is there a way quiet/silence a video card????

emltwnty2 · 10-28-2005, 12:17 AM

i just installed a x800gt into my computer. I notice that the fan is a bit loud so im just wondering if there is any way to quiet it down. any suggestions?

Brofar · 10-28-2005, 06:09 AM

Not much you could do about it without removing the original fan. Either way it risky because fan is so loud because it needs to cool a very fast card - those things get hot easily. If I were you I'd just leave it as it is.

~~Electric_Head~~ · 10-28-2005, 08:43 AM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835186129

mushu · 10-28-2005, 10:06 AM

^^ yes

hans5849 · 10-28-2005, 11:32 AM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835118117

I have that one and it rocks, plus the adapter has room for 3 more fans on it. you have 2x full 12v and 2x 6v

Brofar · 10-28-2005, 03:15 PM

its funny that my x850 xt doesnt increase fan speed on its own o0

super_Chris · 10-28-2005, 08:14 PM

I modded my 6600GT. This mod is probobly pretty common and dirt cheap to free.

Pull the HSF off
Pull the fan and fan shroud off of the heatsink
Replace bare heatsink
Take an old PCI/ISA/AGP/ETC card, remove the card and keep the bracket.
zip tie Vantec stealth or other quiet fan(80MM or bigger) on said bracket
place below video card, and enjoy the silence.

Remember, small fans are loud.
I can post pics if my little discription makes no sense.

hans5849 · 10-29-2005, 08:04 AM

go ahead and host those pics chris.

emltwnty2 · 10-29-2005, 08:51 AM

thank everbdy for your response... i was looking into the arctic cooling solution for my x800gt .. the ATI silincer 5 (rev2)

http://www.arctic-cooling.com/vga2.php?idx=61

im just nervous about having to take out the stock fan and install a new cooling into my NEW video card..heh... does anybdy know if its ezy to uninstall the current stock fan and install one of these things.
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hans5849 · 10-29-2005, 02:19 PM

its pretty easy on most, but make sure you get some Arctic silver to put on the GPU because they don't send you good stuff.

super_Chris · 10-29-2005, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hans5849

its pretty easy on most, but make sure you get some Arctic silver to put on the GPU because they don't send you good stuff.

Very good suggestion, usually manufacturers will use cheap thermal pads. Even using the white paste helps a bunch over a thermal pad.

I would highly suggest you at least try my method if you have a spare fan. It will cost you nothing, if you have a spare fan.

I've heard nothing but praise for arctic-cooling's products, but why spend $30+ on it when you could get the same results for free?

This Vantec stealth at 5v keeps my 6600GT at near room temperature.

XEN · 10-29-2005, 03:51 PM

hehe,
thats pretty ghetto.

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super_Chris Habitual line stepper Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Location: Lake Elsinore, CA, USA Posts: 3,445 (#20) Thanked 1x in one post x0	I modded my 6600GT. This mod is probobly pretty common and dirt cheap to free. Pull the HSF off Pull the fan and fan shroud off of the heatsink Replace bare heatsink Take an old PCI/ISA/AGP/ETC card, remove the card and keep the bracket. zip tie Vantec stealth or other quiet fan(80MM or bigger) on said bracket place below video card, and enjoy the silence. Remember, small fans are loud. I can post pics if my little discription makes no sense.
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emltwnty2 Junior Member Oct 2005 Last Seen: 01-16-2006 Posts: 6 (#340) Thanked 0x in 0 posts x0	thank everbdy for your response... i was looking into the arctic cooling solution for my x800gt .. the ATI silincer 5 (rev2) http://www.arctic-cooling.com/vga2.php?idx=61 im just nervous about having to take out the stock fan and install a new cooling into my NEW video card..heh... does anybdy know if its ezy to uninstall the current stock fan and install one of these things. [/url]

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hans5849 Has Absolutely no life Jan 2005 Last Seen: Yesterday Location: The Gorge, WA Posts: 6,764 (#4) Thanked 0x in 0 posts x53	its pretty easy on most, but make sure you get some Arctic silver to put on the GPU because they don't send you good stuff.

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