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lo all, =[ its a sad sad day for me, i ordered the zalman fatality vga cooler for my gigabyte 6800 ultra, i fitted it by the instructions and everything =[. The screen comes on at first but after a while it kinda starts to shake then it goes black :x the actual heatsink and the ram sinks aint hot, but the actual pcb is real hot, any ideas :( help me save me card thanks in advance =[

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sounds like an improper fit. Remove the heatsink and reinstall. Dosent sound as if it is contacting the core properly.

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Be sure to put sufficient amount of thermal paste to fill any gap...

Reply to margag_

ahh yes :) got it to work i think i didnt put enough thermal paste on it even thou u couldnt see through it but its ok now, except this card dont over clock much without artifacts =[

Reply to i_am_not_god
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Yeah 6800Ultras dont OC well....sometimes nothing at all.

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