That's if you actually need those pci slots. I don't.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian MP5T
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That's if you actually need those pci slots. I don't.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian MP5T
This whole thing would be a non issue if boards had 12 slots and were 2x the size they are now.
Yer Crazy.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Conumdrum
I hear my HDD more than the fan..
You will if you SLI..Quote:
Originally Posted by Rob94hawk
It's all subjective guys. Some of us love our silence and go out of our way when it comes to peace and quiet.
And while the TR solution may be quieter, it doesn't matter for :banana::banana::banana::banana: on my current setup as they won't fit!! The only solution that makes sense for me now's a pair of GTS. I wish I could be cool like you guys and bite back 'n' forth over who has the superior aftermarket solution, but some of us will have to deal w/ stock crap! :D :D :D
Two GTS has the same size as Two GT with the Zalman VR-1000 Attached..Quote:
Originally Posted by Jodiuh
Speedy mod:
Naked board: http://i14.tinypic.com/8g8y73t.jpg
Connection points drilled away: http://i19.tinypic.com/80oc9bb.jpg
They went fast... http://i7.tinypic.com/85kzig6.jpg
GT with X1: http://i19.tinypic.com/6y1bocg.jpg
X1 @ 100% (is silent) : 57 C load (atitool for a while)
Now gota mod an old 6800gt cooler for the mosfets and i'm done... for 10 euro's ;)
My resuslts with Accelero S1 and a couple of 120mm fans @1000rpm(noiseless)
Idle 32º
Load 41º
Here's a pic of the thing:
http://pwp.netcabo.pt/a_teixeira/AC-S1s.jpg
sorry for the bad quality :P
Awesome, It's HUGE!
Bought an XFX 8800GT (625 core factory OC) and an HR03-GT + 92mm fan. The stock cooler seems to have a slightly larger fan than most of the pics that I have seen of other 8800s floating around. My temps went from 53 load with stock cooler down to 46 max at load when playing Crysis.
yea, i just got one of those yesterday and it runs so cool i don't even think you would need a fanQuote:
Originally Posted by TigerFury
I would say thermalright. I use it with closed door.
http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/6231/seap1.jpg
http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/7871/laplz5.jpg
Stacker 832
Enermax Galaxy 1000W
QX6700
Striker Extreme
2x 1GB DDR2 Corsair PC10000C5DF
1x XFX 8800 Ultra Extreme Edition
Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty
CPU IHS lapped
GPU IHS lapped
Thermalright Ultra 120 lapped
Thermalright HR03+ lapped
All with AS5
1x 120x38mm fan on CPU HS
1x 120x38mm fan on GPU HS
8x 120x25mm fans on the case
1x 40mm fan on NB
1x 40mm fan on SB
1x 40mm fan on PWM
[]'s
Simps
Quote:
Originally Posted by Simps
like what you've done with fans but don't like the lack of pci's.
think about it guys, if you are a gamer, like me. what other card do you need other than a video card and a sound card?
physx? that was a flop
killer nic? just find a low ping server, and you are good to go
Where did you get that from, and about how much? I can only find that at ForzenCPU, and it seems kinda expensive.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian MP5T
Zalman is always Expensive.. It's a fantastic piece...Quote:
Originally Posted by Tortel
What I want to know is this: What do you guys use to connect the SLi cards
when you're using one of these huge heatsinks? I've put a Thermalright HR-03 on one of my cards, and now I can't get the bridge past the fins and heatpipes!
I want to cool the top card, too, another HR03 just plain won't fit, and I haven't found a bridge long enough to get around 2 HR03's, let alone an HR03 and an Accelero S1 or S2! What are y'all using for bridges?
Most modern Motherboards do not require the connection..
This is true, as mine is presently running in SLi without one. But my understanding is that without the bridge, a loss of bandwitdth occurs across the PCI-e buss, as it is forced to carry the info that would have been carried on the bridge. Right?
It is my understanding that what you speak of is no longer an issue.
XS might not be for you then man, because XS stands for Xtreme, and taking up 5 PCI bays to cool a graphics card down 2 more degrees is well within qualifications of this forum. XS = not for the faint hearted:up: :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian MP5T
:up:Quote:
Originally Posted by Spawne32
The 2 PCI slots on my X38T mobo are like the old ISA slots on my old Intel BX mobo, useless.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Spawne32
I can't believe you are actually quoting something from 30 Days ago...
Basically, you are challenging weather or not I am "Extreme" or not... LOL.... So here is my reply to you...
I understand that there is the desire for good cooling.. If you doubt that I understand, you really should look at some of my threads and posts..
I did up an entire report on the VF-1000...
It only takes up 2 PCI slots and lowers the operating temps by 30 degrees...
Bend the HR-03 90 degrees, you get all your PCI slots back ;)
That would probably look sweet too...Quote:
Originally Posted by STEvil
That would be a great mod! Then you would have to mount a fan case side. However, good luck bending 6 heat pipes without kinking or snapping them.Quote:
Originally Posted by STEvil
Done it before though it was by accident originally... sat on a TT-BT ;)
edit
If you use a decent (about 1" to 2" diameter) pipe and secure the heatsink to a bench or something well enough it should bent easily, maybe use a torch to apply a bit of heat if you want.
I didnt read any previous posts really i just so happen to see everyone quoting that. But i remember back in the old days people used to mod CPU coolers to their graphics cards :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian MP5T
Crap the pics are too small...
In a nutshell:
Clocks on 8800GT w/TT Duorb: 736/1806/1884 (Had to downclock mem until I vmod to get over 1800 on shaders)
Idle temps: core 41 ambient 35
Load temps core 49 ambient 40
Found my better cooler. TT DuOrb. :)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2332/...043d3d.jpg?v=0
Idle:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2081/...df8dfd.jpg?v=0
Load in ATiTool 3D view (hotter than artifact scan) for 10 minutes:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2006/...af8777.jpg?v=0
I wish the 3D view had a clock on it like the artifact scanner so I could further validate my temps. :down:
Crysis, etc don't get it that hot. Only thing that matches ATiTool in heat is RTHDRIBL with some heavily tweaked out settings to make it buuuuuuurn. Which is weird because I never thought of ATiTool as being that taxing... :shrug:
http://img2.zol.com.cn/product/14_45...mBIwlg4LmM.jpg
Looks like a Zalman Rip Off...
Sort of, but it kicks ass. :)
i just bought a 8800GT and looking to replace the stock h/s
i think the ThermalTight V2 is very nice since its size is very small and still perform very well
but will i need heatsinks for the rams and other parts fo the card ?
The Zalman comes wit them..Quote:
Originally Posted by SaFrOuT
You can buy them separate...
I'm currently using the VF900 heatsink/fan right now with the duorb's memory/mosfet heatsinks on a 8800gt. When I touch the mosfet heatsinks though, they're extremely hot I can only touch them for two seconds before I have to let go - I'm afraid that since the VF900 doesn't blow on them (and I'm assuming the VF1000) won't either, is this something to be concerned about?Quote:
Originally Posted by edge929
The only reason why I'm not using the DuOrb is that it's just too loud for me - I was thinking of buying a fan controller but at least with the zalman I get one.
Was also thinking of getting the zalman vf 1000, is sharkacomputers the only place to get one?
On a different note, I wish that vga coolers had a 4 pin connector so that they could use the vga's power connector...
i just got a VF900, it was on sale for $30 so i went for it. my temps went from 43C/59C to 36C/50C(660 core clock). it is fairly cold where my PC is to begin with
also for the RAM heatsinks i put some AS5 in the middle and small dots of superglue on the corners. it will hold fine but when you need to take them off it only takes a mild amount of twisting to get them off
i am pretty sure if i cleaned up the bottom of my case a bit it would be lower.
summer is the real test i am waiting for right now, if it doesn't work then i will sell it to my cousin for his card and buy a VF1000
Yeah summer is a real test, Im actually expecting a rise of more then 6c im load temps
I'm doing quite well with an accelero S1, 55C loaded fully passive with so-so case airflow...
yeah it is going to be brutal, but still better than stock :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by Demo
Just got the VF1000 for my 8800gt, running the fan at around 50%. Running ati tool .26 for 16 minutes I've gotten:
Nvidia Core: 64 c max
Nvidia Ambient: 49 c max
Southbridge: 52 c max
With the stock cooler I've gotten about 76 c max - I don't know if it's that much of an improvement to have spent 55 dollars on it though...
case: enermax uber chakra
cpu: Q6600
cpu fan: 9700 led
gpu: 8800gt
gpu fan: 1000vf
Run the fan higher if you want more...Quote:
Originally Posted by Ryouko
I don't see why you are seeming to be upset, any drop in temp is good.
No, no... just disappointed. I had the same temps with the zalman vf900 with the same speed. I'll probably wait a week to have the zalman super thermal grease set in and see if that's the reason why it's the same temp.
I also tried the duorb and max temp was 50 c, but the fan was on max and was just way to loud for me.
^^^ Cool. That makes more sense..
Hello,
i've Gigabyte 8800gt 512mb with Zalman stock Vf-830.
But it's too loud for me, so i want it change to Zalman VF1000 LED.
will it fit on this? Or maybe i must choose another vga cooler?
VF1000 has the best balance of cooling, noise and size. only a few coolers beat it by a small amount in cooling but they tend to take up 3 slots or are noisier
Vf-1000 Ftw.
Looks like it, perhaps, but it probably won't perform anywhere near as well as the Zalman.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian MP5T
Mind you, I am using an HR-03GT/Enzotech copper ramsinks/Noctua NF-P12 setup on mine:D
Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian MP5T
720/1805/1940 with 4 instances of RTHDRIBL running is 42 degrees. Idle is 38. That's right, idle->load delta of only 4 degrees :rofl:Quote:
Originally Posted by Retro
I think it's an excellent compromise on performance and size. It's not a behemoth like the HR-03, but it's load temps are only a degree or two higher.
yea if id still had a 8800GT id rather slap on a duorb on it then that way to big thermalright thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by techguy2k5
@techguy2k5
If those results are 100% accurate, then its extremely good
I'll post screenshots tonight. Just got my system back from an all-weekend LAN party and haven't had time to set it up yet. Bought a new case and added 3 exhaust fans to the top. Also have a 120mm fan mounted on a bracket that is parallel to the side panel and positioned directly over the expansion card slot area of the motherboard. I'm sure the excellent case cooling isn't hurting ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Demo
Running 1 instance of RTHDRIBL at full screen with max res and AA is better than even running 4-6 instances
^ Yeah, you're absolutely right. RTHDRIBL with the skull as the model with everything max + aa for about 2 hrs heats up my vid card more than anything.
1920 x 1080 8x AA still doesn't heat up as much as ATI Tool on my setup.
ATI tool is 6c lower than RTHDRIBL, your the first one that ive heard on ATI tool getting hotter than RTHDRIBL.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jodiuh
I want a VGA cooler that will work using 8800GT cards in SLI. I would like to use the Zalman VF1000 but I'm not sure that the SLI Bridge will fit. Take a look at these photos that I found on the net. Won't the heat pipe interfere with the SLI Bridge?
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If you're running 8800GT SLI then what air cooling are you using?
If you look hard enough you can eventually find what you want to know.
I first found this link…
http://i4memory.com/showthread.php?t=4789
As you can see the hard SLI Bridge won’t work but if you have the flexible one it will. I later found this link…
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...postcount=2484
Although his signature says this is Sapphire 3870 with Zalman VF1000 in Crossfire they look like a pair of 8800GT cards using a flexible SLI bridge. I happen to have a SLI Bridge that looks just like that one.
I’ve ordered a Zalman VF1000 and if it fits like I think it will then I’ll soon have a pair of them in SLI.
Got a V2 for my GT about two weeks ago and am very glad I did. Temps are pretty much the same as the review, 41C Idle, 55C Load, 32C Ambient.
Currently have the 100mm fan from the Scythe Mine resting ontop of the cooler (inverted motherboard thanks to PC-A05) with it sucking air from the cooler, here's a pic.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...g/100_2551.jpg
Kinda hard to see but the space where an 80mm fan would fit snugly allows some air to be drawn into the fan. Temps are 3-4C cooler with the fan pulling air from the cooler, but this may be due to the way my case airflow is with two 120mm fans blowing air out the top of the case.
Thanks for this thread showing that the V2 fits the GT, and that it was the only cooler under $35 I could find that would fit in next to the reservoir.
Looking nice chewbenator :up:, but resting your fan on your hs isn't such a good idea, I had a 120mm resting on my HR-03 R600 and it shook the whole time :down:. So a lot of vibration came of of it. Ecpecially when booting up. Other than that great job.
I have a Zalman VF1000 + Thermalright Chill Factor which works pretty well. The fan at low speeds keeps the card at about 40C, and under load it gets up to 50C at 690MHz core, 975MHz memory. I just re-seated the cooler with Arctic Silver 5, added Thermalright PWN heatsinks over the 'FETs and over the last couple of days my max stable overclock has actually gone DOWN! I don't know if the card is just aging, but now when I play Counterstrike: Source at 1680x1050, max settings, 16x anisotropic filtering, 8x AA, it hangs after about 3-5 minutes. Now, my max stable overclock is 680MHz core, 975MHz RAM.
I am really rather disappointed with my max stable overclock. It seems low for how cool the card is. I was thinking of flashing the voltmod BIOS, but if I hang after 5 mins of gameplay that indicates that heat is limiting my overclock, and I don't know if more voltage is a good idea.
I got my Zalman VF1000 and have installed it. Instead of using Zalman's VGA Ram Heatsink I used the Cooling Kit by iandh.
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I used a flexible SLI Bridge to connect the cards.
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This was the first time installing SLI and at first I couldn't get it to work. I eventually removed and reinstalled my video driver and that did the trick.
Using Everest here are my load temps:
GPU #1 (w/ Zalman VF1000)
GPU: 43c
GPU Memory: 35c
GPU Ambient: 36
GPU #2 (EVGA 8800GT Stock)
GPU: 66c
GPU Memory: 58c
GPU Ambient: 54c
As soon as I get my tax refund I'll get another iandh cooling kit and Zalman VF1000.
So I ordered the AC Accelero S1 Rev 2 but the turds over at [H] are saying it won't even run passive.
Also, does it need heatsinks on the voltage regs or am I fine without them as long as one of the two 120mm fans I'll put on it is blowing on them? I have the superclocked EVGA one right now and I'd like to bump it up to 700 core and w/e on the mem.
u guys should try auras frezer ^^
i give u guys a review done by malaysian's ^^
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/688372
but must register to view the pic
the result quite promising
Typically you save the picture and host it on your own. Otherwise you're forcing membership to some website.
Well I got mine today and installed it. Unfortunately the manual blew so it took a little longer than expected. Not to mention I was a perfectionist when cleaning up the extremely sloppy core area.
http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/2698/dsc5765od9.jpg
volucris, have almost the same setup here!
have you ever touched the ramsinks? after a hour in crysis the got hot i hardly can touch them. also i did not install any sinks on the voltage regs as the installation instructions on the arctic cooling website states.
may be i put some enzotech sinks on them later.
but my biggest concern at the moment is the high temp on the ram sinks!
temps are fine tough! 55C after an hour crysis. vga ambient about 40C. room temps between 23C and 25C ...
anybody else seen this high ram sink temps?