Well been frustrated with the high temps of my Sparkle 6600GT AGP which reach about 70C!!Looking for a better cooling solution for the card and oso the HSI bridge chip which is frying hot! Looking to OC too.

Any suggestion?

budget budget budget budget budget

wats ur budget?

also is ur HSI heatsink in 1 piece with the GPU heatsink or is it 2 seperate heatsinks?

my winfast 6600gt fan died the other day. change cooler need about 100 bux. didn't want to spend that kind of money on an old gfx card. so i took out the fan, cleaned the heatsink and applied new thermal compound and tied an 8cm fan to it. now full load usually about 55-60. once touch 65 before but thats about it

I'm a fan of Zalman cooling products so basically for a graphic card like 6600GT I would recommend a VF700-CU (i'm currently using VF700-Al which bundles together with my galaxy 6600GT)



However there are some issues about the installation of this fan with AGP 6600GT. Kindly refer here

http://zalman.co.kr/product/cooler/VF700_6600GT_eng.html

zalman vf700 fits nicely..cool nicely n price nicely

I'm always hearing Copper an Aluminium cooler....WHats the difference anyways.

TO MadMan,the HSI sink was separated from the main heatsink.Thats y it cook!!ANyway are you guys using the card in normal room or air conditioned room?WHy my temp so high??70-80C in normal room.

Copper conducts heat better than Aluminium. Of course copper more expensive la. However one of the main drawback of this VF700 is the fan kinda occupy the PCI slot next to your AGP slot. Which makes that particular PCI slot unusable (well, in my case la, depends how far the distance between the PCI and AGP slot)

This post has been edited by mxxuang: Sep 2 2006, 02:01 AM

Only Zalman cooling is the best?I've seen Vantec IceBERQ5 pricing at rm120.How much is Zalman full copper anyways?

SOmeone offer me new VF700-AlCU LED for rm110......is this okay ah?

Not to say the best, more like personal preference, plus it's quiet too. I don't know how much a VF700-AlCU cost, but i know the VF700-CU cost around RM135. This forumer called moderno is bulking the VF700-Cu, unfortunately it's out of stock. I thought if getting a FC-V7 Fatal1ty

This post has been edited by mxxuang: Sep 2 2006, 02:13 AM

if ur HSI heatsink is seperate then better....coz easier to use aftermarket heatsink.... i say go for the zalman PURE COPPER coolers...

if ur gonna buyy dont bother with the alu or the alcu...spend a bit more to get a better cooler... my current recommendation would be the zalman vf-700cu or the zalman fatality FC-V7.

or if ur willing to spend a lil more... get the zalman vf900cu which elhh is bulking for about 170 i think (cant remember)

one more thing to do is to improve air flow around ur GC area dude..... this will help cool down the GC better

My 6600gt full load at 90c.. Still ok..

Ahah, you want to kill your graphic card meh?
Go change to a better heatsink laa...

No $..
Can mod a 80mm fan to it , rite? how ar?

How to tell?
You didn't give any picture of your heatsink...

Give a picture of your heatsink than everyone will know how to help you on modding that 80MM fan to your heatsink...

well... for a 6600GT card... i dun recommend spend a wad of cash on the latest fatality.. i suggest u go get urself a 700CU or the fataility F7...of course fatality would be better la.. but rake out more money, in that case.

there's a bulk going on, not by mordeno, but by someone else... check that out.. he has stock btw.

If plus a zalman...means my card(rm550)+zalman(rm135)=used 6800(rm685).hahaha.Nearly there.

I guess my temp is still okay....full load 70C to 80C+ but wanna fry liao.
Better search for a good yet budget cooler.

just get an unused heatsink and fit it into your 6600GT like what I did to mine...

I used amd64 stock heatsink to cool my 6600GT



and the idle temp for my stock clock @ 550/1120 was 44dCelcius only


Evogenix

Haha...But then the the PCI slots beside will be unusable. Unless you don't use ur PCI slots

thats not pci slot, its pci-e where its useless for a DFI ultra-D user (Ultra-D cant run SLi unless mod the nForce4 Ultra's chipset)

btw, the most important part is cost saving mar

Evogenix

This post has been edited by Evogenix: Sep 3 2006, 10:16 PM

I think even a VF700-AlCu would be suitable for an overclock 6600GT.
My Zalman can give me an idle temperature of 48degrees idle at overclocked frequencies of 580/1160

I guess my setup slightly better after all



Evogenix

This post has been edited by Evogenix: Sep 3 2006, 11:24 PM

My default is 500/1150.. i dun dare to OC more leh.. Oc 515/1170 full load edi 90c.. Can cook burger edi..

Anyway, how to mod the heatsink fan into it? Use what to stick? I cannot take out the current Heatsink leh.. must cut kar? The socket very very hard..

http://sg.vr-zone.com/?i=1784&s=1

Here you go...
he is using socket A heatsink, where I'm using amd64 stock heatsink. Both concepts are the same.

Evogenix

Can add me into msn.. Need help..
I wan to mod now..

Ok, i understand edi.. Thanks for the link..
But where can get this >

This post has been edited by Amedion: Sep 4 2006, 11:42 AM

@Amedion

no need to use that specific thermal paste la...

can use any thermal paste... AS5 would be better in fact

I dun even know where can get thermal paste.. Dun want go so far jz to mod this..

thats a thermal paste, you can use the capalang white thermal paste or AS5 will do the job perfectly

Evogenix

Must computer shop only have kar?
If i dun apply thermal paste?

I still haven't found socket A or 939 HSF.. really have to get new from shop meh? sure expensive.. anyone got extra?

Waa seriously want to mod arr? Wait la when I change my HSF i sell you...cheap cheap...

Alreally ask u cut from my mainboard heatsink..U also need to go to subang area or k.l dhen only can buy a new 1..Klang no have yet..

Aiya.. ur RAM sold liao?

i wan find used de.. People said Socket A or 939 can fit ngam ngam.. urs too big..

I throw manys chapalang CPU edi..if not..i got too manys CPU heatsink..

You still using AMD K6 500mhz, rite? Give me la.. Upgrade ur PC leh.. How old liao.. Ages..

Sell liao..sorry la... Hot item, got one fella bid very good price...Have to sell lor..
Eh use AS5 can give significant drop in ur GPU temperature or not one arr? How much difference can it make?

You asking me? How i know?

can i mod a nVidia quadro fx500 ?

If you can find suitable Heatsink and fan.. Why not?

but very hard to take off the cooler...i got 2 of this...1 last time spoil liao then i try to take out..in the end i cut the plastic off(behind there the clip)

You're VGA heatsink uses white push pin isn't it?
That shouldn't be hard...

Just use "playar muncung tirus" to push the push pin lock retention, then you'll be able to push out the white pin...

Why would u want to cut it off?

Anyway...
Any other people who have done modding their own heatsink for their VGA card rather than just shah81?

Wanna see laa...

My mod of using LGA775 for my X800GT fail loo...
Coz i so malas to go to hardware shop to ask them to cut something that is blocking the PCI-E slot...

mine is like the clip wan....my geforce 4 oso clip but i take it out with barehands...oni this wan damn hard to take out

My 6600Gt clips also damn hard to take out.. Use somet tools lar wei..

all u need are needle nose pliers... confirm easy to take out after that

Yes...
Yes...

That's the one i'm tokin' about...

Or in malay, it's called Playar Muncung Tirus....

I modded PCI slot cooling to blow at my 6600gt's heatsink.. a lot more improvement.. previously is 90c full load.. now only 79~80..



a few more days i wanna install 2 pcs of 120mm high speed fan to blow it to the gc and see how it goes..

ok i got it...actually i need to pull out a long plastic stick in the middle of the clip there...then oni can take out...

shit....in 3d mark 02 or 03...originally was 4000+ 3d points...now oni 1423 points...(after i change the cooler)

btw it's a pentium 3 comp

You change what cooler? Impossible ur cooler will affect that much.. You forgot to connect the molex to power ur Graphic card izzit? Now running 2d?

If really like that then the graphics in 3dmark03 will be lag like hell.

i change back to my original cooler...oso 1400+ oni..btw it's 3dmark 03

change cooler wer can degrade performance

ur p3 is the main thing..

My 6600gt kong edi.. sad..

seriously, if i had a 6600GT, i'd definitely wont run it around 70+ celcius coz it's suicide
so this is what i've done for my friend....











This post has been edited by AllnGap: Sep 12 2006, 12:04 PM

AllnGap.. Reply me in MSN leh.. You know where to fix bo ?

The graphic card kong or the fan kong?

graphic.. sad

normally got 4000+ points wan...


@allngap...I THE SAME FAN WITH YOU!!! but i ter connect 240v instead of 16v...so the fan kong liao ...but still here...i lurv the fan soo much...it's a powerful fan...i even pour alcohol in it and burn it...then fast fast turn on the fan...fire will come out.. damn nice le

This post has been edited by dj.eRicZzz: Sep 12 2006, 02:55 PM

fix what

adoi, you are lucky that you dint burn down your house

next time, please read the ratings before plug in alrite !

Fix graphic card..

i check liao...terambil wrong wire....my table got a very small burn mark..abt 1x1cm

No problem.. no affect the main chip

just got Evercool VC-RHC{TURBO 2} for my old Gigabyte 6600GT ...

performance quite good ... stock idle 50, load 73 , now idle 42 load 52 ...

Threadstarter, have you got you're own Aftermarket Cooling for you're 6600GT?

Share with us here...

Hmm been thinking lately......Seeing all the coolers at the market but havent decide.Well I've saw the Coolermaster's coolerviva (kinda cool with the heatpipe)but dunno is it good or not.Selling darn cheap at rm45 by moderno.I wonder does it do the job of cooling....what ya guys think?

Changing the stock hearsink = no more warranty.

Well, CoolViva doesn't work that well you know...
But, it's good for older card like 9550, 9600 and 9800...

And it's good for the older Nvidia cards too...

Don't know about 6600 temperature though...

forget about coolviva..its crap to fix it in place

best option for 66gt is still vf700 series from zalman..

A fren of mine had a bad experience wif the CoolViva 2 years ago, where the base surface if the heatsink didnt have proper contact wif the gpu core..
when he turned his pc on, artifacts were everywhere..and when he replaced back stock hsf, the artifacts are still there..so he threw out his gc..which was a 5700u..

my recommendation for a 6600gt, the zalman vf700cu, or the sytrin kuformula vf-1

This post has been edited by x800: Oct 4 2006, 09:42 PM

The problem is, it's hard to find Sytrin heatsink nowadays...

Go for the VF700, can't go wrong with it honestly. I have a FS-V7 running on my 6600GT with the core @ 550MHz. With the FS-V7 at only 5V, load temps don't breach 72°C which is perfectly fine by me.

My current card temp was like 70c default and higher by playing some games.
Well I guess price did concern about the quality of one product...haha.
I would like to go with zalman though.....after yer guys recommend.
Anyone here at lowyat selling vf700 for better price?


This post has been edited by Terence573: Oct 7 2006, 12:05 AM

Got myself VF700 AlCu now.........nice a drop of temp from 68C to 56C..playing games just 62-65C.......Good cooler!!
But then all the ram sink wont fit in.....pity.

thread starter, there is still got warranty for your card if you change your stock vga cooler. just make sure that dont leave mark on your core. e.g. scartch(<< wrong spelling) mark and etc. when you want to send back for warranty, just change back to your stock cooler. should be no problem.

To add up, just make sure u didn't tear up the warranty sticker on the graphic card or any other hardware...

Try to take out the sticker without ruining it slowly, and patiencely...