VGA fan rattling

[B@nj0 P3do]

Whoopie! my HD 5970 fan is making this "awesome" rattling sound. and I cant make it stop -.-

it started 18 days ago, and then I managed to halt it by opening it and blowing at it. then closing it again. didnt use a proper small screwdriver, so a few of the screws lost its teeth.

now its back and i cba to go through it again. I have ordered an ARCTIC COOLING ACCELERO XTREME 5970 today.

the problem is, it doesnt come with its own set of screws...

So I have to go through the pain of trying to get off the bad screws and put them onto the new cooler. thats something I really dont want to do!

Do anyone know where I could get a hold of new screws for my MSI Radeon HD 5970? (the screws that hold the cooler module fastened to the VGA)

[Dethh]

What did you use a butter knife to take the screws off?

[B@nj0 P3do]

I used a phillips screwdriver. It is thin on the tip, but not wide enough on the things that go out. so I grinded the tip of the teeth on some screws =/

[Moobious]

how badly? you could try a flathead screw driver.

[B@nj0 P3do]

The screws are really small. would hurt to try that

[Deleted]

Why dont you just find the same small screws from somewhere else then?

[B@nj0 P3do]

I have thought about going to a nearby hardware store to check. just wanted to see if I was able to get the exact ones that I need.