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Zalman Cooler
Name: speedy-z Date: November 14, 2005 at 15:06:50 Pacific OS: windows XP SP1 CPU/Ram: athlon xp 3200 / 1 GB mb
Comment:
Hello. I have a GeForce 6600 and I want to get a better Heatsink and reduce the noise at the same time. I have the evga video card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130232 and I am wondering if the zalman cooler will fit. it states that the HSI bridge chip may interfere.....does anybody know if this will fit? thanks http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835118125
Name: firetrap101 Date: November 15, 2005 at 07:12:31 Pacific
Reply:
i used to have a xfx 6600gt AGP card which although i dont know if its the same layout it did have a HSI bridge im guessing in a similar place to the 6600 card. I had no problems with the cooler fitting but i did have problems with the ram coolers. Cos the HSI chips location the ram chips are closer to the GPU than the reference design. Hence the fins on the ram sinks were too close to the bottom of the gpu cooler. I solved it by using some clips and cutting off a couple of the fins on the ram chips. Didnt look pretty but they worked perfectly . Managed to get the gpu to 580 mhz and ram to 1200 with excellent temps. I fully recommedend the cooler excellent product.
AMD 64 Venice E6 LBBWE 3200 Running at 2.6ghz 1024 Crucial Balitixs tracers 1:1 1T 2.5,3,3,8 @ 260 DFI LANPARTY UT ULTRA D 6800gt 425,1200 CD+DVD 2x80 gig sata raid 0 1x80 gig pata
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