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tRiXtA   09-07-2003 at 06:43:31 AM

Hi Guys

I am thinking of replacing the swiftech waterblock on my ATI 9700 pro with some kind of better hsf... In your opinion, which is the best vga hsf combo? I am thinkingof a copper hs with a decent fan.? Or do you think I should stick with the mcw50 block on there? I understand the video card block really adds alot of heat to the watercooling system....

As for the chipset, I am also wishing to buy high performance hsf combo for an Abit NF7-S, also made of copper preferably. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated...

Please note I wish to buy quality parts that dont need to be lapped if at all possible...

PS - anyone that owns a Abit NF7-S, how is the performance of the northbridge chipset cooler that is already on the board? If one were to lap it, would the performance be better?

Best regards

Rob

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LCARS   09-08-2003 at 06:24:36 PM
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Why don't you just get a bigger radiator? Switching from watercooled to HSF will hardly improve anything.

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  09-08-2003 at 09:58:31 PM
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Check out those big Zalman VGA heatsinks. Those are supposed to be pretty awesome. I think they may also be a bit spendy.

I just stole an old heatsink I had on a P233 for my graphics card. I arctic silver adhesived it to my GPU. I get much better overclocks on it now than I did before with the stock solution. It was free, but I had to sacrifice a PCI slot.

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Colt357TW   10-20-2003 at 11:52:23 AM
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normal H2O setup does not benefit from a bigger radiator, look at how many degree your water temp raised when CPU is loaded from idling...how much water is cooling GPU and chipset is what matters

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LtBlue14   10-21-2003 at 02:00:03 AM
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Colt you're bringin up a million old threads
trixta - if you're still following this thread - why do you want to switch out your wb with a hsf
also, a bigger rad is a good solution if you want to keep your system quiet (which means not buying more/louder fans) but improve system temps. there aren't really any better gpu blocks out there than the swifty that i know of - afaik they all perform about the same (until cathar's block comes out, but his has been postponed indefinitely b/c too many people want cascades).

so trixta - why are you switching from your wb again?

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Crashman   10-22-2003 at 05:14:08 AM
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I'd suggest a 1U Rackmount cooler for a PIII server. These are very slim, can be had in copper, and you can put a couple holes in it for mounting. They have the advantage of a 60mm fan.

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roreydo   10-23-2003 at 10:37:18 PM
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That's what I used Crashman but mine was a "Thermaltake A1240 P4 Tiny Fin 478 ALL COPPER. Low Profile. For P4 478 1U Rack Mount System". I work at a Harley-Davidson dealer and one of the tech milled it down for me so it wasn't so big. Made almost a 10°C difference!

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