hi,
hope this is the rite place

between these 3, which is better in term of cooling efficiency?i dun mind bout noise tho, my casing fan is much louder i think

1) coolermaster coolviva
2) arctic vga silencer rev.3
3) evercool vc-rf

hope u guys will help

thanks

This post has been edited by Hiwatari: Apr 21 2006, 01:45 AM

if i will choice Sliencer ...

i wud choose silencer too...

vc-rf im using it on my gt...low price cooler....consider great cooling for its price....

If you dare to DIY, Athlon XP stock cooler. It's t3h best

then how bout the ram chips?

using Copper RAM sink..

He's got the perfect answr for you. This is an old scholer's mod which worked pretty well for OC'ing and I was using it too on my 9600XT to get some really high clocks

can u teach how to stick the ramsink on the chip?
i heard superglue can damage the ramsink, since it is made wif silicon
not sure

There are 2 methods. One is using thermal tape by 3M which I think people like uglyvamp would be able to sell to you reasonably. The second and arguably the best solution is Arctic Adhesive which is gonna cost quite a nbit but it's similiar to Arctic Ceramique but has bonding properties

artic adhesive bond already cant remove?

It would be very hard. You'd need non-reactive towards the PCB solvents to loosen it up actually.

b4 i got DIY the AMD K7 Stock Cooler at my MSI FX5200...

i wanna try that on my radeon 9600 pro .. but u stick wif wat?

ya, same here, wanna put on my 9600 pro oso, but how?
can guide step by step?
no heatsink kah on the core?

3M thermal tape or some cable tie.



This post has been edited by ikan_semilang: May 2 2006, 12:55 PM

thermal tape/paste can stick 2 plastic kah?
or there's a heatsink that i kenot c underneath the fan?

Thermal tape and thermal paste different meaning la..

Thermal tape





Therma Paste

owh...ic, noob
so ramsink kenot use thermal paste?must use tape?

Normally ramsink will come with thermaltape/glue.

say...wanna put 92mm fan blowing to the card
a forumer said this way will cool the vga better than those fancy hsf w/ bling2
any suggestion on the core heatsink?
what brand can fit 92mm fan?prefer copper

i am more noob than u liao..
where can get thermal paste? izzit safe to do dat on my vga.. if spoil i no $$ to get new 1 edi ..
anyway, wat's ur current max core/mem for ur 9600 pro ? mine is 456.30 / 218.70//

go 2 bulk section
do wat?IINM thermal paste is not n electric conductor...jz gd in conducting heat
correct me if i'm wrong
mine is powercolor la...cabok punya, summore the thermal paste tanggal liao, hsf even when running is icy cool so core speed kenot oc much
current is stock speed...but can oc 2 *cough...(dun laff) 438/240

ermm....

bro,

u wanna try out the FAN CARD....

u can DIY the FAN CARD, using 2 x 80mm FAN or 2x 92mm FAN and 1x PCI BACK SLOT and 15 pieces of cable ties..

U need an extra PCI slot underneath the AGP card to install this DIY CARD.

U can use Stock AMD heatsinks on ur card....

thermal paste can get from Computer shops, or u can even buy from some online forummers here in LYN.

moderno / dinster / bombman

they have a few thermal paste's for sale...

where 2 get?xpensive?cable ties is what?like ide cable?
dun hv amd...running on p4

how do i pull off that original heatsink from the memory. it seem stuck hard. afraid of pulling it forcely....

2 x 80 mm FAN (Can get from Garage sales for RM 5 - RM 10 / per piece)

Cable Ties (Can get from Hardware Shop - RM 1 for 10 pcs - 20 pcs)

Can get the amd heatsink from garage sales too around RM 5 - 25 ..

Extra pci slot cover - from ur casing ...

Have a Look... maybe u could find a cheap one to mod..

TOTAL : RM 10 + RM 1 + RM 10 = RM 21



If u need more, maybe i wud have to make a guide...

but my camera sucks at nite time.... darn....

Original heatsink from ur Grapich Card's Memory ?

erm...

try twisting it a bit.... ( MAKE SURE U HAVE PULLED OUT ALL THE CLIPS attached to the heatsink.)

it should come off....

GOOD LUCK

lol...i tot when u typed FAN CARD(all capital letters) means it's some sort of brand or model sorry 2 my bad
ok, say, after got evrything...how 4 put it 2gether?
if possible, want 2 cool both top n bottom of the card...directing the hot air outside like arctic silencer

This post has been edited by Hiwatari: May 3 2006, 09:35 PM

hohoho...

no lah.....

if u have everything i will show u how to put it together...

erm...

i will try and make a guide ASAP...

now the camera with me but the lighting will suck.

so maybe its best i do it during daylight....

its only to cool from bottom, if from top i dunt think its possible, but u could, be CREATIVE

If u want something like artic silencer, then i suggest u get a PCI Exhaust FAN CARD, or ARTIC SILENCER

the only cheap way to direct air out is PCI exhaust fan card.

This DIY Fan Card is just a cheap option to cool down ur GC. thats all

Here is the image of My PCI EXHAUST FAN CARD. sucking air from my GC

NOT the 2x 80mm FAN CARD.

ic...but i prefer blowing onto the gc, not sucking
i believe blowing cools better than sucking...cos most cooler blows 2 the heatsink instead of sucks...must b a good reason bhind it
mayb the dual fan will b interesting

yeah.... i agree....

i did'nt have time to DIY a new one....

erm maybe i ll make a quick one...

just to show u how it may look...

Maybe give me 2 days ....

u should get urs and i will guide u in making 1

thanks man
btw, that pci card...u DIY or buy 1 piece like that?i mean complete w/ fan n director(what do we call that thing huh? ) that directs air out of the casing

The one i am currently using is bought as is.... its called.

PCI EXHAUST FAN CARD / PCI FAN CARD


the one i am about to DIY is from scratch.

i heard not so good things about coolviva but i also heard good things from internet review, how is it rate actually? any pros and cons?

i dunt know....

i tried COOLVIVA before....

I trierd OCing My GC, after a few hours i get artifacts and a lot of em....

so

after that, my pc kept restarting each time it loads windows...

i took out the GC and reinstall back the original Heatsink.

and use a 2x 80mm FAn to blow at the heatsink.

Wala... My GC is back to normal.....

i prefer to use the 2x 80mm FAN than the CoolVIVA

there goes my money going down the drain

erm.....

it sounds like u bought a COOLVIVA ??

anyways, if u already bought it, just give it a shot..

can always add the 2x 80mm Fan below the COOLVIVA

cheers

Try out the 2x 80mm Fan Mod. maybe it wud help

hehe...... its a two 80mm fan that sits on top of pci slot right.... if so.....maybe i could try it out....

yup...

maybe will do the mod tonite.....

didnt get the proper fan yet... maybe ill just use the chapalang fan i have at home...

Will show u the pics once its done

hope u post step by step guide wif pics..

Will post is as soon as possible ... Got some unfinish work and exams coming up

Dont worry ,

interesting thread...i been looking around for some DIY fan card solutions also...ended up making one myself.

its very similar to zahri's idea...its damn cheapo solution (imagine using tali rafiah - red color 'wet market' grade wan - to tie the fans and slot covers together), and manages to reduce gfx temp 2-3 degrees, better than nothing.

maybe i'll post pics too when im free. in the mean time shall look forward to zahri's guide

eh, is your pci fan card effective? ive wasted time with mine, in the end it didnt improve the temp at all, heck if i put it on the pci slot directly below the gfx card, it even makes it hotter!

wasted 20 bux lol

Blowing it to the card would lead to dust onto the card which will cause some bad things later. Dust can cause short circuits and even degrade the cooling idea u mention. This happens if u use high cfm fans tho. I think if u use super low cfm fan then it wouldnt be that bad. Try to use coolermaster 80cm fans, its super silent and low cfm.

Coolviva's purpose is to give a better temp and more silent compared to stock cooler at stok speeds. If u overclock it then its a total different story. Coolviva cannot release the heat that fast causing the heat delayed at the heatsinks before being released. The best ones would be DIY socket A hsf but its a a bit troublesome and u need some know how to do it. Artic Silencer would be a better choice to u. But if u really on a tight budget and would like to DIY then u can experiment it with some cable ties. Make sure it wont fall down and touch the core nicely then fired it up with ur rig. Happy DIYing.

HERE is THE 2x 80mm FAN DIY

* SORRY for the PICS, CAMERA GILA... will update the pics once i have the proper time


TOOLS

1. Cutter
2. Lighter / Something hot to shrink a heatshrink

ITEMS needed

1. Cable Ties , around 20 or more
2. Black Tape or Heatshrinks.
3. 2 x 80mm FAN ( any brand, up to you )
4. PCI SLOT Back Plate



1. Put the 2 80mm FAn side by side, and slide in the cable tie between the two fan.

so u will be attaching 4 cable ties to connect the two fan.

2. After that, tighten each cable tie nicely and cut the excess cable with cutter


3. Insert another cable tie at the end to hold the PCI SlOT BACKPLATE. Like in the pics. Cut the excess Cable...


4. Once u are done. Cut the two wires from the two fan evenly and Connect the wires between the two fan to a molex connector. 2 fan to 1 molex.
remember RED to RED . BLACK TO BLACK


f you dont want to do any cutting u can use 2 molex to connect the fan together, if u want to make it look nice and neat, u can sleeve it


THIS IS THE COMPLETED FAN CARD


If there is anything u want to ask, feel free to ask me

GOOD LUCK

This post has been edited by zahri: May 12 2006, 05:38 PM

Nice DIY. Last time i did 120mm fan DIY like evercool system bracket. Now not using anymore since ive used the BTX design with my CM Stacker.

owh....

Stacker user ehh....

envy u man.....

hehehe....

blur2 , on what casing to get,

Ammo for jalan2, and stacker to sit tight at home...

Somehow using the BTX design, my Ati Silencer on my 9800XT is performing well by releasing quite amount of heat compared to ATX design. Its quite hot even if im not using any 3d itensive apps. Maybe u can find a casing that can use a BTX design and suits your budget ?

hmm.. i think arctic is the best.. it is a very good cooler..

hehehe....

JUST GOT my ARTIC silencer today....

will pasang WEDNESDAY nite or evening

hehe......

coolviva vs evercool VC-RF...
which one is better??

I wud Say EVERCOOL VC-RF definitely !

where u bought artic silencer ?

my god,coolviva??more stock cooler better that...

Got it from a friend,

he bought it last year i think, but never used it coz, the GC went to heaven.... hehe...

TOO BAD for ME..... THE HEATsink Wont fit my GC.

need to grind the backplate a bit.. darn. !!