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I'm yet to install my XFX 7600 GS, (waiting for my 17" monitor to arrive)..I was just going thru the net searching for this card's benchmarks when i stumbled upon this test..n it made my jaw drop..take a look at the temperatures here..103 C@load..:O

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i have the same passively cooled 7600 gs like the one pictured here,though mine is not factory overclocked like the card in the benchmark..anyways, i'm still seriously concerned about the temps this card cud reach, thanks to the hot n humid mumbai climate..I'm thinking of manually attaching a full size 12v cabinet fan onto the heat sink..do you think its a good idea?? I dont care if it looks sucky, its better than getting it fried.. But how do i attach the case fan to the sink? Any idea?? The sink is big enuf to support the fan's size..Pls help..

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Check this out.. GeForce 7600 series graphics cards compared - The Tech Report - Page 9
 
I have the same card. Get any kind of active HSF on it ASAP. I've had two and both have had problems due to heat.

Silent cooling is nothing but a gimmick, which I have learned the hard way.
 
imoen said:
I have the same card. Get any kind of active HSF on it ASAP. I've had two and both have had problems due to heat.

Silent cooling is nothing but a gimmick, which I have learned the hard way.
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I guess AS5 + an 80mm over the heatsink would do the trick.
 
I wonder how a reputed company like XFX cud manage to market such a big design flaw n still boast about silent cooling...:@ infact all of the xfx 7600 gs series cards, whether factory oced or not, have the same passive cooling slapped on the gpu..

But i was just wondering as to how the fan cud be attached on top of the heat sink? Fevi kwik anyone?? or nasty cello tapes??:huh:

Imoen said:
I have the same card. Get any kind of active HSF on it ASAP. I've had two and both have had problems due to heat.

Silent cooling is nothing but a gimmick, which I have learned the hard way.
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Hey imoen, how did you attach the fan on top of the sink..? pls help me out..

Anish said:
I guess AS5 + an 80mm over the heatsink would do the trick.
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Hey Anish, do u think tht the 12v case fan on top of the sink is overkill??
 
^ 12v as in 80/92/120mm ?

120mm would definately be an overkill, but then there's nothing like 'overkill' when it comes to cooling.

Its just how you manage your cables inside you cabinet and how effecient your main intake / exhaust is
 
You can't put an HSF over that black heatsink. Remove it and then put on a HSF.

My temps went from the mid-80s down to low 50s just by replacing that useless brick with a cheapo HSF. seriously, the HSF I have is not much larger than the GPU itself. Meaning I still have room to put the ramsinks if I wanted to.

I also thought of ways to somehow 'chipkoo' a fan. lol! but couldn't come up with anything. anyways, trust me that black thing is useless. all gfx cards needs fans otherwise the heat just builds and builds.
 
imoen said:
You can't put an HSF over that black heatsink. Remove it and then put on a HSF.

My temps went from the mid-80s down to low 50s just by replacing that useless brick with a cheapo HSF. seriously, the HSF I have is not much larger than the GPU itself. Meaning I still have room to put the ramsinks if I wanted to.

I also thought of ways to somehow 'chipkoo' a fan. lol! but couldn't come up with anything. anyways, trust me that black thing is useless. all gfx cards needs fans otherwise the heat just builds and builds.
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Well, obviously the hsf cannot be attached on top of the black heatsink..:bleh:
i just wanted to attach the 120mm fan (like the one on the atx cabinet back panel) on top of the black heat sink..but i'm not able to think of any way of attaching the fan on top of black sink..fevi kwik aint gonna work because of the thin fins of the heat sink.. the messy cello tape may work but its not a long term solution..plus it'll invite a lot of dust n look way too crappy..
Wot else....??:huh:

Btw, imoen, doesnt removing the heat sink void the warranty?? wudnt fitting a fan on top of the black heat sink be better, as that way, if problem arises, the fan can be removed without any warranty issues..??I'd better take care of this before i fit the gfx card inmy system..:no:
 
^ I'd suggest you try with a fan over the black heatsink first.

Changing the HSF altogether can cause other issues like conduction between capacitors and all which you dont want !

Also it might have warranty implications depending on how much you mod the card..
 
removing the heatsink will void the warranty (i.e if they find out)....do try all this unless you are damn sure of what u r doing
 
Well..they'll definitely find out if its removed..so i'd better play safe as Anish said, with a fan on top of the sink...but how to fit the fan on top of it?? If u guys know how to do it, pls let me know..i can only think of the crappy cello tape way to stick the fan to the sink..

Btw, how about using the small plastic clamps sometimes used to fix the motherboard to the cabinet bay..i do not know what exactly they are called..they are small nut like plastics..they have a wedge type shape at the bottom, which click into place around the motherboard screw holes.. can they possibly be used to hold the fan in place??
 
To fix the fan on top of heatsink ... just get some metal piercing screws and use those to screw the fan upto the heatsink(in between those metal fins) ....

1) Fan would be tightly fixed to the heat sink
2) NO it wont put any pressure on the heatsink or take it apart from the appield thermal paste or anything.

3) i have done this on my GFX card and it works perfectly fine.

It would take maximum of 5mins to do the entire thing :D
 
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??? oh man then i must be real lucky .. passive cooled card .. idles at ~40c .. max load ~55c :D ..
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Hey man, which card are you using?? It also depends on ur geographical location..if u r from north, then the cold winter is what is giving you such sedate tempertures.. Here in Bombay, there is no such thing as winter season..:P
Temps still in the 30s...n since my studyroom(whr my pc is) doesnt have an AC, it makes matters worse..:(

ultra vires said:
To fix the fan on top of heatsink ... just get some metal piercing screws and use those to screw the fan upto the heatsink(in between those metal fins) ....

1) Fan would be tightly fixed to the heat sink
2) NO it wont put any pressure on the heatsink or take it apart from the appield thermal paste or anything.

3) i have done this on my GFX card and it works perfectly fine.

It would take maximum of 5mins to do the entire thing
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Hey ultra vires, wudnt those metal screws scratch the heat sink surface..u know these dealers can be such stubborn idiots when it comes to claiming warranty..they'll start with,"heatsink par scratches kyun hain?? Heatsink khola tha kya..??" :@ Actually tht is the reason i wanted to "soft" attach the fan on top of the sink..with maybe some plastic wedge pins or tapes..that way i cud remove it without any visible damage to the surface..
sucks..these manufacturers shud atleast make provisions to help attach extra fan, if they cant provide the fans themselves..:@
 
Couldn't go thru all the posts here. My take - Passive cooling sooo sucks!!! I have a XFX 6200TC with passive heatsink on it and even that card wud heat up to give me artifacts!!! placing a fan, even 80mm, to circulate air around the GPU helps a LOT!

my BIG 7600GS has an active HSF but its puny. It used to idle at 58~59C n full load wud touch close to 90C!!! and was it too noisy!! a simple DIY HSF mod (i put a much bigger old AMD HSF) on the 7600GS. The card now idles at 43~46C and full load has never crossed 59C! ;)

and the lower rpm fan aint noisy at all!! hehe :D
 
I didn't do anything above..... though it is 7600GS 'Passive-Cool', mine runs at 45/60 (even in Summer days, it might be due to my room type also..... very old house with extremely thick wall....) and it is also 'D.O.T enabled'.

I installed a 40mm AKASA LED FAN just on top of the HS of the card.
For more if see my RiG.
 
Just add a 80mm fan on it...it'll easily fit....If you are a nOOb at moding...then you can go to 3d guru and check up a few pix in the card moddin gallery... :)
 
Hey man, which card are you using?? It also depends on ur geographical location..if u r from north, then the cold winter is what is giving you such sedate tempertures.. Here in Bombay, there is no such thing as winter season..
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Jokes apart .. either u can buy a fan and stick it on the heat sink , or buy a air blower and fix it below it .. something similar to VCool or Cyclone blower ..

Also , check my signature dude ..
 
Some have said that passive cooling devices are made for those PCs that have some fan blowing air directly onto the passive heatsink (then what's the whole point?). I guess technically, removing the heat sink will void the warranty but seriously I don't think there is any option. First, XFX designs this moronic card that gives high temps and on top of that we are not supposed to do what we can to reduce those temps? A double edged sword...

I don't care, I removed it anyway. If they have a problem I will just ask them why they are selling a card which was designed with a built-in overheating device.

The fins of the brick are too thin to really attach anything, even with Fevikwik. And the case fans themselves lack enough contact area to do anything meaningful. This was the situation in my case. If you have a good fan with enough surface area to apply the adhesive and make good contact with the brick, then try it out. Just make sure you are not voiding the warranty. If you are, then better still would be to remove the brick and put in a neat HSF.
 
imoen said:
Just make sure you are not voiding the warranty. If you are, then better still would be to remove the brick and put in a neat HSF.
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But removing the 'brick' will expose the memory chips n the hsf will only cover the gpu..wudnt that be asking for further mod for cooling the memory chips?

deathvirus_me said:
either u can buy a fan and stick it on the heat sink , or buy a air blower and fix it below it .. something similar to VCool or Cyclone blower ..
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Well i saw this antec vcool..seems like a rather costly mod..;)but the good thing about this design is tht it is completely non intrusive design..but seems out of my budget..n el cheapo cooling system is what i'm looking for rit now..:)

samrulez said:
Just add a 80mm fan on it...it'll easily fit....If you are a nOOb at moding...then you can go to 3d guru and check up a few pix in the card moddin gallery...
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thats what i'm trying to figure out..how to fix this fan on top of the sink with minimal intrusion so that i can remove it without a scratch shud a warranty issue occur in future..thanks for the link..will go thru it..:)

TheMask said:
a simple DIY HSF mod (i put a much bigger old AMD HSF) on the 7600GS. The card now idles at 43~46C and full load has never crossed 59C!
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Well i wud really have considered a similar mod since i have a p3 hsf at my disposal..but it'll void the warranty..n thts what restraining me from a "Go ahead..."

iosoft said:
I installed a 40mm AKASA LED FAN just on top of the HS of the card.
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i saw the pics but still not able to figure out how u fitted it..:huh:
 
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