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Sethy666 · 10-15-09

I had a VF900 before I went to the T Rad. It did a reasonable job, better that stock. Then again, everything is better than stock with the 8800

Its really slim too, should do the job

hiiyah777 · 10-15-09

I used T-Rads with 100mm x 12mm fans and they worked VERY well. Check my sale thread link or my murderMod link in my sig for more pics.

C.Jackson · 10-15-09

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Originally Posted by Sethy666

I had a VF900 before I went to the T Rad. It did a reasonable job, better that stock. Then again, everything is better than stock with the 8800

Its really slim too, should do the job

The T-Rad is about an inch high, but the problems lies in the fact that it's a full cover heatsink. There is about an inch of space between the card and CPU heatsink, that includes the stock cooler so 1 inch. There is also a mounting screw at the corner of the CPU heatsink that will probably get in the way of a full cover 'sink.
I'm thinking a small, compact heatsink that covers just the GPU. Most of those come with memory sinks too, but I want to make sure I'm cooling everythng that was cooled by the stock cooler - not just the gpu and the video memory. If I have to buy the iandh sinks now then so be it.

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Originally Posted by hiiyah777

I used T-Rads with 100mm x 12mm fans and they worked VERY well. Check my sale thread link or my murderMod link in my sig for more pics.

Can I has murdermod? *wipes drool from lips*
Unless the T-Rad is further over from the side with the PCIe connector it'll be too big because there is a CPU heatsink mounting screw sticking up as is demonstrated in the picture below. Please forgive the crude nature of this picture as they were all taken with my phone.

SniperXX · 10-15-09

I bet theres dust jammed in the heatsink to cause those temps. I've owned 2 8800GT cards and they would max out about 75-80C. I'd say its worth checking before spending money, unless you really want a new cooler.

Nelson2011 · 10-15-09

Also it looks like you need to clean your stock cooler lol

C.Jackson · 10-15-09

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Originally Posted by Nelson2011

Also it looks like you need to clean your stock cooler lol

Yeah it could use a good cleaning, but I just want to go ahead and replace it so I can have a little more headroom with overclocking. I'll buy a can of air and pull off the shroud and blow the dust out, but like I said I want a little more overclocking headroom so I will be replacing it either way.
Sometime later this month I'm going to grab an E5400 and do the BSEL mod 800 --> 1066, I'll probably do everything then.

Has anyone ever heard of a 170mm fan? I just measured my front case fan and it's ~6.75", the rear is 4 7/8" so I assume that's accurate for a 120mm? I'll just keep the front fan since fans that big are usually pricey, just need a rear fan.

kpo6969 · 10-15-09

I had an VF900 on my 8800GT in my old Dell 521 BTX case.
That should do the job.

Volcom13 · 10-15-09

Somewhere in the forums there is a mod where you get your stock intel/amd fan and zip tie it to the GPU and plug in the fan and run it. I heard it drops temps by about 5-10 C.

C.Jackson · 10-15-09

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Originally Posted by kpo6969

I had an VF900 on my 8800GT in my old Dell 521 BTX case.
That should do the job.

I'll probably get the VF900 then, should be the least problematic. Does the VF900 come with the 'sinks for the VRM? Or do I have to buy those separately? The reason I ask is because the pictures on Newegg only show the VF900 and memory heatsinks.

Nelson2011 · 10-15-09

Na you need to buy them separate

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