Lots of pics and pelt cooled Radeon 8500

Miss_Man · 05-09-2002, 02:39 PM

Heh not hooked up and completed yet but here are some pics of my progress, web space courtesy of Bravo.

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Miss_Man · 05-09-2002, 02:40 PM

Miss_Man · 05-09-2002, 02:40 PM

Cyco-Dude · 05-09-2002, 02:45 PM

is the WB epoxied to the GPU, or will you use the 'C' clamp to hold it on?
post #s when its done!

Miss_Man · 05-09-2002, 02:49 PM

Its held by the clamp. Its acrylic but thankfully strong enough.

xerka · 05-09-2002, 03:38 PM

Hey, on the back of your vid card is that regular silicone like GE's Silicone 2 becuase if it is I would watch out becuase theres problems with acetic acid eating away the board. I used regular silicone on my mobo to protect against condensation and it doesn't work anymore.

Miss_Man · 05-10-2002, 12:02 AM

serka, actually I have coated the back with nail varnish before adding the layer of silicone. Its Shelley's clear silicone which seems to work ok for my previous attempts. Its there more to serve as a cushion than condensate proof.

WebMasta33 · 05-10-2002, 12:07 AM

How thick is the plexi you're using?

Miss_Man · 05-10-2002, 12:13 AM

Its 12mm thick and 20-25mm wide for the body.

jtroutma · 05-10-2002, 01:10 AM

Nice job man....good luck

ablaze · 05-11-2002, 11:21 AM

MISS_MAN??!!

okok don't mind me. nothing constructive as usual

Khledar · 05-12-2002, 02:48 AM

What kinda performance gains are you getting on that 8500?

BobMont · 05-12-2002, 12:46 PM

Hey, umm, just to let you know, the Radeon 8500 runs REAL cool, seems a little overboard to pelt cool one.

mkosem · 05-12-2002, 02:42 PM

hmm, wimp.... this is procooling afterall!

way to go miss_man!

--Matt

Brad · 05-13-2002, 02:49 AM

very nice work, what was the before and after OC result?

Miss_Man · 05-13-2002, 04:22 PM

Brad, it will be up the same time as my ram chiller, which will be soon.

Marco · 05-14-2002, 06:48 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by BobMont
Hey, umm, just to let you know, the Radeon 8500 runs REAL cool, seems a little overboard to pelt cool one.

Do you even have one? Maybe mine was built differently from yours. I'm also going to utter a little magic word here... VMOD!

Seriously that is fantastic stuff! That clamp is beautiful, but is there any risk of it sliding off or twisting off somehow? plus that looks like a real PCI slot killer

mkosem · 05-14-2002, 08:12 AM

ya, I'd have to aggree with you. my radeon got prety hot with the stock cooling on it!

--Matt

Cyco-Dude · 05-14-2002, 08:48 AM

lol, the R8500's stock cooling sux nuts...

BobMont · 05-14-2002, 11:52 AM

Oh, I agree, this is procooling. Just the pelt wasn't really needed (tho is very cool).

I do have a Radeon 8500, stock cooling isn't great, and I guess if you overclock it, it can get hot.. but it really doesn't get too hot, especially copmared to Geforce 4's, etc.

Cyco-Dude · 05-14-2002, 03:56 PM

with a voltage mod to the mem and core, it should get a nice OC.

Miss_Man · 05-15-2002, 07:05 AM

I have my GPU core voltage at 1.86v and it does 3Dmark without crashing at 340 mhz. Any higher does not help. My memory does 340 mhz without artifacts at 4.06V, used to get artifacts at 340 when aircooling my core, I think its due to the hot air from the GPU.
What are you guys getting?
I think the cold plate is enough to protect the GPU from frying cos I forgot to turn on the pelt PSU just now and it was still doing windows desktop at 350mhz core, 1.97v. Crashed as soon as I started 3D mark.

Cyco-Dude · 05-15-2002, 12:20 PM

300 / 300 w/ CrOrb and plated RAMsinks. its not entirely stable tho (i have very high standards for stability, it must not lock under any circumstances, and it must display properly (as in no artifacts, glitches, discolored tectures, etc)).

mkosem · 05-16-2002, 05:38 AM

with nothing on the ram and a crorb on the gpu with frag tape I get 280core/330ram on my LE. however I was lucky since this $105 card has 3.3ns ram on it

I gotta do a vmod someday. Any idea if the crorb can handle a vmodded 8500 gpu?

--Matt

05-09-2002, 02:39 PM	#1
Miss_Man Cooling Savant Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 151	Lots of pics and pelt cooled Radeon 8500 Heh not hooked up and completed yet but here are some pics of my progress, web space courtesy of Bravo. [

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05-12-2002, 02:42 PM	#14
mkosem Cooling Savant Join Date: May 2001 Location: here Posts: 494	hmm, wimp.... this is procooling afterall! way to go miss_man! --Matt __________________ If you can't cool it, blow it up!! http://www.mattkosem.com

05-09-2002, 02:40 PM	#2
Miss_Man Cooling Savant Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 151

05-09-2002, 02:45 PM	#4
Cyco-Dude Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 836	is the WB epoxied to the GPU, or will you use the 'C' clamp to hold it on? post #s when its done!

05-09-2002, 02:49 PM	#5
Miss_Man Cooling Savant Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 151	Its held by the clamp. Its acrylic but thankfully strong enough.

05-09-2002, 03:38 PM	#6
xerka Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 107	Hey, on the back of your vid card is that regular silicone like GE's Silicone 2 becuase if it is I would watch out becuase theres problems with acetic acid eating away the board. I used regular silicone on my mobo to protect against condensation and it doesn't work anymore.

05-10-2002, 12:02 AM	#7
Miss_Man Cooling Savant Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 151	serka, actually I have coated the back with nail varnish before adding the layer of silicone. Its Shelley's clear silicone which seems to work ok for my previous attempts. Its there more to serve as a cushion than condensate proof.

05-10-2002, 12:13 AM	#9
Miss_Man Cooling Savant Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 151	Its 12mm thick and 20-25mm wide for the body.

05-11-2002, 11:21 AM	#11
ablaze Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Singapore! Posts: 124	MISS_MAN??!! okok don't mind me. nothing constructive as usual

05-12-2002, 12:46 PM	#13
BobMont Cooling Neophyte Join Date: May 2002 Location: NY Posts: 48	Hey, umm, just to let you know, the Radeon 8500 runs REAL cool, seems a little overboard to pelt cool one.

05-13-2002, 02:49 AM	#15
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	very nice work, what was the before and after OC result? __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

05-13-2002, 04:22 PM	#16
Miss_Man Cooling Savant Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 151	Brad, it will be up the same time as my ram chiller, which will be soon.

05-14-2002, 08:12 AM	#18
mkosem Cooling Savant Join Date: May 2001 Location: here Posts: 494	ya, I'd have to aggree with you. my radeon got prety hot with the stock cooling on it! --Matt __________________ If you can't cool it, blow it up!! http://www.mattkosem.com

05-14-2002, 08:48 AM	#19
Cyco-Dude Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 836	lol, the R8500's stock cooling sux nuts...

05-14-2002, 11:52 AM	#20
BobMont Cooling Neophyte Join Date: May 2002 Location: NY Posts: 48	Oh, I agree, this is procooling. Just the pelt wasn't really needed (tho is very cool). I do have a Radeon 8500, stock cooling isn't great, and I guess if you overclock it, it can get hot.. but it really doesn't get too hot, especially copmared to Geforce 4's, etc.

05-14-2002, 03:56 PM	#21
Cyco-Dude Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 836	with a voltage mod to the mem and core, it should get a nice OC.

05-15-2002, 07:05 AM	#22
Miss_Man Cooling Savant Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 151	I have my GPU core voltage at 1.86v and it does 3Dmark without crashing at 340 mhz. Any higher does not help. My memory does 340 mhz without artifacts at 4.06V, used to get artifacts at 340 when aircooling my core, I think its due to the hot air from the GPU. What are you guys getting? I think the cold plate is enough to protect the GPU from frying cos I forgot to turn on the pelt PSU just now and it was still doing windows desktop at 350mhz core, 1.97v. Crashed as soon as I started 3D mark. Last edited by Miss_Man; 05-15-2002 at 07:14 AM.

05-15-2002, 12:20 PM	#23
Cyco-Dude Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 836	300 / 300 w/ CrOrb and plated RAMsinks. its not entirely stable tho (i have very high standards for stability, it must not lock under any circumstances, and it must display properly (as in no artifacts, glitches, discolored tectures, etc)).

05-16-2002, 05:38 AM	#24
mkosem Cooling Savant Join Date: May 2001 Location: here Posts: 494	with nothing on the ram and a crorb on the gpu with frag tape I get 280core/330ram on my LE. however I was lucky since this $105 card has 3.3ns ram on it I gotta do a vmod someday. Any idea if the crorb can handle a vmodded 8500 gpu? --Matt __________________ If you can't cool it, blow it up!! http://www.mattkosem.com

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