried to force stop it, pull it out & in. It seems it helps for a few moments. But the rattle sound returns. I think the finstack is too close to the fans / shroud.

[LukaMrk]

Damn it... got my 2nd card not too long ago and the rattle's back ladies and gentlemen! What do you guys think, is this the same noise you're hearing: https://streamable.com/y8ll68 ? Thanks. Also, should I worry about it/could it damage the card if left untouched? I'm fine with it, just super anxious.

[davesman_]

Seems like "unresolvable" issue. Or unresolvable by ASUS? I've got this reply:

Please kindly send your card to repair.
Your case has been recorded.

But from what I can read here it is not a good idea. I do not want another card. My silicon is very very good. And even the new cards have the same issue? ASUS should work this out and present some self-repair kit. Because this issue is likely to be present in every STRIX with this type of cooler... 3090, 3080, 3070, 6800, ... I can't imagine situation everyone RMAs it.

The baddest thing is ... miners do not care about rattling. ASUS can take our cards and sell them to miners.