here's a picture of my palit 7300GT

1st thing i'm wondering is why my card look different from the others
2nd is i totally no idea how to take out the fan to change others
3rd is what fan is suggested for this card? thx in advance

^the below side of ur GC should have screw to hold the heatsink
u can remove it by unscrew it

You can try Zalman cooler

bottom view

look more like a.....clip?

my full load temp is @ 70-75C when i oc to 550/1200,so what budget zalman fan is recommended?

This post has been edited by darude87: Oct 27 2006, 10:55 AM

i cant c clearly
is there any link available so i browse the clear pic?

sry for the bad pic quality,using phone oni
picture updated,now should be clearer view

what temp only consider dangerous?

i think around 80 degrees, then u shud be abit worried.
uhm, currently, a zalman HSF is on my card. at default, its only 40 degrees idle!
i think thats really fantastic, and its not even copper yet!
so i think the VF 700-CU (LED if u want) would be a good choice.

I did a google and found out this..


had no idea how to take out the stock HSK as well...

Anyway, Zalman will be a good choice considering U already reach around 75C+ after OC.

double post....sorry

This post has been edited by mikelanding: Oct 27 2006, 07:30 PM

the only way i see possible is to pull the pins outwards


like below



edit: plus dismantle it as seem fit

This post has been edited by mcchin: Oct 27 2006, 06:34 PM

^i think the way to cabut the HSF by raising the lifter & dig out all the 4pin at the same time together

This post has been edited by gengstapo: Oct 27 2006, 06:39 PM

oh well, the view of the heatsink taken off



This post has been edited by LittleLinnet: Oct 27 2006, 09:48 PM

i think if u replace the hsink the warantty will be void.another suggestion will be to buy a pci fan card to blow directly to ur gc.maybe ur casing got poor ventilation.try rearrranging those cabel wire so the air flow wont be blocked.just a suggestion.

technically, you're not voiding the warranty as long as there is no physical damage to the card. if you're going to claim for warranty, just slap back the old cooler. as simple as that.

if u say so.threadstarter,if u wanna save a bit get those pc cooler aka zalman celup.its a tad cheaper also the performance almost on par with zalman.can save $$$ a bit.

1) Palit design their own PCB, thats why its diffrent from other 7300GT, same as Galaxy
2) There are some reviews, try google
3) Zalman VF-700Cu is a good cooler

how much a pci fan will cost? now i also duno wan to replace it or not,money is 1 matter,trouble is another matter,lol...

how does the heatsink look like ?
can just add a fan on the heatsink if the heatsink is a copper fin ones

tat pci fan would not bring your temp down very much (So loud when its running at its full speed). the main reason is tat your Heat Sink is not capable of conducting tat much of heat out from your GPU core. the best way is to change the whole HSF. all depend on your budget.

i got the same GC....
to cut cost can place a high speed fan beside the GC....
like i did....i put enlight processor fan that spin about 7000rpm...but the sound...huh..
it cool my GC when OC....
the idle temp is 51c & full load maybe around 60c~65C.....

will update the picture soon...