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Fix For NV5 Clicking

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makshim

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I have had this problem, as I know others have. The new NV5 revision 2 emits an extremely audible clicking noise when installed. It turns out the problem comes with the amount of tension put on the backplate. After close to an hour of experimenting I found a tension that provides a good balance between noise and performance.

***I wash my hands of all liability***

All tightening should be performed by hand, not a drill.

1- Tighten all four screws to their max, until they cannot be tightened any further with reasonable force. The metal backplate should be bent visibly towards the card.

2- Turn each screw one revolution left (until they feel slightly loose).

3- The backplate should now be almost horizontal but should still be bent a little towards the card.

4- This is different from stock instructions which call for a purely horizontal backplate. I noticed a horizontal backplate has the clicking noise and actually has temperatures of 3* worse than my method.

Any feedback on this? Thanks to waterboy787 for helping me get started! I'm gonna experiment with further backplate ideas such as using the standard backplate or using the stock HS as a backplate... Any other ideas are appreciated! :D
 
Your welcome.

I thought I was so screwed when I received my brand new rev 2. I was waiting for it for two months...and it was sold out by many retailers even after that.

Now I can sleep in peace with the NV5.


On another note though - I think I may have screwed up one of my screws because it doesn't tighten all the way! So just a fair warning - don't mess around with it too much once you get it right the first time.
 
i just got a NV5 rev2 and with the screws all the way tight i don't hear any clicking.
 
ALL4AMD said:
i just got a NV5 rev2 and with the screws all the way tight i don't hear any clicking.
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Guess it differs... Both me and waterboy had clicking... :eek:
 
Maybe rev 1 was different but rev 2 comes with a metal x bracket, a rubber x spacer and 4 screws...
 
makshim said:
Maybe rev 1 was different but rev 2 comes with a metal x bracket, a rubber x spacer and 4 screws...
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Nope... I bought a rev 2.... didn't have black plate...and if you look at this review at nvnews, it doens't have one either...
 
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