mounting a Heatsink

[Guest]

Hello, i've been having problems with a GeForce 1 DDR for a long time. locks up in any 3D app or game within minutes of starting. after some experimenting I found that it was overheating and locking up the video only. i know this because i can still hear sounds and the HD is still moving. I have gotten the card to run somewhat stable with a 24inch fan blowing into the case at highest setting. This is quite annoying as it should run fine as is. i am not overclocking anything. after looking at the pitiful fan and heatsink on it, i want to try and replace it and see if that makes a difference. i do have a heatsink of an old P2 that i think might work but dont know how to mount it. Any help would be appreciated.

Nick

 

[Grizely1]

i had the same problem with my gf2 gts. i machined a large aluminum heatsink and put a 80x80 fan on it. to mount it, i made nylon screws and some nylon bolts. there should be some holes in your graphics card (not sure why they're there), and i just put them through that then drilled holes in the heatsink, threaded them in and put the nuts on the back. works awsome.

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[dmcmahon]

I have a GF2 MX board and it's working fine, but I noticed that unlike other cards with the same chip from different manufacturers, my card did not have any heatsink or fan. Should I be worried? I'm uncomfortable machining parts or drilling holes in my hardware, but would be willing to mount a heatsink and/or fan if there's a way to do it. The manufacturer of my board is Visiontek if it matters. I did not see any obvious way to mount anything over the chip.

 

[Grizely1]

you can use some adhesive compound.

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"648kb is all the space anyone will ever need!"

Bill Gates, 1980s

 

[Crashman]

You can use frag tape if you can fined it (double sided aluminum heat transfer tape). If your present heatsink has no fan, you can screw a 486 fan into it (easiest solution). You can also use Artic Silver epoxy. You could also try to find a self-adhesive cooler on an old chip (frag tape already mounted). Or you can use a VERY THIN coat of JB Weld (it conducts heat fairly well, but not as good as the heatsink, so use a thin film of it). Be carefull not to allow JB Weld to contact any circuites as it conducts electricity!

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