please measure exactly how far the cooler comes to the motherboardQuote:
Originally Posted by hotrodtheman
wanting to know if this will fit on a D975XBX2 in the "cooler on top of video card" configuration
please measure exactly how far the cooler comes to the motherboardQuote:
Originally Posted by hotrodtheman
wanting to know if this will fit on a D975XBX2 in the "cooler on top of video card" configuration
OK guys, i'm back. Your gonna love the results! As soon as I figure out how to insert pics inside a post!
http://www.imageshack.us/Quote:
Originally Posted by hotrodtheman
OK here are some pics
Well Packaged
http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/2...1041dn6.th.jpg
http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/3/img1042tb1.th.jpg
http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/7...1044zp7.th.jpg
http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/3...1051ry6.th.jpg
http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/9...1055ik8.th.jpg
I used a 120mm fan with some zip ties
http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/4...1065tx1.th.jpg
wow nice, you get a stack load of small sinks too, looks like the heatsink base is much wider than the normal HR-03 to accommodate the large IHS
Stock cooler Idle
http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/5...ockidlern6.jpg
Stock cooler Load
http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/3...ockloadtm9.jpg
HR-03 Plus Idle
http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/3723/hr03idlegs9.jpg
HR-03 Plus Load
http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/1115/hr03loadmx3.jpg
I used Arctic Silver Ceramique for everything, and I apologize to ender ahead of time, because this cooler was a :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana: to install, and I really dont feel like taking it off and doing it all over. Sorry man. I must mention though, the cooler actually isnt very heavy. The stock cooler for the 8800GTX was heavier than the HR03 without the fan. Overall a drop of 27C was achieved!
Edit: @ Ender, I don't think you should have a problem with the HR-03 hitting the NB heatsink of a XBX2, if you look at the cooler you will see that it only covers half of the video card. I should also mention that my PC is water cooled and there isn't much airflow/movement in the case, so maybe temps could be better.
Nice results.:clap:
Only thing I don't like about it is the height.. No SLI possible with that beast.:(
sooo how far does it oc?
Nice results! Thermalright are certainly doing the business. Now if only they put a fan on it like the stock 8800 so that the warm air is pushed out the case...
I want one for my 8800 GTS :slobber: :slobber: :slobber: :slobber:
Nice results! My idle stock cooler temps right now are the same as your HR-03 Pro temps. idle mid 40's and load is about 59-62c. I can't imagine what temps will be like once I get the cooler. SHould be next week. I'll post here too with improved oc difference compared to stock cooler. it would be interesting to know what your highest o/c was with the stock cooler and if you gained any mhz going to the HR-03 pro. can you please share with us?
I can't overclock because i'm using Vista, still waiting on nvidia. My max OC before was 620MHz core, and 1080MHz (2160) memory. No articacts. I know if I get a case fan in there temps should be better.
you can probably still mount it backwards over the card, like with the regular HR03. mine works better that way anyhow, but i needed to find a way to get airflow on the RAMsinks and VRM's after doing that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stabbin
I thought it would fit too, but then I came across this post at SPCR:Quote:
Originally Posted by hotrodtheman
http://www.silentpcreview.com/forums...c.php?p=324940
and his sig:Quote:
Originally Posted by josephclemente
Antec Solo, Noctua NH-U12F, Noctua NF-S12-800 120mm, Zalman 80mm Slim Fan, Seasonic S12-650 Energy+, Intel D975XBX, Intel Core 2 Duo E6600, Crucial Ballistix 4GB PC2-6400, EVGA GeForce 7950GT KO with AeroCool VM-101, WD Raptor 150GB, Samsung SH-S183L (2), Windows Vista Ultimate x64
I posted in that thread asking for more info, but no one has replied
nice temps. i can't wait until you can see how much it improved your oc.
Important information on the Thermalright website:
"Compatible with Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX video cards only.
For 8800 GTS card, a seperate HSI heatsink is required (available by mid March, free to existing HR-03 Plus owners.)"
WTF?!Quote:
Originally Posted by mariosimas
its to big and heavy, and ugly
were u at zalman?
Dumbest statement of the day. What is this HSI heatsink, anyway?Quote:
Originally Posted by tbone8ty
has anybody had any luck trying this in SLi? especially with the EVGA board because i wouldn't want to have it hit the heatsink since i have to mount it with the heatpipes bending over the card.
Emailed Thermalright for clarification... its Sunday now so....Quote:
Originally Posted by Omastar
Quote:
Originally Posted by mariosimas
you have got to be joking!!!
Well guys I went back to XP, because Vista su.... Lets save that for another day. I was able to overclock my core to 675MHz, and load temps still never passed 59C. The HR-03 gave me an extra 55MHz maximum OC. My memory craps out at anything over 1080MHz, so I didn't gain anything there.
a side note for the hsi heatsink for the 8800gts.... in step 5 of the installation document you see the hsi sink.... surely it cant be that different?