8500 126Meg Unit -run w/o fan?

[randall]

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Fan'smaking too much noise - even after I oiled it, and I'm
wondering.... I've seen a bunch being sold without the fans, anyone
had experience with this?

Too much heat?

I really don't want to upgrade or buy another, but the HTPC is no DEAD
SILENT - except for this fan.

 

[Glitch]

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Randall wrote:
> Fan'smaking too much noise - even after I oiled it, and I'm
> wondering.... I've seen a bunch being sold without the fans, anyone
> had experience with this?
>
> Too much heat?
>
> I really don't want to upgrade or buy another, but the HTPC is no DEAD
> SILENT - except for this fan.
If you don't overclock the card I think you might be able to pass with a
large heatsink on the card and a silent case fan blowing on the card.

 

[Guest]

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Glitch wrote:

> Randall wrote:
>> Fan'smaking too much noise - even after I oiled it, and I'm
>> wondering.... I've seen a bunch being sold without the fans, anyone
>> had experience with this?
>>
>> Too much heat?
>>
>> I really don't want to upgrade or buy another, but the HTPC is no DEAD
>> SILENT - except for this fan.
> If you don't overclock the card I think you might be able to pass with a
> large heatsink on the card and a silent case fan blowing on the card.

The problem with the 8500 is that the old heatsink is bonded to the chip,
not screw-mounted like the 9000 series and later. Getting it off is not
for the faint of heart.

--
--John
Reply to jclarke at ae tee tee global dot net
(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)

 

[randall]

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>Glitch wrote:
>
>> Randall wrote:
>>> Fan'smaking too much noise - even after I oiled it, and I'm
>>> wondering.... I've seen a bunch being sold without the fans, anyone
>>> had experience with this?
>>>
>>> Too much heat?
>>>
>>> I really don't want to upgrade or buy another, but the HTPC is no DEAD
>>> SILENT - except for this fan.
>> If you don't overclock the card I think you might be able to pass with a
>> large heatsink on the card and a silent case fan blowing on the card.
>
>The problem with the 8500 is that the old heatsink is bonded to the chip,
>not screw-mounted like the 9000 series and later. Getting it off is not
>for the faint of heart.

True, I could also mount ANOTHER heatsink TO the old one and pop a fan
on it - the question is, has anyone dis-connected the fan?

I notice some of the 9700's have large heatsink's.......

 

[randall]

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>Randall wrote:
>> Fan'smaking too much noise - even after I oiled it, and I'm
>> wondering.... I've seen a bunch being sold without the fans, anyone
>> had experience with this?
>>
>> Too much heat?
>>
>> I really don't want to upgrade or buy another, but the HTPC is no DEAD
>> SILENT - except for this fan.

>If you don't overclock the card I think you might be able to pass with a
>large heatsink on the card and a silent case fan blowing on the card.

Tack another heatsinkto the old one?

 

[Guest]

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That won't have eniugh contact to transfer heat, it will be worse than just
taking the fan off.

mike

"Randall" <support@rch-usa.PULL-MY-FINGER.com> wrote in message
news:sa7dm01eenmg77pec2kv34oeimnm2pi97v@4ax.com...
> >Randall wrote:
>>> Fan'smaking too much noise - even after I oiled it, and I'm
>>> wondering.... I've seen a bunch being sold without the fans, anyone
>>> had experience with this?
>>>
>>> Too much heat?
>>>
>>> I really don't want to upgrade or buy another, but the HTPC is no DEAD
>>> SILENT - except for this fan.
>
>>If you don't overclock the card I think you might be able to pass with a
>>large heatsink on the card and a silent case fan blowing on the card.
>
> Tack another heatsinkto the old one?
>

 

[Guest]

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Its not impossible to get the ones bonded to the chip off, usually a half
hour in a ziplock in the freezer, and some gentle twisting pops them right
off.



"Mike P" <mike@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
news:2hy9d.145183$Np3.6186512@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
> That won't have eniugh contact to transfer heat, it will be worse than
> just taking the fan off.
>
> mike
>
> "Randall" <support@rch-usa.PULL-MY-FINGER.com> wrote in message
> news:sa7dm01eenmg77pec2kv34oeimnm2pi97v@4ax.com...
>> >Randall wrote:
>>>> Fan'smaking too much noise - even after I oiled it, and I'm
>>>> wondering.... I've seen a bunch being sold without the fans, anyone
>>>> had experience with this?
>>>>
>>>> Too much heat?
>>>>
>>>> I really don't want to upgrade or buy another, but the HTPC is no DEAD
>>>> SILENT - except for this fan.
>>
>>>If you don't overclock the card I think you might be able to pass with a
>>>large heatsink on the card and a silent case fan blowing on the card.
>>
>> Tack another heatsinkto the old one?
>>
>
>

 

[randall]

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>That won't have eniugh contact to transfer heat, it will be worse than just
>taking the fan off.

Unless I put a hole in it to PUSH the air through to the original
heatsink - no?

>mike
>
>"Randall" <support@rch-usa.PULL-MY-FINGER.com> wrote in message
>news:sa7dm01eenmg77pec2kv34oeimnm2pi97v@4ax.com...
>> >Randall wrote:
>>>> Fan'smaking too much noise - even after I oiled it, and I'm
>>>> wondering.... I've seen a bunch being sold without the fans, anyone
>>>> had experience with this?
>>>>
>>>> Too much heat?
>>>>
>>>> I really don't want to upgrade or buy another, but the HTPC is no DEAD
>>>> SILENT - except for this fan.
>>
>>>If you don't overclock the card I think you might be able to pass with a
>>>large heatsink on the card and a silent case fan blowing on the card.
>>
>> Tack another heatsinkto the old one?
>>
>

 

[Guest]

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On Fri, 8 Oct 2004 12:45:28 -0400, "A. Bahm" <bahmanth@msu.edu> wrote:

>Its not impossible to get the ones bonded to the chip off, usually a half
>hour in a ziplock in the freezer, and some gentle twisting pops them right
>off.

Was going to remind the community how we did it in those days, but you
already did.

>"Mike P" <mike@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
>news:2hy9d.145183$Np3.6186512@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
>> That won't have eniugh contact to transfer heat, it will be worse than
>> just taking the fan off.

>> mike

>> "Randall" <support@rch-usa.PULL-MY-FINGER.com> wrote in message
>> news:sa7dm01eenmg77pec2kv34oeimnm2pi97v@4ax.com...
>>> >Randall wrote:
>>>>> Fan'smaking too much noise - even after I oiled it, and I'm
>>>>> wondering.... I've seen a bunch being sold without the fans, anyone
>>>>> had experience with this?

>>>>> Too much heat?

>>>>> I really don't want to upgrade or buy another, but the HTPC is no DEAD
>>>>> SILENT - except for this fan.

>>>>If you don't overclock the card I think you might be able to pass with a
>>>>large heatsink on the card and a silent case fan blowing on the card.

>>> Tack another heatsinkto the old one?

BoroLad