Need to cool my Radeon 9700

iceburg47 · 16-February-04, 11:02 AM

I've had this Radeon 9700 for a while, but lately it's been freakin out on me a bit. It seems like it's overheating sometimes. I've looked around for a chipset cooler, but haven't found any that are supposed to fit it.

Any suggestions?

TYCOON · 16-February-04, 11:10 AM

-Arctic VGA Silencer from ARCTIC COOLING
-Thermaltake Heatpipe VGA Cooler (GIANT II)
-Vantec iCEBERQ 4
-ZALMAN Heatpipe VGA Cooler ZM80C-HP w/ ZM80C-HP Optional Package ZM-OP1(fan)

Those all work..i was to lazy to cut and paste some reviews...

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j-dogg · 16-February-04, 11:12 AM

As quoted from my tips thread......

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Originally Posted by j-dogg


	8. Lately I have noticed a lot of threads about modding larger heatsinks onto videocards. So.......this weeks tip will be a Video Card modding tip NOTE: J-Dogg is not responsible for any damage to your shiznit. NOTE: This mod will NOT work on higher-end Radeons with an exposed core. Not enough surface area. If you don't have any thermal epoxy or a way to secure the heatsink, then this tip is for you!!!! Get a tube of thermal grease and spread it over the GPU about 1mm thick. Place the heatsink you want to use onto the GPU and hold it firmly, wiggle it around to get out any air bubbles. Let sit for a couple hours, then turn it upside down. The heatsink doesn't come off!!! This is because there is no way for air to enter the grease, so it creates a suction between the GPU and the heatsink. I used my 3DFX Voodoo 3000 and RCA thermal grease (really thick stuff) for this one. Also a note on heatsink size, use judgement on size, obviously if the heatsink is too heavy it will come off, this mod is good for Celeron/SS7 heatinks and some Pentium 3 coolers.

Pics, soon these will be in the Modding Gallery.....

If your card has an exposed core, like the AMD Duron/Athlon chips, that will not work. The proper thing to do is use epoxy, and not too much, like a dab at the corners and put Arctic Silver thermal grease in the middle, that way if you want to remove the heatsink you can just twist it off.

I believe ThermalTake makes a card cooler, it's a huge aluminum block that covers most of the card, aslo I think Zalman has a heatpipe cooler, newegg should have both.

Chrome_Rust · 16-February-04, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by j-dogg


	As quoted from my tips thread...... Pics, soon these will be in the Modding Gallery..... If your card has an exposed core, like the AMD Duron/Athlon chips, that will not work. The proper thing to do is use epoxy, and not too much, like a dab at the corners and put Arctic Silver thermal grease in the middle, that way if you want to remove the heatsink you can just twist it off. I believe ThermalTake makes a card cooler, it's a huge aluminum block that covers most of the card, aslo I think Zalman has a heatpipe cooler, newegg should have both.

No offence bro....but that will fry a 9700.... you need a secure means of mounting it. dont want to smoke the exposed core (ok re-read the post....sorry man), i would go with the heat pipe from zalman. it is on my loaner 9800AIW i have now. with a measured temp of 40c using the aerogate2 sandwitched beteween the heatpipe and the coreside of the card. on my 9500NP i used 1/2 a P4 heatsink and some as5. allowed me to oc the core to 405mHz and still touch it. had a 60mm boxed AMD fan on there to get some air moving. but for the no-hassel factor......get the zalman

j-dogg · 16-February-04, 01:49 PM

Agreed, I have heard good things about the Zalman cooler, they seem to know their shizzle when it comes to aircooling.

I'm just not sure of the 9700 chips have exposed cores, I saw a 9600 earlier that did but I wants exactly sure if the 9700 or 9800 had them.

Chrome_Rust · 16-February-04, 02:33 PM

they do......

mot19 · 16-February-04, 10:08 PM

can anyone say VGA silencer from arctic cooling? Its the best there is.

FeRaL · 17-February-04, 04:38 PM

Anyone have any feedback on whether the Vantec Iceberg4 is louder or quieter than the stock HSF combo on an ATI Radeon 9800 Pro?

TYCOON · 17-February-04, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by FeRaL


	Anyone have any feedback on whether the Vantec Iceberg4 is louder or quieter than the stock HSF combo on an ATI Radeon 9800 Pro?

Red02 is sending me one in the mail...itil be here next monday tho...so if you can wait that long?i would guess 29db

FeRaL · 17-February-04, 05:05 PM

Cool. I've got plenty of time.

16-February-04, 11:02 AM		#1 (permalink)
iceburg47 Apex Techie Wannabe	Need to cool my Radeon 9700 I've had this Radeon 9700 for a while, but lately it's been freakin out on me a bit. It seems like it's overheating sometimes. I've looked around for a chipset cooler, but haven't found any that are supposed to fit it. Any suggestions?

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16-February-04, 11:10 AM		#2 (permalink)
TYCOON Apex Tech God	-Arctic VGA Silencer from ARCTIC COOLING -Thermaltake Heatpipe VGA Cooler (GIANT II) -Vantec iCEBERQ 4 -ZALMAN Heatpipe VGA Cooler ZM80C-HP w/ ZM80C-HP Optional Package ZM-OP1(fan) Those all work..i was to lazy to cut and paste some reviews... EDIT: Welcome to PimpRig!!!

16-February-04, 01:49 PM		#5 (permalink)
j-dogg Mystical Schwinn Guru	Agreed, I have heard good things about the Zalman cooler, they seem to know their shizzle when it comes to aircooling. I'm just not sure of the 9700 chips have exposed cores, I saw a 9600 earlier that did but I wants exactly sure if the 9700 or 9800 had them.

16-February-04, 02:33 PM		#6 (permalink)
Chrome_Rust Apex Tech God	they do......

16-February-04, 10:08 PM		#7 (permalink)
mot19 Apex Tech God	can anyone say VGA silencer from arctic cooling? Its the best there is.

17-February-04, 04:38 PM		#8 (permalink)
FeRaL Mutant Moderator	Anyone have any feedback on whether the Vantec Iceberg4 is louder or quieter than the stock HSF combo on an ATI Radeon 9800 Pro?

17-February-04, 05:05 PM		#10 (permalink)
FeRaL Mutant Moderator	Cool. I've got plenty of time.