COOLING SOLUTIONS FOR 9700 PRO

[Gamer]

Hello! I have a stock ATI Radeon 9700 PRO graphics card. It has served me
well, but I believe the time has come to do some tinkering with the cooling
system. Right now I just have the plain old stock fan--so what are my
options as far as overclocking? I would like to be able to get the most out
of this card. Are heatsink units effective? What about water-cooling? Can
anyone suggest an online guide to familiarize me with the whole thing? Any
suggested products?

Thanks!
JG

 

[Pluvious]

||Hello! I have a stock ATI Radeon 9700 PRO graphics card. It has served me
||well, but I believe the time has come to do some tinkering with the cooling
||system. Right now I just have the plain old stock fan--so what are my
||options as far as overclocking? I would like to be able to get the most out
||of this card. Are heatsink units effective? What about water-cooling? Can
||anyone suggest an online guide to familiarize me with the whole thing? Any
||suggested products?
||
||Thanks!
||JG
||

Those cards have sufficent cooling without needing to add some extra
gizmo. I've had NO problems with my o/c of 378/330.75 with stock
cooling. Of course if you want to push it harder.. it might be worth
looking into.

Pluvious

 

[Ben Pope]

[/QUOTE]

I have a Zalman ZM80A-HP on my 9800 Pro (from Crucial) and can do
450/360MHz. It's also about as quiet as you can get, being completely
passive!

Ben

 

[OverKlocker]

Hello! I have a stock ATI Radeon 9700 PRO graphics card. It has served me
well, but I believe the time has come to do some tinkering with the cooling
system. Right now I just have the plain old stock fan--so what are my
options as far as overclocking? I would like to be able to get the most out
of this card. Are heatsink units effective? What about water-cooling? Can
anyone suggest an online guide to familiarize me with the whole thing? Any
suggested products?

Thanks!
JG

i installed a vga silencer on my 9700pro. i had it oc'd to 391/360
with no artifacts (in my boss's system at this moment). i also have
aluminum ram sinks on the ram as well. i havent kicked it up any
higher, so i do not know the limit. but it is an awsome cooler. not
bad for about 22 bucks

http://www.svc.com/arcovgasilsu.html