Uber Posted December 25, 2005 Posted December 25, 2005 ok well i finally got around to installing my new VGA silencer tonight. it took my stock temps 47*C idle, and 72*C load, down to 40*C idle, and 50*C load. i did some mild lapping on the copper face of my silencer, as i could still see the machine finish on it, i went from 320-600-1200 grit sand paper, i dident haev anythign over 1200 so i couldnet go to a mirror finish but im happy with the results! i also did a bit more wiremanagment, as well as installed an intake fan, as my HDD array was running a little warm before, by installing the new intake, and having it spinning at about, 1200 RPM i also dropped my CPU load, down 2*C, now 37-38*C, my PWMIC down drom 43ish to 37*C, and the chipset from 48*C donw to 40*C. enough talk on to the pics Here it is with the stock cooler removed, and before you all ask what all that stuff in teh pic is ill identify it for you, left to right. Dremel, and accesorie box, xbox controller, bottom of my tower speaker, 2 squeegies, 2 extra barrels, and air tank, all for my paintball gun, and i nice steel box, im planning on modding soon. A closeup of the extra stock thermal goo, they use so much..... the Card all cleaned off and ready for new AS5 The mirror finish on the top of the Dye is nice and another, the reflection is form a picture hanging on my wall about 8 feet away and 5 feet up the wall.... All put back together A closeer shot of the nice wiremanagment. had to get another shot of that Sexy mushkin And a shot of the HDD's i mounted the HDD's backwards in the holders so that i could hide all the wires behind them, works great, although installign them is a pain, as i have to slide the 2 Sata ones in together very closly, as the powerconnectors are very close together. What is the max temp that i can safely run my 6600GT at, its a BFG 6600GT OC, becasue i plan on OCing it to the max here very soon, and i want to know what the limit on it is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
burgerLord Posted December 25, 2005 Posted December 25, 2005 Very nice job on the mod. Also, as long as your card is reading a stable OC you should be fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uber Posted December 25, 2005 Posted December 25, 2005 well things that i have been reading, and some research show that teh threshhold for this chip is 145*C, which i doute that i will ever hit, as i cant get it to OC that high, but i will be going a couple voltage mods and seeing where this takes me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ady1989 Posted December 25, 2005 Posted December 25, 2005 thats a dang nice lapping job! btw, merry xmas! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martymcfly Posted December 25, 2005 Posted December 25, 2005 thats a dang nice lapping job! btw, merry xmas! 604938[/snapback] what lapping job? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puck Posted December 25, 2005 Posted December 25, 2005 Pretty nice temps for a gpu. Wire managements looks good too . Thsoe things can take a ton of heat - with good cooling on a gpu the main killer is almost always volts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uber Posted December 25, 2005 Posted December 25, 2005 Pretty nice temps for a gpu. Wire managements looks good too . Thsoe things can take a ton of heat - with good cooling on a gpu the main killer is almost always volts. 604951[/snapback] ill take that to heart, iv got to do a bit mre reserch into the subkect, and get some better cooling for the Ram on this card, as i had to remount the one ramsink that sits under the silencer, so its only about 1/3 on the chips :S as it wouldent clear under the silencer, and it was to late to get out the dremel and mod it. i might cut a clot into the silencer so that the ram sinks poke up into it, and then the fan will blow across them as well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puck Posted December 25, 2005 Posted December 25, 2005 i might cut a clot into the silencer so that the ram sinks poke up into it, and then the fan will blow across them as well 604977[/snapback] Thats a great idea - if you go that route make sure to post pics Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uber Posted December 26, 2005 Posted December 26, 2005 Thats a great idea - if you go that route make sure to post pics 604986[/snapback] ill have to dig up some old heatsinks that are tall, cut them to the right size and then mount them and cut the slot, ill do it as soon as i can find some suitable heatsinks.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ady1989 Posted December 26, 2005 Posted December 26, 2005 i was refering to the fact that the chip already comes shiny from nvidia. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkScorpion Posted December 26, 2005 Posted December 26, 2005 Yeah, that's just about how all bare cores are <_< Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowfactor Posted December 26, 2005 Posted December 26, 2005 my 7800 gtx doesnt run anywhere close to that hott.... ?? But sweet mod! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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