Gigabyte 8800GT GV-NX88T512HP

MsGr · Post by **MsGr** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 7:35 am

I've got Gigabyte 8800GT GV-NX88T512HP:
http://c1.neweggimages.com/NeweggImage/ ... 087-04.jpg

It has 2pin fan rotating at 100% all the time regardless of the GPU temperature. And it is rather noisy. I would like to silence it a bit.
My plan to hush this card is:
1. undervolt the card fan using Zalman Fanmate
2. Install PCI slot fan blowing on to the hetpiped cooler. Something like this:
http://www.vantecusa.com/moreimage/images/fancard02.jpg

Has anyone tried something similar? All suggestions are welcome - like a better pci slot cooler for example (I don't like LED bling-bling much )

seraphyn · Post by **seraphyn** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 7:39 am

I have had 1 PCI slot blower and it was noisy, perhaps they are undervoltable though. Can't check since i gave mine away.

MsGr · Post by **MsGr** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 7:56 am

seraphyn wrote:I have had 1 PCI slot blower and it was noisy, perhaps they are undervoltable though. Can't check since i gave mine away.

Is there a way to use standard 120mm fan in the same way as PCI slot blower? May be some sort of a bracket?

seraphyn · Post by **seraphyn** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 8:04 am

If you have modding hands you could make a duct of some sort and thus exhausting the air from the card. I made one for my 8800GT untill i had my Accelero S1 and it worked great.

You could also open up the PCI slots and suspend a fan blowing outwards, that should work just as good, or put a fan at the opposite side (front low) and have that blowing across the VGA.

MsGr · Post by **MsGr** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 8:16 am

Thanks

I think I'll try the latter approach

Charles · Post by **Charles** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 3:20 pm

MsGr wrote:I've got Gigabyte 8800GT GV-NX88T512HP:
http://c1.neweggimages.com/NeweggImage/ ... 087-04.jpg

It has 2pin fan rotating at 100% all the time regardless of the GPU temperature. And it is rather noisy. I would like to silence it a bit.
My plan to hush this card is:
1. undervolt the card fan using Zalman Fanmate
2. Install PCI slot fan blowing on to the hetpiped cooler. Something like this:
http://www.vantecusa.com/moreimage/images/fancard02.jpg

Has anyone tried something similar? All suggestions are welcome - like a better pci slot cooler for example (I don't like LED bling-bling much )

Hello!

How can you undervolt by Zalman FanMate? It has 3-pin connectors...

Thanks!

DreamKiller · Post by **DreamKiller** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 10:29 pm

Have you tried to undervolt it using rivatuner? Just because it has a 2-pin connector, doesn't mean the fan isn't variable (my 6800GT can attest to that).

line · Post by **line** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 10:52 pm

I've got to give Tech Report a credit for taking note of the fan control issue in its recent graphics card roundup.

http://www.techreport.com/articles.x/14120/12

orbit500 · Post by **orbit500** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 3:32 am

First thing I did was pull the stock cooler and fit an Accelero S1 and an undervolted 120mm fan. Total cost around Â£20 from OC UK.
I now have near silent operation as in I have to pull the case apart and put my ear close to hear it at all. Idles at 33c with 43c load after 15mins ATI artifact checker and 21c room ambient.
If you need help fitting or sourcing let me know.

shadestalker · Post by **shadestalker** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 7:26 am

FYI, the V1 of this card doesn't change the cooling setup, still no fan control.

ninguemsabe · Post by **ninguemsabe** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 9:29 am

Did someone found a way to control the fan speed of this gigabyte 8800GT TF??

P220ST · Post by **P220ST** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 2:31 am

Re the short Gigabyte GV-NX88T512HP and its runaway Zalman fan, what about getting a Zalman Fan Mate 2 and a 2pin-3pin adapter? If you can't find the adapter, there's always the Scythe SY124010L that you can buy for $4 and chuck for the enclosed adapter.

It's down and dirty, but it's $10 plus shipping and you can dial in a quiet fan speed when you aren't gaming.

And for the sake of full disclosure, et cetera, I ain't done it. I'm merely thinking out loud as the Gigabyte just might fit in my case.

shadestalker · Post by **shadestalker** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 8:25 am

I ended up removing the stock fan and hanging a 92mm Panaflo from the stock heatsink's fins using small plastic zip ties. This has the added bonus that the HD that sits on sorbothane strips on the bottom of the case gets better airflow from the 92mm fan suspended a couple of inches above it.

Now if I could just lose the coil whine under load.

andyb · Post by **andyb** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 10:29 am

Buy one of these and take out 3 blanking plates below the card - smile

http://www.arctic-cooling.com/vga2.php?idx=147

Andy

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