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Ian's got some (aluminium ones) on the way to ChilledPC at the moment. If there is a special edition copper batch, maybe you could push Tom to order some.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scubar
That'd save Ian the hassel of shipping more (not sure if he's still doing indivdual orders still?) and on shipping for you.
If Tom could get some copper ones at ChilledPC i would definately be interested in pre ordering a set.
When was it available at Petra's shop? I always saw it was out of stock.:(
The new batch should ship to Petra's by the end of this week depending on how fast the anodizing is completed.
They were listed...and sold out FAST.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndreYang
my piece is in its way to Egypt from Petra :D:D:D
along with a VF900 :)
Man, I can't wait for the next shipment, and I'm curious to see the black anodized version. Is the thermal conductivity altered at all by the anodized vs bare blasted aluminum?
Well the surface of the bead-blasted version is supposed to create more air turbulence around the heatsink which supposedly would make it cooler, but I doubt anyone would actually notice a difference.
Ya, I realized that much, I was just wondering if anodized aluminum conducted heat differently than just standard aluminum. Like if the anodizing changes the efficiency of heat transfer or anything. I'm guessing it's negligible, but just curious
I doubt it would make any measurable difference, not like your running water over the top of them. On the downside the mounting surface is bead blasted on the first version as well, which would probably make more impact than the top. It's still pretty smooth though. Godd nuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by IsLNdbOi
Yeah, I said at the end of my post, "...but I doubt anyone would actually notice a difference.".Quote:
Originally Posted by Justintoxicated
Are you sure the mounting surface is bead blasted as well? That sounds odd. Well, I'm no stranger to lapping heatsinks so that wouldn't present any problem for me.
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Originally Posted by Creig
The finish is the same on both sides.
I would take a pic of the ones I recently took off, but I haven't cleaned them up yet.
Very nice work! ( first post here, so ill say Hello XS!)
Just realize the Base isn't flat, the base it cut so that it mounts perfectly to the different height chips. I doubt the bead blasted surface makes must difference as far as cooling ram and mosfets. I mean look how thick the thermal pads are that come with these cards!Quote:
Originally Posted by Creig
I know. :shakes: That's one of the reasons I jumped at a set of iandh's sinks as soon as I had confirmation that my 8800GT was being shipped. I absolutely cannot believe those thick ram thermal pads actually do much in the way of heat transfer. Metal to metal with a thin spread of thermal paste between them is the ONLY way to go.Quote:
Originally Posted by Justintoxicated
How are you guys getting a vf900 on these cards? I just looked at Zalmans website, and it lists all 8800's as incompatible with this cooler????
I used to have a vf700 on mine and it worked perfect (besides the stupid chipset location on my tforce 550se). I'm not sure what the deal is with Zalman's site because I've seen quite a few GT's with vf900's.
BTW the sinks should be done today or monday. They are currently in the anodizing process.
the 8800GT and GTS (g92) use basically the same mounting holes as the 7950GT I think, so more after market coolers are compatible, zalman is probably just referring to the GTX and the older GTS models.Quote:
Originally Posted by LogAn'sRun
Any idea when petras is getting more of these, I really need one bad ;)
The sinks are in the final finishing process, we are at the mercy of the plating shop now. In my experience they try very hard to keep a 2-3 day turnaround, and they've already had them for two days. I am hoping to ship to Petra's on monday or tuesday, and they should have them a day or two after that. They also should be in stock at Sidewinder by Friday.Quote:
Originally Posted by Looker
For those in the UK, I will be shipping to Tom at ChilledPC via Global Express mail (2-3 delivery) so he should also have them in hand for shipment by the end of next week.
Excellent news, Keep up the good work as these things are already hugely popular.
ian, are the individual sets you've been waiting for in that batch as well? :)
i saw lots of pcituers with the VF-900 mounted on the 8800GTQuote:
Originally Posted by LogAn'sRun
mine is in its way, will post pictures as soon as i receive it
Yep, I should have yours out from this batch.Quote:
Originally Posted by yacoub
They should be done today, if they are I'll post pics tonight.