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8800GT Cooling Thread (Pics)
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Thanks for the pics.. I was afraid that the 8800GT or G92 8800GTS would hit the fans on the front of the SG03.
I love the NV Silencer line of after market coolers.. so I'm curious as 1 or 2 mentioned earlier in this thread if the "NV Silencer 5 Rev II" is guaranteed to work with no big mods. It's the only real option I have in a Shuttle.. the exhaust out of the case is a BIG plus for me.
I can't find the Rev II anywhere online.. all I find is the Rev 3, would that work just as well?
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I can't find the Rev II anywhere online.. all I find is the Rev 3, would that work just as well?
al
After some google, I found this http://www.akasa.co.uk/akasa_english/spec_page/vga_cooler/spec_ak_vc02_rd.htm
Supposedly fits with a better effect on a GT as well, per ocforums.com
And this: http://www.frazpc.pl/artykuly/570/8800GT/+/ARCTIC/SILENCER/5/Cicho,/tanio/i/skutecznie
Scroll down for pics!
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Supposedly fits with a better effect on a GT as well, per ocforums.com
And this: http://www.frazpc.pl/artykuly/570/8800GT/+/ARCTIC/SILENCER/5/Cicho,/tanio/i/skutecznie
Scroll down for pics!
al
Anyone know where I can get these heatsinks for the 8800GT?
OHH! i seen those on another forum, some guy made them for himself then ended up selling them to people on the forums. Dont bother looking for those at some retailers
Anyone know where I can get these heatsinks for the 8800GT?
Not to be a smarta$$... but search is your friend!
And here is the link - http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=165270
This guy makes them himself - sells for about $50.00 + S&H IIRC
just PM him thru the xtremesystem board.
Cheers!
Not to be a smarta$$... but search is your friend!
And here is the link - http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=165270
This guy makes them himself - sells for about $50.00 + S&H IIRC
just PM him thru the xtremesystem board.
Cheers!
ahh there it is! but i think 50$ is a lil bit to much lol. i would rather buy 2 sets of vram heatsinks and just paste them on there.
Not to be a smarta$$... but search is your friend!
And here is the link - http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=165270
This guy makes them himself - sells for about $50.00 + S&H IIRC
just PM him thru the xtremesystem board.
Cheers!
Well I would have searched, but I had no idea what to search for. I mean it's custom made so it doesn't have any model number or UPC code. I could search for 8800GT custom ram sink, but I'd probably get thousands of hits from different sites.
ahh there it is! but i think 50$ is a lil bit to much lol. i would rather buy 2 sets of vram heatsinks and just paste them on there.
Well they are custom made by this guy and they do look nice. I'd charge the same if I could make them.
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ahh there it is! but i think 50$ is a lil bit to much lol. i would rather buy 2 sets of vram heatsinks and just paste them on there.
$50 is too much but compleatly reasonable if he is making them himself. My time is worth more money that $50...
I kind of wish I would have sceen this earlier, guess I will just paste my swiftech sinks on...
2 Packs of swiftech sinks $30 + Artic Alumina $8 another $12 to have removeable sinks. Damn I wish I would have gone this route actualy.
tuksonrider
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It comes with 8 ramsinks. Enought o cover the ram,, but not the mosfets.
I beleive the guy that makes the custom ramsinks does it on a cnc machine. Once you program it, all you need is the raw material. The cnc does all the work for you. You can turn out dozens in a day.
I have my trusty dremel and a half a dozen dead agp cards with heatsinks on them.
I beleive the guy that makes the custom ramsinks does it on a cnc machine. Once you program it, all you need is the raw material. The cnc does all the work for you. You can turn out dozens in a day.
I have my trusty dremel and a half a dozen dead agp cards with heatsinks on them.
ahh, where can i find a local cnc machine?
and is it hard to design the heatsinks on there? im sure i can get my hands on one of these machines, but i just dont know how to use em!tuksonrider
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If you do a search, with the right tools and know how, you can make one.
If you buy a cnc machine, it'll cost well over a $1000 for a small one.
It's not the time he's charging for the ramsinks. It's the know-how and the fact that he has a cnc that explains the price. $50 is what they are worth to some people, and more power to both parties.
If you buy a cnc machine, it'll cost well over a $1000 for a small one.
It's not the time he's charging for the ramsinks. It's the know-how and the fact that he has a cnc that explains the price. $50 is what they are worth to some people, and more power to both parties.
ah i see, but i was wondering because my brother works at a mechanic shop, and neer his shop is tons of shops.. Im sure one of these shops should have a cnc and since my brother knows pretty much all of them im sure i can get my hands on one, just to use. If only i knew how to use one ....
tuksonrider
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well, they are expensive pieces of machinery. The most crictical part, and this is why I think the $50 is more than justified, is the measuring and designing the ram sinks.
Serisouly, if you have some aluminum heatsinks laying around, get a $20 dremel, a $14 diamond cutting disc, a $8 vise clamp, $2 drill bit, and a tap, you can make your own custom bolt-on ram sinks.
They may not look as pretty, but depedning on how much time you put into it, you can make something you're proud of.
Plus you can keep the tools to make other mods.
Serisouly, if you have some aluminum heatsinks laying around, get a $20 dremel, a $14 diamond cutting disc, a $8 vise clamp, $2 drill bit, and a tap, you can make your own custom bolt-on ram sinks.
They may not look as pretty, but depedning on how much time you put into it, you can make something you're proud of.
Plus you can keep the tools to make other mods.
ill look into the dremel, but i dont understand how i would make a bolt on heatsink
tuksonrider
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it's called "tapping".
Basically, you need to find out the thread size of the bolt.
Once you got that, you measure where you're going to make the holes on the heatsink to line-up to the holes on the card.
Once you know that, you drill the holes for the bolts on the heatsink.
Then you tap the holes with a tapping tool that makes the threads.
You have to get the tap that has the same thread size as your bolts.Most tapping kits come with the correct size drill bit. For that size bolt, look to spend around $4 for the kit.
Basically, you need to find out the thread size of the bolt.
Once you got that, you measure where you're going to make the holes on the heatsink to line-up to the holes on the card.
Once you know that, you drill the holes for the bolts on the heatsink.
Then you tap the holes with a tapping tool that makes the threads.
You have to get the tap that has the same thread size as your bolts.Most tapping kits come with the correct size drill bit. For that size bolt, look to spend around $4 for the kit.
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i would pay that much, its only 50 pounds thats not really a lot compared to other coolers, most of the top range coolers are 35 pounds +
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+1 definatly
Anyone know where I can get these heatsinks for the 8800GT?
My post at the top of page three of this very thread has a link to that heatsink setup lol
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I like the LOOK of those CNC milled heatsinks that guy did, but something about them makes me worry. I think it's the fact that he tapped them with threads and then screws right into them. He needs to make it so that you use a bolt -> washer -> washer -> spring -> nut to attach them and apply the right pressure across the card.
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It's pretty much no different than using the same bolts from the original GT heatsink. It would of course be the same diameter, so there's a chance that it uses the same thread size. For all intent and purposes, you can probably use the exact same bolts that your card came with.
As for torque, it would be no different than what you use to attach your motherboard to your stand-offs, enough torque to make it secure, but not too much that you crack your pcb board.
As for torque, it would be no different than what you use to attach your motherboard to your stand-offs, enough torque to make it secure, but not too much that you crack your pcb board.
Raikiri mate,
sorry this is a bit off topic, but can i have your email?
just want to ask you a few questions about your DGM 24" badboy!
that's all
PM me and I'll answer any questions
If you were going to use 2 BFG 8800 Gt OC in an SLI configuration what after market cooling would you use besides water cooling as I am not sure I am ready for that just yet. Not to mention that would require me getting a new case as well and that is not an option at this point in time.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Thanks in advance for your help.
The thought hadn't even come to mind. I saw these at another forum and didn't think anyone here had seen them.