Originally Posted by DuckieHo  Would someone please take a high def picture of their naked 8800GT PCB with a ruler next to it? I need a ruler pic of the length and width. Also, would someone be able to take profile shots of the card? I need to know if the height of GDDR3 and other components. If someone would also measure out the screwholes on the HSF.... thanks! |
Installing an aftermarket cooler Source: hardwarecanucks.com Please don't treat this section as gospel truth as no manufacturer has confirmed compatibility for their coolers with the 8800GT. I am just letting you follow along with a few preliminary tests I did…. You may be wondering about the compatibility of that expensive 8800-series water block or air cooler if you decide to buy the 8800GT. Well, it won't fit. Here we tried to install an HR-03 Plus onto the EVGA 8800GT: 
As you can see, the spacing between the mounting screws is not the same as the other 8800-series cards so it won't fit. On the other hand, I mentioned that the spacing is identical to that of an 8600GTS and I happened to have one of those around. So I cannibalized it…. 
And the 8600GTS stock cooler installed perfectly on an 8800GT. The small dab of thermal compound I applied spread pretty evenly with the pressure applied with the stock 8600GTS heatsink. Therefore, I am reasonably sure that any cooler which is compatible with the 8600-series will also be compatible with the 8800GT. Just make sure not to use any 8600-series passive coolers since the G92 core on this card puts out a fair amount of heat. Next test….something a little different 
Here we have the Thermalright HR-11 backplate cooler which LOOKS like it installed perfectly on the EVGA 8800GT…but it didn't. Unfortunately, the M5 screws which some with the cooler are about ¼" too long due to the minimal thickness of the GT's cooler. If you choose to go this route, I suggest that you grind down the screws a bit so they fit….or wait until Thermalright adds compatible screws to the HR-11. Another alternative is to run out to a home improvement store and see if you can match the type and threading of the included screws. |
Source: GeForce9.com Thermalright HR-03GT Famous cooler producer, Thermalright introduce new VGA radiator for youngest NVIDIA card. HR-03GT is another variant of HR-03. Has 6 heat-pipes and only 130 grams of weight. His dimension are 156x129x51 and/or 163x135x112. Thermalright suggest to buy additional 92/80x25mm fan and guarantee 30 degrees lower GPU temperature (in their test it was 37). You can install HR-03GT on two ways on this graphics cards: GeForce 6800, 7800, 7900, 8600GTS, 8800GT Radeon X1800, X1900 
System Used Processor: Intel E6600 (Duo Core) 1.2V Processor Cooling: SI-128 SE Motherboard: Nvidia680i Graphics Card : Gigabyte 8800GT VGA Cooler: Nvidia 8800GT Stock Cooler & HR-03 GT RAM: TeamGroup DDR800 1GB*2Hard Drive: Seagate 80GB |
Originally Posted by DuckieHo Awesome! Just what I needed. I plan on doing a two part design. I have a bunch of 5x2" HS that I plan to cut. I want to use one to cover just the VRM and be held by two screws. Then I plan to make another HS for the RAM. Send the pics to [email protected] if you can. |
