Thermalright HR-03 Plus: Aftermarket cooling for the 8800 overclockers...

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Guys do you think it would matter if the heatsink was above the card? I mean isn't that how heatpipes work? My heatsink is actually under the card so the heatpipes are going backwards. I did it this way so the fan would cool the mem and vrm also. Another reason I mounted this way is if I mount above the card I think i won't be able to access my ram as easily and I swap ram a lot. I can say my ram overclock is actually worse after mounting the H3-03 plus. Those little memsinks don't do jack. I was playing Northern strike last night after mounting the cooler and the game was crashing to the desktop. Gpu temp was around 60c while playing. I lowered the mem clocks and it played fine. This didn't happen with the stock cooler. I'm thinking of going back to the stock cooler since I gained no o/c from this $50 cooler however my core temps during load are about 10c lower. Maybe if I vmod the card I can justify the cooler but right now my card is maxed out no matter what the temps are. Just needs more voltage at this point. Maybe I'll try mounting the cooler above the card and then add a 2nd 120mm fan to the bottom of the card so i can cool the mem and vrm. What are your thoughts?