Video card burned :(

[Hoshimoto]

I (was till now) happy user of ATI 9800 XT - 256 MB, suddenly i got reboot when playing game yesterday, but it was new game so i dont pay attention. Another reboot today and i think its drivers conflict or something and did not pay attention again. Then later today little white dots when was wathing videod file, but i think its rather something wrong with video codec and windows media player and switched to VLC and it was fine, no dots at all.

Few hour later i started next video with same problem in both players, so it get me worried and i checked Overdrive tab, temperature was on 99*C (damn i guess it was even more, but drivers show only 2 digits).
I pluged power off and waited untill VPU calms down then started system, GPU cooler started to, but after few seconds its slow down so much i could read ATI label written on top of it, so i plugged off and replaced card with my old GF2 MX 400.

Hope my card will be alive when i start it next time, right now i looking for new cooler or cooling system (heatsink and cooler) any advice?

Heres pic of back label,

 

[Hoshimoto]

Damnit i checked cooler with 12v molex connector and it was running about 3200 cfm :/

I think it was really really slow when i was lookin on it on top of my video card, i dont know now..., i remember it start spining fast but then slow down, when i was first looking @ it. It was very dusty when i removed it, could it be dust that make it spin slower and now after i mess with it for while it removed and works fine now?

Better i buy new cooling system anyway just in case, dont want it overheat again, who know how this may end up next time. The stock one was to hot ~63*C durring idle and ~75*C on full load.

 

[linux_0]

I would recommend one of these:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835118116

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835118117

They are expensive but work very well

Good Luck!

 

[Hoshimoto]

Not expensive at all, i payed 500 $ for this card can spend bout 50 on fine cooler, but this ones are to small i got huge heatsink right now that covers memory as well, i want to buy something liek that but more powerfull...

 

[linux_0]

Both of those coolers include passive heatsinks for the RAM and they are specifically designed so the big fan cools them as well

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowImage.asp?image=35-118-117-02.jpg,35-118-117-03.jpg,35-118-117-04.jpg,35-118-117-05.jpg,35-118-117-01.jpg&CurImage=35-118-117-05.jpg&Description=ZALMAN%20VF700-CU%202%20Ball%20VGA%20COOLER%20-%20Retail

 

[Scratch]

personally i would recommend the new Arctic Cooler Accelero X1.

http://www.virtual-hideout.net/reviews/ac_accelero_x1/index.shtml

it will be comming out some time this month. I might just get it, as so far the reviews has been very good. Apparently it cools down from 95 c. to 39?

 

[pauldh]

personally i would recommend the new Arctic Cooler Accelero X1.

http://www.virtual-hideout.net/reviews/ac_accelero_x1/index.shtml

it will be comming out some time this month. I might just get it, as so far the reviews has been very good. Apparently it cools down from 95 c. to 39?

He's gotta make sure it fits on his card. The ATI Silencer 3 is designed for the Radeon 9800XT.

 

[illicitsc]

500bucks for 9800xt lmfao

 

[Scratch]

Accelero X1 is for Nvvidia 6800 and 7800 series

Accelero X2 is for ATI x1800 and x1900 series

hope that helps

 

[pauldh]

He has a 9800XT.

 

[Hoshimoto]

500bucks for 9800xt lmfao

Hehe i was ignorant noob when i bought it, if i had choice i would taken pro 256 this time but....

 

[pauldh]

Hey, it was clearly the best card money could buy at one time so plenty of people bought them at top dollar just like you did. I would have bought a 9800XT over a 9800 pro 256MB card. Best bang would have been a 9800 pro 128MB which almost always matches the 256MB version and costed way less. Maybe you paid more than you had to for it, but knowbody could fault your choice at that time.

 

[Hoshimoto]

After wandering around cooler manufacturer sites i found only 3 hings i like,

Zalman VF700-Cu
or
Zalman ZM80D-HP with Zalman ZM-OP1
or
Arctic Cooling - ATI Silencer 3

P.S. I hardly belive comments on newegg that Zalman VF700-Cu lowers temp from 90 to 55, they all about 5-10 degree lower than stock, same was said bout my cpu cooler, when i got it it was same temp as stick if not more :/.

 

[linux_0]

All of those are great coolers

I'm not sure if this is important but the Zalman VF700-Cu seems to be compatible with a lot more cards.

Compatible cards: http://www.zalman.co.kr/product/cooler/VF700_compatiblelist_eng.html

Incompatible cards: http://www.zalman.co.kr/product/cooler/VF700_incompatiblelist_eng.html

The ATI Silencer 3 is only compatible with your 9800XT and FireGL X2 AGP

http://www.arctic-cooling.com/downloads/compatibility/ati_comp_1024.gif

Good Luck!

 

[Hoshimoto]

Well and Silencer cost cheaper than Zalman, anyway i can afford 25$ for new cooler when i gona upgrade card, which wont be so soon. Anyway my next cooling will be water cooling.
P.S. And I ordered Zalman VF700-Cu cuz it seems to cool best out of this three

 

[linux_0]

Indeed, the Zalman VF700-Cu appears to be a great cooler!

I plan to order 2 of those myself to replace the stock coolers on my cards.

 

[Hoshimoto]

Damn idle 59*C and less than 65*C on full load times, with stock HSF i had bout 70C idle and 80C on load times. Thats great cooler and ultra quiet, think if u set more powerfull fan on temps it will go even lower.
Though i moved my audio card 3 pci slots lower and removed few pci slots covers to get more air in, and fan running @ 12v (still to quiet comparing hdd's and my cpu fan at 48-50 DB).
Guess next i'll buy zalman CPU fan!

 

[linux_0]

Zalman coolers tend to be expensive but cool very well

In this case you do get what you pay for

 

[Scratch]

hey, im thinking about buying that zalman cooler or the new Accelero X1, but will my lifetime guarantee be still valid if i change from stock cooler?

bfg 6800 GS AGP.

 

[Hoshimoto]

hey, im thinking about buying that zalman cooler or the new Accelero X1, but will my lifetime guarantee be still valid if i change from stock cooler?

bfg 6800 GS AGP.

Dunno, guess u have to ask them, but probably yes it will end, anyway any lifetime ends after some time when they stop manufacture product.

 

[linux_0]

As Hoshimoto said it will probably void the warranty :-(

Make sure you contact them and get their response in writing.