ATI 9800xt need better fan?

kornmart · 09-February-05, 01:02 PM

If I want to OC my 9800xt, does it need a better fan? or does the one that comes on it do a good enough job? I just don't want to overheat it. Thanks!

Arkangyl · 09-February-05, 03:56 PM

You should be able to OC it some with the stock cooler, just run 3DMark01SE, 03 ot 05 after each 5mhz or so. If you see any artifacts (things that should NOT be there, white/black dots and tears are the most common) then you have pushed it too far.

Don't worry about killing your card via overheating, to do so it needs both more voltage (volt-mod) and to be run at frequencies that artifact in Windows for quite some time. Hell, I think all modern video cards will automatically turn off or scale down till the temp is safe.

To the get the max OC you will need better cooling though, Arctic Cooling (VGA Silencer), Zalman and using CPU heatsinks (requiers modding) are your best choices. Obviously water cooling or phase change cooling will be the best but they are not as practical.

Watchyourback · 10-February-05, 11:49 AM

The Arctic Cooling VGA silencer series are very good replacements for the stock HS and fans. My temps dropped 6 C during Lineage 2 grinding.

kornmart · 10-February-05, 11:57 AM

very cool, saw it on xoxide for like $29.99, is this the one you're talkin about? http://www.xoxide.com/arctic-cooling...ilencer-3.html

Primu$ · 10-February-05, 01:45 PM

Hey this one here will also fit and its cheaper http://www.xoxide.com/vgasilencer1.htmlI found some off ebay for $15 take a look it has helped my card buy 10*C, Also i can only OC my 9800xt to 430/390 i'd like to see what u can push out of your card!
And for OCing Use ATi TooL (the latest versions)

kornmart · 10-February-05, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Primu$


	Also i can only OC my 9800xt to 430/390 i'd like to see what u can push out of your card! And for OCing Use ATi TooL (the latest versions)

That's the same card I have... where do I find the ATi Tool? are those just the latest drivers or something? I downloaded the omega drivers, which give me the options to OC, but I just wanted to see what people are getting out of the OC with this card, without needing better cooling.

Also, if I'm overclocking, should I up the voltage on the card too?

Sneakers · 11-February-05, 10:39 AM

As soon as I get my ATI 9800 XT back from ATI I am going to get an Atctic-Cooling ATI VGA Silencer 3(9800 XT) from Jab-Tech.com ($22.95) I sent the card in to ATI for a cooling fan relacement but should have replaced it myself. The only issues with the cooling fan would be if you have added any heatsinks on the motherboard which would interfere with installing the card. Installing the card requires two slots so you may have to juggle cards around.

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Originally Posted by kornmart


	That's the same card I have... where do I find the ATi Tool? are those just the latest drivers or something? I downloaded the omega drivers, which give me the options to OC, but I just wanted to see what people are getting out of the OC with this card, without needing better cooling. Also, if I'm overclocking, should I up the voltage on the card too?

09-February-05, 01:02 PM		#1 (permalink)
kornmart Apex Master Tech	ATI 9800xt need better fan? If I want to OC my 9800xt, does it need a better fan? or does the one that comes on it do a good enough job? I just don't want to overheat it. Thanks!

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09-February-05, 03:56 PM		#2 (permalink)
Arkangyl Hoe-lier than Thou	You should be able to OC it some with the stock cooler, just run 3DMark01SE, 03 ot 05 after each 5mhz or so. If you see any artifacts (things that should NOT be there, white/black dots and tears are the most common) then you have pushed it too far. Don't worry about killing your card via overheating, to do so it needs both more voltage (volt-mod) and to be run at frequencies that artifact in Windows for quite some time. Hell, I think all modern video cards will automatically turn off or scale down till the temp is safe. To the get the max OC you will need better cooling though, Arctic Cooling (VGA Silencer), Zalman and using CPU heatsinks (requiers modding) are your best choices. Obviously water cooling or phase change cooling will be the best but they are not as practical.

10-February-05, 11:49 AM		#3 (permalink)
Watchyourback Apex Techie Lite	The Arctic Cooling VGA silencer series are very good replacements for the stock HS and fans. My temps dropped 6 C during Lineage 2 grinding.

10-February-05, 11:57 AM		#4 (permalink)
kornmart Apex Master Tech	very cool, saw it on xoxide for like $29.99, is this the one you're talkin about? http://www.xoxide.com/arctic-cooling...ilencer-3.html

10-February-05, 01:45 PM		#5 (permalink)
Primu$ Apex Techie II	Hey this one here will also fit and its cheaper http://www.xoxide.com/vgasilencer1.htmlI found some off ebay for $15 take a look it has helped my card buy 10*C, Also i can only OC my 9800xt to 430/390 i'd like to see what u can push out of your card! And for OCing Use ATi TooL (the latest versions)