Stock heatsink fan is dying noisy and slow. Already took out and cleaned
with air and contact cleaner. Just bought this item from Antec called a
Vcooler. It takes up the PCI slot next to card and blows outside air onto
card. I was thinking of removing the stock fan completely and just letting
the new fan blow direclty on the heasink and mem chips. The stock fan on
that card is pretty weak to begin with. Any thoughts?

Don't really know, but the one slot fan I tried sounded
like Whistlers Mother.

johns

Mine died also, went to local computer store and bought an after market
specific to ATI took the card with me and they installed it
works real well cost $16

"Jeff McNulty" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Stock heatsink fan is dying noisy and slow. Already took out and cleaned
> with air and contact cleaner. Just bought this item from Antec called a
> Vcooler. It takes up the PCI slot next to card and blows outside air onto
> card. I was thinking of removing the stock fan completely and just letting
> the new fan blow direclty on the heasink and mem chips. The stock fan on
> that card is pretty weak to begin with. Any thoughts?
>

The stock fan at this point is probably just impeding airflow more than
anything else. Remove the fan and reattach the heat sink with new thermal
paste. The Antec Vcooler will do the job.

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"Jeff McNulty" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:Rd2dnZ12-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Stock heatsink fan is dying noisy and slow. Already took out and cleaned
> with air and contact cleaner. Just bought this item from Antec called a
> Vcooler. It takes up the PCI slot next to card and blows outside air onto
> card. I was thinking of removing the stock fan completely and just letting
> the new fan blow direclty on the heasink and mem chips. The stock fan on
> that card is pretty weak to begin with. Any thoughts?
>

On Thu, 2 Mar 2006 15:52:11 -0800, "Jeff McNulty"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Stock heatsink fan is dying noisy and slow. Already took out and cleaned
>with air and contact cleaner. Just bought this item from Antec called a
>Vcooler. It takes up the PCI slot next to card and blows outside air onto
>card. I was thinking of removing the stock fan completely and just letting
>the new fan blow direclty on the heasink and mem chips. The stock fan on
>that card is pretty weak to begin with. Any thoughts?
>

ebay the antec and get an arctic cooler or a zalman. if your ramchips
don't have heatsinks, get some!


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