WC Geforce... what to get?

ECUPirate · 06-10-2002, 01:40 PM

Hi all... I'm bak. Anywho, I've got the Maze 3 and accessories,

and now I want to WC my GF3... (Asus ti200). I know about the new DD block. I wonder if I can make it work w/ the asus w/o destroying my card?
Whatever I get, I want to be able to stick the block on my current card, and on future cards. DD sells an older GF2/3 block that appears to mount using the mounting holes. Would there be any way to use this block on a GF4 or Radeon?
Also, DD sells a cheaper, simple WB w/o any mounting holes. How do you mount it, and since it has side barbs, would it fit on my asus?

Any suggestions?

UpAllNight · 06-10-2002, 03:00 PM

i just have a comment on the older geforce 3 block..it will kill your flow rate cut mine by a 1/3(at least)i say that the 90deg brabs are one of the factors and the small channel is the other

the quality of the block was low to...i had to remachine mine all around just to make it look decent

if i knew what i know now i would have shoped around some for a different block

the new geforce4 block looks good and appears that it would not hurt the flow rate as bad...but i dont like the ideal of takeing my heat sinks off my mem chips can be risky.i have heard of some people have prob's with half there mem coming off with them

DigitalChaos · 06-10-2002, 03:35 PM

the little bga ram chips do come off easy.. but only if your stupid about it... (pull straight up on the heatsinks)

if you take a hair dryer and heat them up.. the thermal pads get really soft.. then simply twist/push the heatsinks side-to-side and they will come off without tearing off the ram.

i did it on a gainward ti4400 i had and there was no problem

pHaestus · 06-10-2002, 03:59 PM

I like the Innovatek GPU block personally:

Bose-Einstien Condensate · 06-10-2002, 04:04 PM

pHaestus, got any more pics of that block? Im looking at it for my Ti200

Cyco-Dude · 06-10-2002, 07:03 PM

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Originally posted by ECUPirate
[b]Hi all... I'm bak. Anywho, I've got the Maze 3 and accessories,

and now I want to WC my GF3... (Asus ti200). I know about the new DD block. I wonder if I can make it work w/ the asus w/o destroying my card?

you'ld just have to use different RAMsinks and it'll fit fine.

Quote:

Whatever I get, I want to be able to stick the block on my current card, and on future cards. DD sells an older GF2/3 block that appears to mount using the mounting holes. Would there be any way to use this block on a GF4 or Radeon?

the mounting holes for the GF3 and GF4 are different. the Radeon doesnt have mounting holes. solution = thermal epoxy.

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Also, DD sells a cheaper, simple WB w/o any mounting holes. How do you mount it, and since it has side barbs, would it fit on my asus?

thermal epoxy, and probably not unless you use different RAMsinks.

Dtek Customs and Becooling have vid-card blocks too, check those out as well.

sn1per · 06-11-2002, 09:01 PM

my radeon 8500 has the heat sink mounting holes on it. I believe ATI is adding them to their video cards now just for us insane people who like to do things with a CPU farmers wouldn't even do with their own animals

06-10-2002, 01:40 PM	#1
ECUPirate Hottest Stank of them All Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington, DC area Posts: 533	WC Geforce... what to get? Hi all... I'm bak. Anywho, I've got the Maze 3 and accessories, and now I want to WC my GF3... (Asus ti200). I know about the new DD block. I wonder if I can make it work w/ the asus w/o destroying my card? Whatever I get, I want to be able to stick the block on my current card, and on future cards. DD sells an older GF2/3 block that appears to mount using the mounting holes. Would there be any way to use this block on a GF4 or Radeon? Also, DD sells a cheaper, simple WB w/o any mounting holes. How do you mount it, and since it has side barbs, would it fit on my asus? Any suggestions? __________________ Does a radioactive cat have 18 half lifes? --Kenny my pimpin' rig: ...previously poorly cooled... 486DX-2 66mhz @ 75mhz, 4Mb ram, shared, 256Mb hard drive Onboard VGA, watercooled, of course 16-color monitor, labtec speakers, 28kbs USRobotics modem Windows XP (think about it) Maze 3, DDen GF3 block, Eheim 1250, econoline van HC, 1/2" hose w/ 5/8" fittings Comair 172mm fan

06-10-2002, 03:00 PM	#2
UpAllNight Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: HILLBILLY LAND Posts: 159	i just have a comment on the older geforce 3 block..it will kill your flow rate cut mine by a 1/3(at least)i say that the 90deg brabs are one of the factors and the small channel is the other the quality of the block was low to...i had to remachine mine all around just to make it look decent if i knew what i know now i would have shoped around some for a different block the new geforce4 block looks good and appears that it would not hurt the flow rate as bad...but i dont like the ideal of takeing my heat sinks off my mem chips can be risky.i have heard of some people have prob's with half there mem coming off with them __________________ XP1800 @172x10.5 Maze 3..Ehiem 1250..Chevette Rad 1 120mm panaflo @7v 1" shroud All fits nicely inside my case ambient(74 F) 2.0v Core(33.5) Loaded idle(31.5c) Enermax 431 watt Antec 1030B Gainward Geforce 3 TI200 241/548 Sony CDRW Creative 52x CD Soundblaster Live

06-10-2002, 03:35 PM	#3
DigitalChaos Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Waukesha, Wi Posts: 698	the little bga ram chips do come off easy.. but only if your stupid about it... (pull straight up on the heatsinks) if you take a hair dryer and heat them up.. the thermal pads get really soft.. then simply twist/push the heatsinks side-to-side and they will come off without tearing off the ram. i did it on a gainward ti4400 i had and there was no problem

06-10-2002, 03:59 PM	#4
pHaestus Big Player Making Big Money Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: irc.lostgeek.com #procooling.com Posts: 4,782	I like the Innovatek GPU block personally:

06-10-2002, 04:04 PM	#5
Bose-Einstien Condensate Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 84	pHaestus, got any more pics of that block? Im looking at it for my Ti200

06-11-2002, 09:01 PM	#7
sn1per Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 11	my radeon 8500 has the heat sink mounting holes on it. I believe ATI is adding them to their video cards now just for us insane people who like to do things with a CPU farmers wouldn't even do with their own animals

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