@zahri

ur 6600 is AGP right??? does it have a HSI Bridge chip? if it does...check to make sure ur HSI bridge heatsink is SEPERATE from ur main GPU heatsink. otherwise...ur gonna have a tough time finding a cooler that can fit ur GC.

EDIT: btw, i would also recommend the Zalman VF700 heatsink. or u could also try the VF900. but not sure if the VF900 can fit ur card or not

This post has been edited by mADmAN: Mar 1 2007, 10:14 PM

can get the card from the bulk section.

there are a few sellers there selling the card. just make sure to lookout for the one that comes with the Zalman fan coz theres also a version that comes with the small fan.

DAYYYYYMMMNN!!! the Aerocool VM-103 looks cool man....i wonder if u could use that on a chipset...the mounting bracket looks like its possible... and can add a 120mm fan to cool it down somemore

what im really wondering is....

when the hell are other manufacturers gonna come out with 8800 coolers??

so far as fasr as i know only thermalright is out in retail.... the artic cooling cooler isnt out in retail yet.

what happened to the other manufacturers like zalman etc etc??

sheesh

how easy it is to bend?? care to teach???

wonder after bending how good it'll be for the chipset if u can mount it

how to check what??? the temps??

9550 doesnt have temp monitor.

o if u wanna check temps ur gonna need an external temp monitor.

@akachester
AS5 takes time to cure.... so let it be first and see how later on....might gt another 2-3c drop supposedly.

but ive heard real good results on MX-1 and MX-2. up to 10C drop on the 2900XT.

actually the soundcard is best kept as far away from the GC as possible...i remember reading somewhere that audio wise, the GC is the biggest 'noise' maker in a PC... cant remember where i read this..and i havent even bothered trying to test it....


actually if u put the soundcard above like shawty suggested, and add a low cfm fan on the pci slots ur airflow will be better man...itll help to make sure theres no heat trapped under the GC. (unless ur front fan is strong enough to push it out the back la)

but....doing that....will contradict with what i said to shawty above

id buy it just for the fact that it looks wicked sick!!!!

Arctic gets crazy with 9800 cooler

i say get this first




put it right next to ur GC. see if it helps the temps or not.

helped reduce the temps on my 1st 8800GTS by 10C.

dunno if itll help with 3850 or not la... but with my 8800GTS 320mb it helped la...

reduce 10C at idle...load forgot.

ssssoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.............

anyone tried the PCI Blower ive been suggesting? any results to post up?

after reading the last few pages....i have to ask...

why are people so bothered about 8xC load temps??? if ur idling at 8x ok la...understandable la if u wanna panic....but no...under load u see 8xC then straight wanna waste money buy aftermarket cooler....those chips are built to handle even over 100C.

if ur worried about the temps...instead of spending 100s for aftermarket coolers...hows about improving airflow at ur GC area first? might even give u a 10C drop if done properly (like my case with the PCI Slot blower)..or mebbe even buy a chapalang RM5 fan to help supply fresh cool air to the GC coolers...

seriously...8xC is NORMAL. most mid-high end GCs these days are giving load temps around 8xC....like previously said....98C on load then yeah...feel free to get worried.

the only other reasons i see to buy aftermarket coolers would be noise and bling...buying aftermarket coolers coz u panicked looking at 8xC load temps is


if this post offended anyone.....live with it.

there arent many air cooling aftermarket heatsinks for the 9800GX2 as far as i know....even WC oso not that many waterblocks available.

like my suggestion above...i think u should improve air flow/circulation in ur GC area... add a fan to the PCI slot or side panel to exhaust hot air from the GC so that it doesnt get recycled by the GC's intake fan. and add another fan to supply fresh cool air to the GC's intake fan

cable management....thats ur first problem...

second, the stock lian li A10 side patent fan thing is useless. not much air going out oso...so really no point mentioning it. the only reason i only install mine is coz i have it so might as well use it. makes no difference in temps for me.

u would probably get better temps with a PCI Slot blower or tying an 80mm fan to the PCI Slots under the GC.

this RM10 PCI Slot Blower from ALL IT managed to bring my 1st card temps down by 10c...



also tie a fan to ur rom bays, near the GC. so that it can help push fresh air to the GC's fan.