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"Les" <a@aolnot.com> wrote in message news:2v9nmeF2gueneU1@uni-berlin.de...
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> "Chip" <anneonymouse@virgin.net> wrote in message
> news:2v99m1F2iq36jU1@uni-berlin.de...
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>> "Name" <name@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:UFujd.581691$8_6.320217@attbi_s04...
>>> I am going to pick up this card today. I previously ran an ATI 9800 Pro
>>> with the Artic Cooling heatsink / fan and I loved it - quiet, effective,
>>> and
>>> it blows extra heat out of the case. I'd like to do the same with my
>>> new
>>> BFG 6800 GT - but hope that someone else had done it first. Anything
>>> that
>>> would make you nervous about voiding the warranty? I figured that
>>> replacing
>>> the original heatsink / fan would be possible.
>>>
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>> I did it too. (Incidentally, my last card was a 9700 Pro, to which I had
>> fitted a VGA Silencer too.)
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>> Its very easy to do, but its a little more fussy than with the 9800Pro.
>> This is because the VGA Silencer for the 6800 - in contrast to the old
>> ATI version - also contacts the ram chips. Whereas this is A Good
>> Thing(tm), it can be tricky to get everything making good contact. You
>> will probably need quite a lot of Artic Silver - I know I did. And the
>> first time you fit the VGA Silencer you may well find that one or more of
>> the ram chips isn't making good contact and you may have to remove the
>> whole thing to apply more AS. Took me a while to get it all sitting
>> square.
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>> The screws that hold the Silencer on are also quite pathetic and there
>> have been stories of people breaking the screws. Just be careful and for
>> goodness sake, use a small screwdriver and only your thumb and index
>> finger to tighten them. Then you shouldn't have a problem.
>>
>> Good luck - its worth it. 10+ C lower temps and complete silent. Can't
>> be bad
>>
>> (Incidentally, having fitted the Silencer I felt brave enough to increase
>> my core voltage to 1.4v. This has bumped my overclock from 420 ish to
>> 453MHz. Even running RTHDRIBL at 453/1120, my temps peak at "only" 72C.
>> Normal gaming at 440/110 leaves temps in mid 60's.)
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>> Chip
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> Did you bring core voltage up by flashing the bios?
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Yup. It was dead easy. Only took a couple of minutes, including editing
the original file.
Chip.