Uncle Vinnie
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| Processor | AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600 2.4Ghz, OC to 2.7Ghz |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | Asus Crosshair |
| Cooling | 4-120mm, 2-80mm fans, CPU-Blue Orb 2 |
| Memory | OCZ 2GB DDR2 800Mhz |
| Video Card(s) | Ati 1900XTX, OC to 688/792 |
| Storage | Western digital 150Gb 10,000rpm |
| Display(s) | 19" Samsung SyncMaster 940bf |
| Case | Thermaltake Armor |
| Audio Device(s) | Original Audigy |
| Power Supply | Thermaltake TWV 500W |
| Software | Windows XP |
For awhile I've been thinking of getting the ZALMAN VF900 for my ATI 1900xtx, however I haven't been able to justify the money for the fan, there is always something else that comes before it.
Today I was bored with nothing to do, I decided to do some tweaking to the 1900xtx, to see if it would make any difference in temp.
They say a picture says 1000 words, here are the pics below of what I did to the 1900xtx.
With the stock cooler Fan Operating @50% under 48C, and 100% at over 55C
Temp was:
Idle: 47C
Load: 3Dmark06@68C, Playing NFS Carbon@70C
After the mods with the same fan speeds as above:
Idle: 45C
Load: 3Dmark06@63C, Playing NFS Carbon@65C
Well......overall not spectacular results, but a difference of 5C it's quite impressive, specially something that didn't cost me anything, and it only took 30 minutes to put together
What do you guys think???
Today I was bored with nothing to do, I decided to do some tweaking to the 1900xtx, to see if it would make any difference in temp.
They say a picture says 1000 words, here are the pics below of what I did to the 1900xtx.
With the stock cooler Fan Operating @50% under 48C, and 100% at over 55C
Temp was:
Idle: 47C
Load: 3Dmark06@68C, Playing NFS Carbon@70C
After the mods with the same fan speeds as above:
Idle: 45C
Load: 3Dmark06@63C, Playing NFS Carbon@65C
Well......overall not spectacular results, but a difference of 5C it's quite impressive, specially something that didn't cost me anything, and it only took 30 minutes to put together
What do you guys think???
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Perhaps I'll steal your idea XD