Running without Heatsink

[qtqc]

Hey everyone, just curious, is it possible to Run a 6600 Gigabye without the heatsink. Just asking cause Im building a HTPC and I have a extra 6600 but it wont fit with the heatsink.

 

[trek554]

Hey everyone, just curious, is it possible to Run a 6600 Gigabye without the heatsink. Just asking cause Im building a HTPC and I have a extra 6600 but it wont fit with the heatsink.

well they dont put the heatsinks on there because the are pretty.

 

[BLenderhedd]

If it didn't need it, it wouldn't be there.

edit: Trek beat me by a minute

 

[Domini]

If it didn't need it, it wouldn't be there.

edit: Trek beat me by a minute

QFT

 

[jaffy]

Oh, it's possible. For a few seconds

 

[Zero82z]

Go for it...












...then post pics of the aftermath .

 

[2Fresh]

lol, no doubt.

 

[SpeedRunner]

a videocard with no heatsink is like a fish without water.

...except the fish survives longer

 

[Pkirk618]

if u absolutely need to, mount a fan to the side as to subsitute for the removed fan. Your video card will run hot though.

 

[Tutelary]

there are plenty of cheap passive cards for a htpc. buy one.

 

[stealthy123]

it will burn up if you run it without the heatsink

 

[trek554]

it will burn up if you run it without the heatsink

and the case temps will be much higher too.

 

[Zero82z]

and the case temps will be much higher too.

For the 5-10 seconds the card is alive, that is...

 

[stealthy123]

For the 5-10 seconds the card is alive, that is...

I am actually thinking the card would be dead the moment he hit the power button.

 

[trek554]

I am actually thinking the card would be dead the moment he hit the power button.

I think it would last a lot longer than that. It probably wouldnt make it very long in 3D though.

 

[dnottis]

I am actually thinking the card would be dead the moment he hit the power button.

About 10 seconds afterwards from what I remember of my 6600GT - doing a review of some third party aerocool GPU passive cooler. The cooler was making fine contact but the card died on the passive cooler - artifacting started then it just went white with some black blocks and that was all she wrote.

 

[qtqc]

Thats what I figured, thanks for the repies.