Tkpenalty's X1950~HD4k Clubhouse

[tkpenalty]

Zalman = Arctic Cooling.

 

[boecke]

What's a good Water Block for the X1950 GPU?
I'm looking at getting a whole watercooling setup later on, don't know whether it should be custom made or just a whole kit.

Over 300 posts in this thread! :O

 

[tkpenalty]

What's a good Water Block for the X1950 GPU?
I'm looking at getting a whole watercooling setup later on, don't know whether it should be custom made or just a whole kit.

Over 300 posts in this thread! :O

Hmm.. I like zalman ROFL, Seriously Zalman are good for water cooling but their choices are dear.

http://service.futuremark.com/orb/resultanalyzer.jsp?projectType=12&XLID=0&UID=7720598

3D Marks Score.. just need to OC a bit more.

 

[JdPower]

What's a good Water Block for the X1950 GPU?
I'm looking at getting a whole watercooling setup later on, don't know whether it should be custom made or just a whole kit.

Over 300 posts in this thread! :O

MCW60 swiftech with ramsinks, or you can fo to the more expensive route with the DangerGen Tyee its up to you. Swiftech has a kit for $350.00 which comes with a

Dual 120mm Rad, Resevoir, High flow pump, CPU block (Apogee GT), chipset block, VGA block with ramsinks and tubing, and coolant. Its I think called Swiftech H20 "Ultra" Premium Kit.

 

[boecke]

Borat: "Nice!"

 

[mikek75]

The only thing I don't like about those ZALMAN coolers is that they're so ugly.
I suppose performance outweighs looks though, when I get enough money i'll do some looking around for cooling, maybe new RAM aswell.

Personally I think the Zalman looks better than the Artic, but then I'm a biker who prefers half faired bikes where you can see the engine

 

[boecke]

I suppose they don't look that bad, but then again there is some pretty cool (pun) products out there. Maybe we could come up with a list of solutions for cooling on the front page of the "X1950 Owner Clubhouse" thread?

 

[mikek75]

Performance is bloody good as well, 42c is the maximum I've seen during gaming. It hit 46c during the Overdrive auto-clocking utility, and idles at 34c-35c. Its inaudible as well, certainly I can't hear it above the noise of my CPU fan. Well happy with it!

 

[tkpenalty]

I suppose they don't look that bad, but then again there is some pretty cool (pun) products out there. Maybe we could come up with a list of solutions for cooling on the front page of the "X1950 Owner Clubhouse" thread?

I've already did that

VF900 IMHO is so tiny! I thought it would be huuuge. It does provide better cooling for the core honestly. HOWEVER, the memory cooling isn't that good; they should use copper ramsinks or at least a heatpipe system. Well at least the aluminium came from down under; the best quality in the world. However I do have something to criticise about zalman's VF900/VF700 Series, if it IS intended to cool the memory, as well as the core, wouldn't it be logical to have a side blowing (Or angled 45* down) blower fan?

The accelero X2 has a casing to slipstream the cooling and making sure that the heat does not go backwards. Since the fan is actually an angled "reversed" blower, with the motor being slipstreamed, moves a huge amount of air. The "valleys" of the special blades are almost 90* and blow air sideways and not directly downwards.
Due to the three (four?) heat pipes which cool the memory and core. As well as a blow-out vent which cool the voltage chips on the side.
It sucks for AGP though, because some of the holes for mounting (IMHO not needed anyway) aren't there.
The air moves through the fins which dissipate heat from the heatpipes, but I reckon there

One huge problem I forsee for some X1950PRO and X1950GTs is the odd placement of the capacitors. Some Companies have done the right thing and moved all that stuff towards the right of the PCB (Also getting sort of large but better capacitors), but some people who will buy the dirt-cheap X1950GTs will be dissapointed when they find huge capacitors all over the PCB, preventing any possible installation.

 

[mikek75]

Those ramsinks do a good enough job though, my memory would only clock to 729 before, I'm now at 769 and have got through 3d05 at 784. You should feel the airflow that comes from the fan, which sucks air in and blows down over the chips.

 

[tkpenalty]

Those ramsinks do a good enough job though, my memory would only clock to 729 before, I'm now at 769 and have got through 3d05 at 784. You should feel the airflow that comes from the fan, which sucks air in and blows down over the chips.

I can do 800 (OMG NVIDIA CLUBWH*RES IS COPYING ALL MY IDEAS!!! TIME FOR SOME FORUM PATENTING!!!!111)

 

[boecke]

I'd have to agree, I say we do a drive-by on those punkass nVidia fans.

 

[tkpenalty]

Hey does anyone have some cool tribal tatoo designs? (not on skin, just white with the design).
I think its time to spiff your sigs up since they are taking the offensive.

 

[Tatty_Two]

I'd have to agree, I say we do a drive-by on those punkass nVidia fans.

Lol, reckon most of your members aint old enuff to drive and anyways, if your wheels are anythin like the 1950pro's (non HIS) stock coolers we will hear you from 10 miles away!

On a serious note, anyone got any info on performance for 2 crossfired Sapphire 1950pro's? I got offered a crossfire mobo (ABit, socket 939) and 2 sapphires today in part exchange for my mobo, my 1950XT 256MB (warranty replacement for 1800XT) when it arrives from Connect 3D and £50, not a bad deal mefinks.

 

[tkpenalty]

Lol, reckon most of your members aint old enuff to drive and anyways, if your wheels are anythin like the 1950pro's (non HIS) stock coolers we will hear you from 10 miles away!

On a serious note, anyone got any info on performance for 2 crossfired Sapphire 1950pro's? I got offered a crossfire mobo (ABit, socket 939) and 2 sapphires today in part exchange for my mobo, my 1950XT 256MB (warranty replacement for 1800XT) when it arrives from Connect 3D and £50, not a bad deal mefinks.

OMG LUCKY....

Around 5~6k in 3DMarks 06, 11~12k in 05. (Heavily reliant on your CPU). If you are unfortunate like lazzer then... you won't see any performance increases but-HOLY SHIT 3.27GHZ!!!

 

[mikek75]

Here's a page from Sapphire's forum, post #234 has two 1950pro's http://www.sapphiretech.com/en/forums/showthread.php?t=9535&page=24&pp=10

 

[Tatty_Two]

OMG LUCKY....

Around 5~6k in 3DMarks 06, 11~12k in 05. (Heavily reliant on your CPU). If you are unfortunate like lazzer then... you won't see any performance increases but-HOLY SHIT 3.27GHZ!!!

Gotta be more than that, I get near on 12000 now with the single 7900GTO and almost 11000 with the old 1800XT what you reckon in Crossfire with a San Diego running at 3.2Gig?

 

[tkpenalty]

Gotta be more than that, I get near on 12000 now with the single 7900GTO and almost 11000 with the old 1800XT what you reckon in Crossfire with a San Diego running at 3.2Gig?

Probably more.

11~15k with crossfire more like. Single would be 9k~11k

 

[Tatty_Two]

Here's a page from Sapphire's forum, post #234 has two 1950pro's http://www.sapphiretech.com/en/forums/showthread.php?t=9535&page=24&pp=10

Thats very useful thanks, reckon I could prob hit 15000+, might just be worth doing, will need to give it some thought, the ABit Xfire mobo is sposed to be an excellent overclocker too, I would not go for it if I thought I would lose performance outta my trusty Sandy......thanks.

Edit: maybe thats being optimistic, with 2 cards would a dual core be better suited or play no part?

 

[tkpenalty]

Thats very useful thanks, reckon I could prob hit 15000+, might just be worth doing, will need to give it some thought, the ABit Xfire mobo is sposed to be an excellent overclocker too, I would not go for it if I thought I would lose performance outta my trusty Sandy......thanks.

Edit: maybe thats being optimistic, with 2 cards would a dual core be better suited or play no part?

Dual core would give it a tiny performance boost, but at your clocks it doesn't matter anymore

I say get 2 AcceleroX2s and OC to 640/800

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[boecke]

"Come to the darkside Luke"

 

[tkpenalty]

"Come to the darkside Luke"

How do you say it when the dark side is the good side?

"Come to the BrightSide Luke" ??? wtf?

 

[Tatty_Two]

Dual core would give it a tiny performance boost, but at your clocks it doesn't matter anymore

I say get 2 AcceleroX2s and OC to 640/800

You can be a member and the signature is not compulsory

Got 2 Accelero's already so am on me way!

 

[Tatty_Two]

have already got one foot in the darkside.....1800XT remember. Do single cards really get 11000 without like a C2D running at 3.5Gig....ie mainstream? Most of what I have read in here suggests nearer 10000?

 

[boecke]

I'm pretty sure they do.

CrossFire Problem #5: I can run CrossFire Mode with Windowed Mode but I can't run it with Fullscreen Mode (just freezes the game up at main menu of Counter-Strike: Source), Any idea?, heh.