How to put cooler cpu in a graphic card?

[psiko]

I want to do a mod but i didn´t know how to start,,,

[biohead]

I want to do a mod but i didn´t know how to start,,,

... me neither

Look if you want help please post all the necessary information like your system specifications, your graphic card, the heatsink you want to mod+mount, your equipment you have to do so... and so on.

[D_o_S]

First off, what CPU cooler on what Graphic card?

[Revv23]

take your cpu cooler, drill some holes in it and slap it on your vga.

have fun!

[Razor_Sniper]

IN your VGA? Goodluck...

[biohead]

IN your VGA? Goodluck...

de hihi zit naast de hoho

[Kasparz]

Use the zip ties, to mount the cooler. I use Akasa 862 on my x800gto and 7800gt.

[NightCrawler™]

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ad.php?t=86526

NC™

[Mongoose420]

i'll cant find my measurements i used to mount a old aluminum socket A hsf and a thermalright sk7+ to my x800xtpe. But someone around here should know the x800 hole spacing off the top of their head. i just cant remember.

The old coolermaster socket A aluminum sink i used for a while i milled down the fins to the base of the hsf and just bolted it through use'n some 1/8" id soft tubing and knurled nuts from the original zalman heatpipe cooler. The SK7+ because of how its designed and because of its weight i drilled the holes blind and cut the heads off some cap screws and pressed them into the base of the hsf with some 2 part epoxy and used the small neoprene o-rings and knurled nuts and brace from a zalman zf700cu kit.

I had a toolshop full of machinery tho but you could do the same with just a drill press or a good powerdrill if you have a steady hand. IIRC the screw's i used were M3 metrics but thats because i had those those knurled nuts from older/less effective gpu coolers. Also that soft 1/8" ID tubing works pretty good at supply'n tension to the cooler when cut to .200~.250" lenghts at least on a lighter aluminum cpu sink. I was unsure when it came to hang'n the sk7+ and 80mm TTsf2 off the card so i used double stacked neoprene o-rings.

[zakelwe]

Globalwin CAk 2 with 38mm delta fan and artic epoxy is weapon of choice

http://www.aocb77.dsl.pipex.com/cards.jpg

Not too big it does not fit over IC's and not too heavy it falls off.

Regards

Andy

[Navig]

Some of mine.

More here.


Without more info, we can only be vague, but here are the basic steps.

1) Fit. You may need to grind and cut your cpu heatsink so that it will fit on the smaller video card surface without bumping into the agp slot, caps, or transisters. Plus you'll have to deal with shims on ATi cards.

2) Mount. You will need to find a way to attach the card. Typically you can use machine screws thru the original mount holes cushioned with springs or grommets. Then, as I have done, you can drill right into the heatsink and tap the holes.

NC that's a real nice mod. The 9500 looks like it could fit a lot of video cards due to its small mounting surface, but dayem that's an expensive video cooler. I might have to try a Asetek or a TT sonic tower!

navig

[swaaye]

I put a Cooljag cooler on a 9700PRO the same way. The damn fan died on me one day and I basically fried the card. It got so hot that it was burning the fiberglass of the PCB. It actually worked for a few months afterwards but it was giving me burn marks on the aux power connector lol. Something was very odd after that overheat.

[psiko]

I must clear the gray plate to put this cooler or it will make good contact ?




This is the coler, is from a P4 nortwood...

[speed bump]

Go to vr-zone and find the mounting hole distance chart under guides. It shows how far apart the holes are. If you want to make it look really good google tap hole size chart and figure out the right drill bit to use with a 4/40 tap. Check to make sure that when you put this HS on it wont hit anything. When you have it setup so it wont hit stuff, mark where the holes need to be drilled. Use a drill press to drill the holes. Tap the holes. Buy two 4/40 machine screws at the hardware store(you might have to buy stainless for them to be long enough.) and two bolts as well as two lock washers. Also if you don't have it a peice of acrilic or something to go across the back so that the card wont warp when you mount your creation.

Chop the heads off the bolts screw them into the HS stick the bolts through the normal mounting holes cut and drill the acrylic so it looks something like the DD water block mounts put see if it works and doesn't hit anything. Mount HS with favorite thermal paste put on acrylic backplate lock washers and nuts and poof you have a custom proffesional looking GPU cooler.

[POGE]

Ok, if you want to do it quick and semi-ghetto, just run 2 zipties throught the outer fins and through the gfx card's mounting holes to secure it.

[Revv23]

I must clear the gray plate to put this cooler or it will make good contact ?




This is the coler, is from a P4 nortwood...

Shim is OK, it wont interfere with contact.

[psiko]

Modddddddddddddddd finished !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[psiko]

Results..... Wihtout Vmod..... Temps drop 13º !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[speed bump]

Looks nice how did you mount it up? It looks like you used bolts but I cant tell for certain do you have a pic of the backside also.

[Serra]

Maybe I'm just blind, but what exactly is keeping the heatsink pressed tightly against the graphics card? I don't notice anything on the two sides you can see in that first picture, and that makes me a little concerned that you're not getting enough pressure (kinda looks like it could just tip over, actually...)


Serra

[psiko]

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[psiko]

7k 3dmark 05 with ome 3.8 done !

[psiko]

I have this cooler....... 650gr of pure cooper ..........

Its is too huge? Or the x850 can with this?

[yngndrw]

Is that an Akasa AK-859 ? If so I was going to fit one of them on my 7800GTX. I think it will be way too heavy for the card to support, however with some extra support I think it will be fine. (I was going to epoxy some plastic supports onto it.)

[psiko]

it is a thermaltake polo 735 !!