View Full Version : Modded the x800 tonight........ *pics*
idontknow
09-17-2005, 01:43 AM
So I was starting to hate being back to aircooling on my gpu, having to run it with lower vcore and having the card slower. So I started thinking about what spare stuff I had laying around to use for a mod. About 30 mins later I was left with this, and about 15* less heat with a nice oc for aircooling :D
http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/686/03eh.jpg
http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/3541/16ly1.jpg
http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/1756/24ld.jpg
http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/8537/32sx.jpg
Thats just a silencer with a AMD 70mm fan on it?
Think i might do they same as the silencer's plastic cover blocks the airflow of the DFI NF4s nb fan.
idontknow
09-17-2005, 04:44 AM
yeah i didnt use the backplate either since it's literally :banana::banana::banana::banana:ing useless..........
im gonna hack the edges of this thing up a bit so I can slap some ramsinks on the card.
LoL looks nice m8.. What temps are you getting with it??
eddieate
09-17-2005, 06:31 AM
nice mod, looks a bit more pro than mine...
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a221/EddieAte/Cardhs2.jpg
/Ed
Kasparz
09-17-2005, 06:57 AM
My old 9200se 64/64
http://fotki.lv/fotki/all/4/371/37087/0/490268060710.jpg
http://fotki.lv/fotki/all/4/371/37087/0/490268357400.jpg
metro.cl
09-17-2005, 08:36 AM
nice mod pretty clean
afireinside
09-17-2005, 08:49 AM
Ghetto yet attractive :lol: Nice mods!
Nice mod, what temps are you getting?? Better result in oc?
biohead
09-17-2005, 03:51 PM
and about 15* less heat with a nice oc for aircooling :D
:)...
Yes but 15 what?? °C or °F? And less of what?? 70°? 50°? 30°? :)
idontknow
09-17-2005, 04:28 PM
temps were around 40 idle 65 load, gained about 30mhz (no artifacts) on core and idling at ~30-32 highest I've seen it hit under load so far was 51.
This is the info that I was talking about!
Great result so far :toast:
Elisha
09-17-2005, 06:09 PM
temps were around 40 idle 65 load, gained about 30mhz (no artifacts) on core and idling at ~30-32 highest I've seen it hit under load so far was 51.
thats kinda high for load temps isn't it?
i use the Silencer 5 and my load is 61 and i have the vgpu at 1.7v.
and this is burning in with ATI Tool and 20 loops of nature.
eddieate
09-18-2005, 04:09 AM
i have no idea what temps mines getting, i cant believe the temp sensor; it says
50/51 degrees all the time no matter what i do, it said that with the stock cooler
and now it says it with that beast in the pic, it says it looping 3dmark05 or idle...
But i feel better for putting it on so it doesnt really matter.
/Ed
Elisha
09-18-2005, 08:03 AM
you should be getting better temps than that. i would suspect the sensor as well.
but the mod looks awesome btw.
dastt
09-18-2005, 06:21 PM
and they rubber band should make it earthquake proof. nice job looks really clean
idontknow
09-18-2005, 10:33 PM
basically i have 1/2" sections of toothpicks between the dual folded rubber bands on all 4 corners of the pushing side of the fan, when it mounts to the heatsink, it is kinda like a ghetto but not noticeable fan silencer, and it sure as hell isn't moving anytime soon lol.
I'm thinking of picking up a 7800gtx............ but I don't know how much faster it will be than this card......... currently with this setup, I'm running 615 core and 560 mem, it's been a damn good card for the $
eddieate
09-20-2005, 04:43 AM
but the mod looks awesome btw.
thanks man :D ATI make it easy with they're big-ass mounting holes i could get cable ties through,
then just slap on a bit of AS5 epoxy and add a ThermalRight ALX800 and your there :)
i need some more volts running through it now
/Ed