Well, I did the opposite. I downgraded to an old GeForce ti4200 64mb card that I had in another pc. Everquest still runs on that video card, just a little laggy. I need to spend a little as possible, about to buy a house. I tell you what, my computer is a LOT quieter now. I't not silent, but I'm hea...

EDIT:
That's not the one I was looking at.
The card is nice but I don't want to spend $400.
I'll stick with the passive 128MB 6800.
I need to spend as little as possible.
-Jason

I think I may go with the 6800 I want a card capable of playing the high end FPS games, but honestly, I don't play them that often. I play everquest, which isn't too demanding. I'd rather not spend close to $300 but my video card is not really usable. Probably going to purchase that today, I was loo...

I may deeper in a mess then that. Even with a known good video card WinXP is in a reboot loop. Usually a format and wipe fixes it, just sucks because I won't be able to make a backup. Sigh, I'd rather not downgrade on a card. The 6800 has more horsepower but less ram. Not sure if I should go with it...

Well, I guess I will be buying that new video card or some other video card. I installed the zalman thing and it fit in my case!! Then I dropped in the drive cage, the zalman stuck up 1/4" too high. Ooooo so close, so I lifted the drive cage up and rigged it up, so it would not hit the zalman heatsi...

Hello, I received the Zalman GPU cooler as well as a northbridge heatsink. The fan that I bought is not a M1A, I guess I was not paying attention when I ordered it. I have some other 80mm fans for now, will try and get a M1A later. I did a dry assembly (test fit) on the video card and it all assembl...

Thats what I'm trying not to do.
I don't want to buy new hardware and I won't allow myself to upgrade or the process will start again and never start.
I just hope that the zalman does the trick.
-Jason

Great writeup.
You learned me well, =P
-Jason

Hello, Sorry for the silence everyone. I ordered a Panaflo M1A, a Zalman ZM-NB47j (Northbridge HS), and a Zalman ZM80D-HP (Video HS). I've received these parts in the mail. I'm a little concerned about the video card cooling, not sure if it will fit. I'm going to remove both tornados this evening an...

Ok, sorry I didn't catch on. I'll see how quiet my PSU is after I quiet down the rest of my case. I don't hear it now, obviously because of my tornado's. I'm feeling the same way about two exhaust fans on the back, one on the inside and one on the outside. I think I'll just order a Panaflo M1A for t...

I have a feeling you're still thinking I'm going to purchase a new case.
I'm sticking with my Shuttle SN45G.
This is the PSU I have:


It has a small fan on each end, it is one of the best Shuttle SFF PSUs available.
-Jason

I'm not having trouble with the cooling, it's the noise.
If I remove the tornado, do the mod to the case, I won't have a way to mount a fan. This is why I must look at video cooling alternatives.
-Jason

Sorry, looks like putty, clay or something.

I don't have the QUIET mentality yet, good idea and a way to avoid the vibration.
sigh..
-Jason

If you're into ghetto mods, then that will do.
If you want something that works better and is more versatile, check this out.
http://store.yahoo.com/directron/uc002.html

I have this, not using it ATM, but it's nice.
-Jason

This is what I'm looking at doing. http://www.username17.com/images/00962745.jpg EDIT: Image credit given to CPU Magazine The article in CPU Magazine recommended I install another 80mm fan on out outside of the case, what they did is where the thumbscrews normally scren in on the back of the PC, the...

After looking, it looks like the PSU I have is one of the better ones for the Shuttle SFF PCs.
Also, I don't want to purchase another videocard, mine is powerful enough, I just need to cool it.
I don't think a Zalman ZM80D-HP will fit, it's pretty tight.
-Jason

I was actually looking at the Antec SuperLanboy case instead of the Sonata. I know my SFF pc is not dead, I've kinda lost hope. I subscribe to CPU Magazine, this month they have information on silently cooling a SFF PC. I guess before I go and drop $500 I should fully research what I can do with wha...

Ahh, the catch.
The power supply on the Superlanboy is not included, so overall the cost would be higher.
Hmm, what to do...what tooo doo.
-Jason

Oh no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I did it again, I looked at another case and I'm liking it better, now I'm stuck in that "research" phase that takes year (literally, last PC purchase took a year of research). At first, I didn't like the look of the case, but after looking in the gallery at what someone did to...

Zyzzyx wrote:Heck, I can do better than that with my wallmount setup. What's missing in the picture is the CD drive that sits on the window sill above when needed.

Wallmount system

Yah, but how many times has the video card fallen out?
Oh ya, AGP clip, nevermind.
-Jason

SpeedFan detected the temp sensors on my 5900Ultra.
I renamed each one and now I can see my system, cpu, gpu, and vid memory temps, it's great.
I know of no other software that detects video card temps.
-Jason

I'm about to purchase this case, I was about to say, it requires 0cfm?!?
Sorry, didn't catch it there for a minute. =)
-Jason

Will Do!
I'll even bring pictures! =)
-Jason

If an 80mm Panaflo will do the trick then I may just go that route. I still cannot find a fanbus/rheobus that doesn't protrude way out or look like a riceboy's dream. Digidoc 5 is nice, I've liked it since they removed the dinky fan and replaced it with ports up front. Other than a fan controller I'...

Wow, that thing is huge! I've never seen a heatsink that big. So, if I went with the SP-97, I could throw a low noise fan on it and be done, or I could go with a tower HS and use the 120. The 120mm fan wouldn't be sitting directly on the HS, but it would be close, I don't think I want to go that rou...

I remembered the motherboard that I looked at before. Leadtek has a way of making their product names soo long you have to gasp for air after saying them. For instance my video card's name is, "Leadtek Winfast A350 Ultra TDH mvViVO". The motherboard I'm looking at is, "Leadtek nForce2 Deluxe Limited...

Haven't looked at motherboards much, but here's what I have so far. Video Cooler: ZM80D-HP (with quiet fan) I have a 5900, so it requires a fan Case: Antec Sonata Will the included PSU do the trick, or should I get a fanless one? There was a seperate review done of the PSU the results were "reccomen...

I still have the heat issue with the video card, with a decent fan on it, it still ran up to 80c on load. The upgrading to the full size case is a want and a need at this point. I'm going to look at how much it would cost and then determine which way I want to go. I'm still looking for feedback on a...

Looks like the Thermaltake Giant III can cool my 5900 Ultra 256mb.
I was reading about some of the other GPU coolers and they weren't meant for the high end and hot cards like mine.
Here is a link:
http://www.thermaltake.com/coolers/chipset/a1919.htm

-Jason

After learning of this site, I'm thinking of just moving to a full size case. I would have to purchase cooling for my CPU and GPU, a case, PSU, and mobo. I think I could do that for a few hundred bucks. For a case, I like the Antec Sonata, $99 and includes a low-noise, single fan PSU. http://www.sil...