~$50 to cool my GTX 560 Ti. Options?

yogurt_21 · Jun 1, 2011

I'm 100% in favor of this mod. And of course you absolutely must post pics.

theJesus · Jun 1, 2011

Oh, I most certainly will

I know I can get H50 for $50, but I'm gonna put up a WTB thread for a used H70 to see if I can get that real cheap. Can't hurt to try :laugh:

techtard · Jun 4, 2011

Good luck with the H70 hunting and modding!

Ps I just got a Gelid Icy Vision to cool my card, stock fan died.
Huge improvement, and I can't really hear it with the side panel on my case.

theJesus · Jun 4, 2011

techtard said:
Good luck with the H70 hunting and modding!

Ps I just got a Gelid Icy Vision to cool my card, stock fan died.
Huge improvement, and I can't really hear it with the side panel on my case.

Thanks. I just checked my local Best Buy for the H50, but I guess they sold their last one this morning or something :ohwell:

. I'm gonna keep looking for the H70 or similar.

theJesus · Jun 6, 2011

I just ordered a Corsair H50 for a good price from a member here and I will force it to fit while still using the VRM/memory cooling plate from the stock cooler.

Also, updated OP to reflect this.

theJesus · Jun 8, 2011

Look at what came in the mail today.

techtard · Jun 9, 2011

Awesome, nice to see this coming along.

theJesus · Jul 10, 2011

OneMoar · Jul 10, 2011

temps ?
also pics are a bit dark and can I have a picture of the bracket and back plate

theJesus · Jul 10, 2011

~40c idle, 55~60c load. That's 10-20c lower than with the stock cooler and fan at 100%

Yeah, pics were taken in low light, I tried to brighten them up a bit in GIMP, but didn't want to make them appear too washed out.

I have no intentions of removing it anytime soon, so no pics of the bracket, sorry lol. There is no back-plate btw. The bracket I made actually screws into the stock cooling-plate, which then screws on to the PCB, just like the stock cooler.

OneMoar · Jul 10, 2011

might wanna make a back-plate else you will bend the pcb and destroy the card

some tin and some rubberised coating and you could make one on the cheep

theJesus · Jul 10, 2011

It really isn't that heavy, I think it'll be fine tbh.

OneMoar · Jul 10, 2011

it really isnt the weight its the tension on the board that will do the most damage
think of it this way in 2-3 months are you gonna replace the card because it warped a trace
even if its only 1/2 as heavy as the stock cooler I would still put a back plate on it
you could get better temps to

theJesus · Jul 10, 2011

OneMoar said:
it really isnt the weight its the tension on the board that will do the most damage
think of it this way in 2-3 months are you gonna replace the card because it warped a trace
even if its only 1/2 as heavy as the stock cooler I would still put a back plate on it
you could get better temps to

I'm lazy, I'll take the risk lol.

mlee49 · Jul 10, 2011

This is both ghetto and awesome at the same time.

theJesus · Jul 10, 2011

mlee49 said:
This is both ghetto and awesome at the same time.

Hey, I worked hard on that bracket! :laugh:

yogurt_21 · Jul 11, 2011

the h50 shouldn't be able to bend the card, otherwise I should have a crap ton of bent cards i used to run my phase change on.

looks good and temps seem good. Effective but cheap, just the way i like my hardware...and women.

techtard · Jul 12, 2011

Nice work! I know someone selling an H50 cheap maybe I should do the same.

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