Graphics card with CPU heatsink?
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Graphics card with CPU heatsink?
Has anyone modded their graphics card with some old CPU heatsink? I was wondering about the mount holes . I'm sure something like an old P4 or AthlonXP retail heatsink would be sufficient to cool a low/mid range graphics card of today, such as a 7300GT?
Thanks.
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Re: Graphics card with CPU heatsink?
Surely you must be joking.
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trudodyr wrote:Surely you must be joking.
Got a picture? what about the thermal paste/pad issue? did the glue substitute?andyb wrote:I glued a K6-2 Heatsink on a 440MX, it stayed on for 3 years until it dropped of, i glued it back 6 months ago, it still works.
Andy
I stuck some generic thermal paste onto the gpu, then I mixed up some Araldyte, and glued it onto 2 opposite corners. I wouldnt reccomend it on a card that is worth anything though.
Glue is a really bad conductor, I dont have any pics. I had to glue it on as it was a non-standard mounting, and nothing would fit, 440MX's dont really need a fan, but I didnt want to chance a dodgy connection to the heatsink so I left it on, it looks pretty weird.
Andy
Glue is a really bad conductor, I dont have any pics. I had to glue it on as it was a non-standard mounting, and nothing would fit, 440MX's dont really need a fan, but I didnt want to chance a dodgy connection to the heatsink so I left it on, it looks pretty weird.
Andy
I glued a generic (but large) electronics heatsink onto my 8500le back in the day. Used the thermal paste in the middle/glue on the corners method. Worked fine for 3 years.
I'd say it's only for the adventurous, but I had no problem. Today's GPU's might be more of a challenge though (heat/area has gone up).
I'd say it's only for the adventurous, but I had no problem. Today's GPU's might be more of a challenge though (heat/area has gone up).
Considering that the power hunger of graphic cards is growing more than that of CPUs, I believe we can expect a new product:
An (E)ATX sized graphic card including a motherboard, the GPU socket having the same HSF mounting mechanism as the CPU one.
This could also lead to a new kind of case, that has fewer PCI slots and two 120 mm exhausts in the back, aligned and ducted to tower HSFs.
An (E)ATX sized graphic card including a motherboard, the GPU socket having the same HSF mounting mechanism as the CPU one.
This could also lead to a new kind of case, that has fewer PCI slots and two 120 mm exhausts in the back, aligned and ducted to tower HSFs.
Re: Graphics card with CPU heatsink?
I think you must be joking...trudodyr wrote:Surely you must be joking.
Here is my GTO2 with a modded Xeon HSF:
Basically, the main thing you must do, is properly measure your mounting holes. When you have the measurements, you can then proceed to "dry" fitting the CPU cooler to see if it does not interfere with any capacitors or such. Then simply drill and tap the holes. I would suggest using a #4-40 screws and tap.
Notice the temps:)
Good luck and do not let anyone's lack of imagination stop you,
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Off course you could go a little further.....
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/sho ... hp?t=86526
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/sho ... hp?t=86526
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I put a Golden Orb on a GeForce4 Ti4200 using 3M Thermally Conductive Tape 9885.
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And only a 5 slot cooling solutionEvil Gnomes wrote:Off course you could go a little further.....
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/sho ... hp?t=86526
I'm speechless. Wow.Evil Gnomes wrote:Off course you could go a little further.....
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/sho ... hp?t=86526
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lets step it up a bit:
http://xtremesystems.org/forums/showthr ... ost1781337
This next one has a lot of pics, so ill post one pic first as to not waste anyones bandwidth.
http://members.lycos.nl/simz4ever2/soni ... CT0093.jpg
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/sho ... p?t=123423
Those XS people are crazy
http://xtremesystems.org/forums/showthr ... ost1781337
This next one has a lot of pics, so ill post one pic first as to not waste anyones bandwidth.
http://members.lycos.nl/simz4ever2/soni ... CT0093.jpg
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/sho ... p?t=123423
Those XS people are crazy
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I was thinking of doing a mod such as this with my Radeon 9700 pro using my spare Si-97 or my stock AMD Sempron 2800+ HS.
Will the Arctic Silver Adhesive work well with this since they are relatively light heatsinks?
http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_silv ... hesive.htm
Will the Arctic Silver Adhesive work well with this since they are relatively light heatsinks?
http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_silv ... hesive.htm
AS Adhesive will work fine. You might want to try a mix of 50/50 with AS Adhesive and AS3 (will probably work with AS5 as well, anyone knows for sure?) to create a slighly weaker bond. That way you can remove the heatsink later if you would want to. With 100% AS Adhesive you will probably not be able to do that.
100% AS Adhesive should be safer on the other hand, more secure.
100% AS Adhesive should be safer on the other hand, more secure.
Will it be an overkill to even consider a SI-97 on a R9700 pro? Or the heatsink is good enough to run the card fanless?Vicotnik wrote:AS Adhesive will work fine. You might want to try a mix of 50/50 with AS Adhesive and AS3 (will probably work with AS5 as well, anyone knows for sure?) to create a slighly weaker bond. That way you can remove the heatsink later if you would want to. With 100% AS Adhesive you will probably not be able to do that.
100% AS Adhesive should be safer on the other hand, more secure.
With the 9700P and good case flow, I bet you could run it passive with teh SI-97, but I would not suggest overclocking.ckang008 wrote:Will it be an overkill to even consider a SI-97 on a R9700 pro? Or the heatsink is good enough to run the card fanless?
And to add, I would not suggest using thermal adhesive to stick the SI-97 to your card. That is just asking for trouble, in my opinion. The GPU die has a small surface area and seeing as though the SI-97 will probably be touching the PCI slots, that would mean leverage on the cooler at all times. And the suggest for diluting the adhesive works great for memory but is a dead card waiting to happen with a GPU and a heavier than stock heatsink. I suppose you could epoxy the die and the shim to the HSF to get better results, but I wouldn't try it.
Just follow this:
http://www.rojakpot.com/showarticle.asp ... 246&pgno=0
Here is my 9800 Pro from just last week. I will be adding some custom RAM sinks next week after school is done!!
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Good luck,
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