Recently, I had a fan go bad in my GTX 970 mini. I pulled the shroud off, cut out the fan and enclosure, cleaned up the cuts (on the shroud), and mounted a 92mm (14mm) Noctua fan.
It fit perfectly into the space where the previous fan sat, however, there really wasn't much to mount it to. I ended up mounting the fan using small zip ties. I am still trying to think of other ways to mount the fan to the heat sink, so any advice will be appreciated!
I don't have a 3D printer, but it would be cool to use the mounting points that the shroud used. Unfortunately, I'm no good with CAD software.
I am also planning on mounting the shroud to promote better airflow, but not sure what the best way to do that would be either.
![](https://i.imgur.com/9s8DtXV.jpg)
![](https://i.imgur.com/ZACDGU2.jpg)
It fit perfectly into the space where the previous fan sat, however, there really wasn't much to mount it to. I ended up mounting the fan using small zip ties. I am still trying to think of other ways to mount the fan to the heat sink, so any advice will be appreciated!
I don't have a 3D printer, but it would be cool to use the mounting points that the shroud used. Unfortunately, I'm no good with CAD software.
I am also planning on mounting the shroud to promote better airflow, but not sure what the best way to do that would be either.
![](https://i.imgur.com/6MYP73o.jpg)
![](https://i.imgur.com/FQuwP9i.jpg)
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