Radeon 7500 heatsink

Ward · 26-February-04, 01:34 AM

I was wondering if there is any way to put an aftermarket heatsink on a radeon 7500. My stock fan died, and its not a normal fan, its the type thats recessed into the heatsink. The 7500 does not have the heatsink mounting holes like most other video cards do. Would it work to just use thermal paste to stick a new one on?

mot19 · 26-February-04, 08:32 AM

Thermal adhesive my friend.

Dimazz · 26-February-04, 04:52 PM

Ya use thremal afhesive by Arctic silver, make sure the new sink clears all the stuf around the core, double and triple check this, if its sitting on a little tiny transistor or something there wont be good contact and it will burn up. (dont know if it will burn, dont know how hot they get)

Or you could go the lazymans way, slap another fan right on top of the old one, or you could add a side intake on the side of your case or add a card cooler under your card.

Joose · 26-February-04, 05:12 PM

How old is your 7500? ATI has great tech support and warranty...they'll ship you a new card out if it's still under warranty...

Dimazz · 26-February-04, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by pimp_joose


	How old is your 7500? ATI has great tech support and warranty...they'll ship you a new card out if it's still under warranty...

Takes all the fun out of it though

Ward · 28-February-04, 10:00 PM

Its a few years old now. I bought it when the 8500 was the top of the line card, and like $300. I got my 7500 for $100. I kinda wish I had waited though, because now you can get an 8500 or 9000 for like $150. Still, its a huge improvement over my old card, a 3dfx voodoo3 2000

When you guys say thermal adhesive, is that different from the 'thermal paste' you put between say a cpu and heatsink? Because that stuff never really seems to dry, its always pasty. What about thermal tape?

j-dogg · 28-February-04, 10:22 PM

*gasps* Improvement over your 3DFX Voodoo 3 2000? *chokes* *falls over*

I have one of those, along with a Voodoo 3 1000, a 3000 in the galleries with a heatsink mod, a 5500 with dual processors, a Voodoo 2 12MB 'Black Magic' SLI card, Velocity 100 8 meg *drools*

Use thermal epoxy and slap a P3 cooler on that biatch

Dimazz · 29-February-04, 09:41 AM

Yes thermal adhesaive is diff from thermal paste, it dries unlike paste. Dont use thermal tape, it sux.

http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_s...l_adhesive.htm

There ya gom thats what you want. Get some of that and glue that sucka on, but remember to do it right the first time, there is (almost) no swecond chance with this stuff. THe only way or removing it is the freezer trick. Basicly freez your card and stick a screwdriver inbetween and pop it off. This could take the core with the sink though. But if you do it right why would you ever need to take it off right?

$SOLID$ Necro · 29-February-04, 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dimazz


	Yes thermal adhesaive is diff from thermal paste, it dries unlike paste. Dont use thermal tape, it sux. http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_s...l_adhesive.htm There ya gom thats what you want. Get some of that and glue that sucka on, but remember to do it right the first time, there is (almost) no swecond chance with this stuff. THe only way or removing it is the freezer trick. Basicly freez your card and stick a screwdriver inbetween and pop it off. This could take the core with the sink though. But if you do it right why would you ever need to take it off right?

Wasn't there some little trick, like only putting it on the four corners, and then using regular thermal paste in the center? comes of with at twist then...

Dimazz · 29-February-04, 05:14 PM

Oh ya that would work too, just put that epoxy in a little dab in each corner. Then put some regular thermal paste in the middle (arctic silver 3 or 5) then when you have to get it off just give it a sharp twist and its off.

BTW :: I havent used this technice before, i have read about it, heard that it works. But not tested by me so if ya break it dont blame me. I also dont know how well this would work on a large HS, like a CPU HS. I know it should hold a little one but i dont know how well it would hold a large one.

j-dogg · 29-February-04, 05:19 PM

Thats how I attached my P3 cooler on my Voodoo 3000

26-February-04, 01:34 AM		#1 (permalink)
Ward Apex Techie II	Radeon 7500 heatsink I was wondering if there is any way to put an aftermarket heatsink on a radeon 7500. My stock fan died, and its not a normal fan, its the type thats recessed into the heatsink. The 7500 does not have the heatsink mounting holes like most other video cards do. Would it work to just use thermal paste to stick a new one on?

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26-February-04, 08:32 AM		#2 (permalink)
mot19 Apex Tech God	Thermal adhesive my friend.

26-February-04, 04:52 PM		#3 (permalink)
Dimazz Sk8-Hoe-r	Ya use thremal afhesive by Arctic silver, make sure the new sink clears all the stuf around the core, double and triple check this, if its sitting on a little tiny transistor or something there wont be good contact and it will burn up. (dont know if it will burn, dont know how hot they get) Or you could go the lazymans way, slap another fan right on top of the old one, or you could add a side intake on the side of your case or add a card cooler under your card.

26-February-04, 05:12 PM		#4 (permalink)
Joose Joosey	How old is your 7500? ATI has great tech support and warranty...they'll ship you a new card out if it's still under warranty...

28-February-04, 10:00 PM		#6 (permalink)
Ward Apex Techie II	Its a few years old now. I bought it when the 8500 was the top of the line card, and like $300. I got my 7500 for $100. I kinda wish I had waited though, because now you can get an 8500 or 9000 for like $150. Still, its a huge improvement over my old card, a 3dfx voodoo3 2000 When you guys say thermal adhesive, is that different from the 'thermal paste' you put between say a cpu and heatsink? Because that stuff never really seems to dry, its always pasty. What about thermal tape?

28-February-04, 10:22 PM		#7 (permalink)
j-dogg Mystical Schwinn Guru	gasps Improvement over your 3DFX Voodoo 3 2000? chokes falls over I have one of those, along with a Voodoo 3 1000, a 3000 in the galleries with a heatsink mod, a 5500 with dual processors, a Voodoo 2 12MB 'Black Magic' SLI card, Velocity 100 8 meg drools Use thermal epoxy and slap a P3 cooler on that biatch

29-February-04, 09:41 AM		#8 (permalink)
Dimazz Sk8-Hoe-r	Yes thermal adhesaive is diff from thermal paste, it dries unlike paste. Dont use thermal tape, it sux. http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_s...l_adhesive.htm There ya gom thats what you want. Get some of that and glue that sucka on, but remember to do it right the first time, there is (almost) no swecond chance with this stuff. THe only way or removing it is the freezer trick. Basicly freez your card and stick a screwdriver inbetween and pop it off. This could take the core with the sink though. But if you do it right why would you ever need to take it off right?

29-February-04, 05:14 PM		#10 (permalink)
Dimazz Sk8-Hoe-r	Oh ya that would work too, just put that epoxy in a little dab in each corner. Then put some regular thermal paste in the middle (arctic silver 3 or 5) then when you have to get it off just give it a sharp twist and its off. BTW :: I havent used this technice before, i have read about it, heard that it works. But not tested by me so if ya break it dont blame me. I also dont know how well this would work on a large HS, like a CPU HS. I know it should hold a little one but i dont know how well it would hold a large one.

29-February-04, 05:19 PM		#11 (permalink)
j-dogg Mystical Schwinn Guru	Thats how I attached my P3 cooler on my Voodoo 3000