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So, I have a bfg 7900gs. I decided I wanted to overclock a little more, so I decided to go ahead and voltmod it with stock cooling :eek: . So anyways, long story short is i voltmodded the gpu, but i didn't touch the RAM cause is didnt have ramsinsks or anything. My gpu load temps have gone up frmo 80C to 90C under load. Im not having any artifacting or stability problems, and I cannot fit a new cooler in due to the case beiong small and poorly designed. I was wondering if you guys think i should take the voltmod off, and wait until i can get a better cooler, and how should i go about taking it off if you think i should, since i used a conductive ink pen. Thanks
 
ok now in lost planet trial i get pto 97 degress C and it gives me lotta artifacts, i needa take this voltmod off, does anyone know hoto
 
its high but in the spec
the clock back isnt till 110c so your near the limit but ok...
 
Keep your case open and add a cooler or two blowing air on both sides of the card. That should boost cooling enough to keep it stable until you get a better cooler.
 
lol gl with that!

seems pretty irresponsible to voltmod a card in a small case and no extra cooling. at least since you actually don't want it to blow up. seriously, what were you thinking?
 
ok well nail polish did the trick, its gone and im back to normal, guess i'll have to upgrade before i cando more voltmodding :p, lesson learned, and if anyone needs to know how to take circuit writer pen off just use NON ADDITIVE nail polish, it comes right off, and im back to normal. Thanks guys
 
Did you use a pencil to voltmod? If so, a rubber eraser will get most off, then clean with alcohol and dry it well (with a hair dryer) before using.
 
Nail polish remover is not alcohol. It's acetone.

Alcohol is bad for plastics, acetone is too. Don't know which is better to use on a PCB.
 
Acetone is much harsher than rubbing alcohol in just about every situation I can think of.

I believe PCB actually soaks up acetone if it's left to sit long enough, causing it to expand and ruining the board; I'm pretty sure THAT won't happen with plain old rubbing alcohol :p
 
Unknown-One said:
Acetone is much harsher than rubbing alcohol in just about every situation I can think of.

I believe PCB actually soaks up acetone if it's left to sit long enough, causing it to expand and ruining the board; I'm pretty sure THAT won't happen with plain old rubbing alcohol :p
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Actually... From using alcohol and all on Athlon XP chips... It sure seems like the pcb around the die absorbs some and slowly drys out over time. (Had gotten my hands on an old setup that had thermal paste all over the pcb ><)
 
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