Today I learned that you can run a GTX 690 without a fan as long as you take a generic desk fan (1 foot diameter) and point it at the side of the card. At idle it's at 44/42C, which is better than when I had an 80mm fan double-sided taped in there (45/47C).
Don't worry, my replacement fan is coming soon. Cleared customs at 9 AM today.
IT'S ALIVE!!!!
I had a random 80mm fan laying around. Cut it out of its casing, double-sided taped it into the cavity where my GTX 690 fan will go, plugged it in. Works fine.
I had to shut down after 5 minutes though because the fan fell out.
I just made $200 in 2 days.
How?
I sold 2 computer parts.
$100 for a Socket 3 AT board with PCI and integrated controllers for everything you'll need on a Socket 3 board.
$100 for a 5v to 3.45v Socket 3 adapter (so the magic smoke doesn't come out).
TPU forums do not like macOS
Also why is it so darned hard to get a valid but unused MacPro7,1 (Mac Pro 2019) serial number? Still haven't got one and I've gone through 100
Yay for GPT-based Windows 10?
Given that the circumstances are that my MBR install (upgraded from 7) murderized itself, it's both good and bad...
Don't worry, I backed up my data.
I'm debating buying an SSD for Hackintoshing or saving up a bit more and getting a GTX 690. I don't see Titan Z's coming down in price for awhile (6GB VRAM is still fine, but 2GB, well...), but I should be able to find one for $100.