modifying your video card - advice needed

[Squishyface]

I'm planning on modifying a riva tnt2 ultra card. I have two and want to compare the gain of a modified card vs the stock card.
I plan on slapping a fop38 or a thermaltake orb on the thing as well as memory heatsinks.
I want to epoxy them to the chips.
Is there a danger of ruining the chips if i get the epoxy on the connector pins? Should i seal the pins with silicone first?
Am i wasting my time with memory heatsinks?
I'd really like to know about the silicone thing because i will need to add hsfs to my incoming iwill kk266 mobo's south and northbridges and don't want to screw them up :P Thanks http://www.procooling.com/ubb/smile.gif

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1.2Tbird @1456 with winter air cooling...yeah baby!

[Freakyfrank]

memory heatsinks = 5mhz more..(?)
silicone = good idea!

[mfpmax]

http://www.geocities.com/mfpmax/maximod.jpg

This is what you need...and here is what I did
http://mfpmax.tripod.com/oc2/vidmod/vidmod2.html

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Watercooled K6-2 450 at 600 (http://mfpmax.tripod.com/oc2/)

[Squishyface]

DAMN!....nice work http://www.procooling.com/ubb/smile.gif But what about the mem chips on the back side of the video card?
And...what gains did you see in oc'ing your video card after that mod?

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1.2Tbird @1352 air cooled. Soon to be watercooled :P

[Joe]

Ahh here we go with more screen shots from "Aliens" http://www.procooling.com/ubb/smile.gif hehehehehe


you need a few more pink zip ties http://www.procooling.com/ubb/smile.gif hehehehehe
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C-ya
Joe - Owner/Editor www.ProCooling.com (http://www.ProCooling.com)
Where the Completely Addicted Come to Cool Off

Somebody set up us the bomb.

[This message has been edited by Joe (edited 02-18-2001).]

[mfpmax]

crappy camera makes red = pink

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Watercooled K6-2 450 at 600 (http://mfpmax.tripod.com/oc2/)

[phreenet]

Be carefull, overclocking memory, especially the DDR chips, once they mess up, they are like that for ever. I had a friend who OCed his memory on his GF2. While it is still useable, depends on the definition of the word, its useless