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- Thu Feb 28, 2013 6:00 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Sapphire vapor x 7970 review (sort of) & Advice on this Mod!
- Replies: 26
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Re: Sapphire vapor x 7970 review (sort of) & Advice on this
No, nothing was wrong with the fans, they were just noisey! Im used to noctua fans and the asus cooler was far too noisey
- Mon Feb 25, 2013 12:26 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Sapphire vapor x 7970 review (sort of) & Advice on this Mod!
- Replies: 26
- Views: 21797
Re: Sapphire vapor x 7970 review (sort of) & Advice on this
Would just like to say what a FANTASTIC company prolimatech are, this is what they sent me:- http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t309/mathewcarroll/lianli%20pcx500/25-2-13/P1010982_zps083a1f26.jpg Please see the rest of this post here and below for more information but i am REALLY impressed with thes...
- Thu Jan 31, 2013 12:04 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: New Prolimatech USV 140MM Ultra Slim Fan
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4339
Re: New Prolimatech USV 140MM Ultra Slim Fan
They are sending me 3 from the head office to the uk for me to try, fantastic customer service!
- Thu Jan 31, 2013 6:09 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Sapphire vapor x 7970 review (sort of) & Advice on this Mod!
- Replies: 26
- Views: 21797
Re: Sapphire vapor x 7970 review (sort of) & Advice on this
i hope these fans are as good as they look, i will hold out any judgement until i receive them to test. They are much lighter than the noctua which weights 330grams each and the prolimatech only weight 90 grams so they should stop the graphics card board bending so much. Also, if the fan specs are c...
- Thu Jan 31, 2013 6:05 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Sapphire vapor x 7970 review (sort of) & Advice on this Mod!
- Replies: 26
- Views: 21797
Re: Sapphire vapor x 7970 review (sort of) & Advice on this
Well, had a excellent resonse from Prolimatech today, they are sending me 3 fans and fan clips and also some additional goodies to test. Here are 3 emails from them. I really like the look of the Fan mounting kit, that looks very good. A few other companies should take note of prolimatech for custom...
- Tue Jan 29, 2013 10:00 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Sapphire vapor x 7970 review (sort of) & Advice on this Mod!
- Replies: 26
- Views: 21797
Re: Sapphire vapor x 7970 review (sort of) & Advice on this
I have just updated the above post as i missed out some valuable information and some photos, also, the following link is discussing the heatsink and fans:-
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?p=1 ... 1039542848
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?p=1 ... 1039542848
- Tue Jan 29, 2013 6:31 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: New Prolimatech USV 140MM Ultra Slim Fan
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4339
New Prolimatech USV 140MM Ultra Slim Fan
Please see below link for information and then the following SPCR page for information and testing from prolimatech:- There are some interesting testing methods and specification looks very good! http://www.prolimatech.com/uploadfile/en/newsinfo/201301/20131392943528.jpg Dimension (L)140mm X (W)140m...
- Tue Jan 29, 2013 6:25 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Sapphire vapor x 7970 review (sort of) & Advice on this Mod!
- Replies: 26
- Views: 21797
Re: Sapphire vapor x 7970 review (sort of) & Advice on this
Strange way to test fans! http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t309/mathewcarroll/lianli%20pcx500/prolimatech%20fans/1_zps76b2cd2d.jpg http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t309/mathewcarroll/lianli%20pcx500/prolimatech%20fans/2_zpsd6419509.jpg http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t309/mathewcarroll/lianli...
- Tue Jan 29, 2013 6:19 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Sapphire vapor x 7970 review (sort of) & Advice on this Mod!
- Replies: 26
- Views: 21797
Re: Sapphire vapor x 7970 review (sort of) & Advice on this
I have just updated this post as i forgot to show the previous message from them and some additional photos, it may make more sense now! I got a response back from prolimatech today:- Dear Sir, According to our engineers, they mentioned that the fulcrum (the red circle of the attached mk-26.jpg pict...
- Tue Jan 29, 2013 6:15 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Sapphire vapor x 7970 review (sort of) & Advice on this Mod!
- Replies: 26
- Views: 21797
Re: Sapphire vapor x 7970 review (sort of) & Advice on this
I am thinking about buying a aftermarket backplate to put on the back to maybe reinforce it? While that will stop the GPU area from bending so much it will unfortunately concentrate all of the stress on the area near the PCI-E slot and the slot itself. Does it? AFAIK it's attached to the rear mount...
- Thu Jan 24, 2013 9:21 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Sapphire vapor x 7970 review (sort of) & Advice on this Mod!
- Replies: 26
- Views: 21797
Re: Sapphire vapor x 7970 review (sort of) & Advice on this
I sent a Email to prolimatech yesterday explaining the situation and asking if it was safe. I got a response back today asking for photos etc and they will refer to their engineers for advice. I have referred them to this forum so will update if any further news/updates.
- Wed Jan 23, 2013 4:11 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Sapphire vapor x 7970 review (sort of) & Advice on this Mod!
- Replies: 26
- Views: 21797
Re: Sapphire vapor x 7970 review (sort of) & Advice on this
When you say it DOESNT look safe, do you mean with the tie clips or without? Without it! That's a good 15 degrees bending! Cable ties are an intermediate solution I suppose. Ah, cool good, cant really think of anything else to do except this cable tie method. Im worried the Board on the GFX card sn...
- Wed Jan 23, 2013 3:57 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Sapphire vapor x 7970 review (sort of) & Advice on this Mod!
- Replies: 26
- Views: 21797
Re: Sapphire vapor x 7970 review (sort of) & Advice on this
Putting stress across the heatsink with such a prop does sound bad. Perhaps you need some better way of retaining the card? In the old days all cases worked with full length ISA cards which were much longer and slotted into a retention bracket at the front of the case. Even 10 years ago some cases ...
- Wed Jan 23, 2013 3:37 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Sapphire vapor x 7970 review (sort of) & Advice on this Mod!
- Replies: 26
- Views: 21797
Re: Sapphire vapor x 7970 review (sort of)
Ah - perhaps your prop was torquing the fan/heatsink enough to pull the heatsink away from the gpu enough to register. You are better off attaching something to the card itself. I have got my new noctua fans this morning and its even better, customer fan profile running in msi afterburner with fans...
- Tue Jan 22, 2013 3:39 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Sapphire vapor x 7970 review (sort of) & Advice on this Mod!
- Replies: 26
- Views: 21797
Re: Sapphire vapor x 7970 review (sort of)
The prop wasn't interfering with anything, it was very thin and propping up the fan which was in turn, propping up the heatsink. It wasn't large enough to cause air disruption. Maybe I need to hold up the right hand side of the actual board instead of pressing up on the fan/heatsink. I will try and ...
- Tue Jan 22, 2013 10:23 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Sapphire vapor x 7970 review (sort of) & Advice on this Mod!
- Replies: 26
- Views: 21797
Re: Sapphire vapor x 7970 review (sort of)
I installed my prolimatech mk-26 this morning, wow, what a difference! I have it running with 2 nexus basic fans at 1000rpm and its silent but I have 2 noctua nf-f12's coming tomorrow which can spin up a little more and have three times the static pressure. Temps are great, gpu 65-68 and vrm's 62-68...
- Wed Jan 16, 2013 3:40 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Sapphire vapor x 7970 review (sort of) & Advice on this Mod!
- Replies: 26
- Views: 21797
Re: Sapphire vapor x 7970 review (sort of)
I am going to go aftermarket. I really like the prolimatech mk-26, looks wicked and all my other slots are free so doesnt matter about taking up 5 slots! It got a good review on here. Im just not sure if it will fit in my lian li pcx tyr 500 case. It will fit length wise but not sure about width. An...
- Wed Jan 16, 2013 10:55 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Sapphire vapor x 7970 review (sort of) & Advice on this Mod!
- Replies: 26
- Views: 21797
Re: Sapphire vapor x 7970 review (sort of)
It doesn't fit unfortunately. The 7970 needs a cooler with a special "bump" on the heat sink.CA_Steve wrote:210W TDP for the 7970 vs 219W for the GTX 570. Maybe you can transfer the cooler over to the new card?
- Wed Jan 16, 2013 10:37 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Sapphire vapor x 7970 review (sort of) & Advice on this Mod!
- Replies: 26
- Views: 21797
Sapphire vapor x 7970 review (sort of) & Advice on this Mod!
Hi. More for your info really than a review! I am upgrading from a gtx570 overclocked with a thermalright shaman installed with a 140mm fan. Firstly, the performance is excellent, not quite double my gtx570 fps but not far off. I have recently got a 120hz Samsung 3d monitor so wanted higher than 60f...
- Tue Dec 18, 2012 11:43 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Antec TrueQuiet Pro™ 120mm White
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2181
Antec TrueQuiet Pro™ 120mm White
Anyone got any experience of these? 120mm TrueQuiet fan http://www.antec.com/images/400/true_quiet_120_white_b.jpg The TrueQuiet Pro 120 White case fan minimizes turbulence and noise in your PC. Its revolutionary blade design fuses fan blades to the frame itself to maximize blade size for extra air ...
- Thu Feb 09, 2012 1:55 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Dissapointed with asus maximus ivgene- z-gen 3 fan support
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2434
Re: Dissapointed with asus maximus ivgene- z-gen 3 fan supp
The Asus spec for this board seems fairly clear. There are two groups of controllable fans, the first group includes the CPU and OPT_CPU and the second group three chassis fans. So five controllable fans, but in two groups. I can't see anything from Asus that suggests that each fan is controllable ...
- Wed Feb 08, 2012 11:43 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Dissapointed with asus maximus ivgene- z-gen 3 fan support
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2434
Dissapointed with asus maximus ivgene- z-gen 3 fan support
Just wanted to share my dissapointment! I overclock but also like silence and convienence so using onboard fan headers is sufficient for me. I did some research and went for this board as it had 5 controllable fans. I am pretty dissapointed however, yes, all 5 fans are controllable and it will contr...
- Wed Jan 18, 2012 12:03 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Building htcp with amd a8 3870k. help with cpu cooler please
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4166
Re: Building htcp with amd a8 3870k. help with cpu cooler pl
Thanks guys, some good tips and things to look at. Just put it together tonight and it sounds awful! Deffo need to go aftermarket. I dont want to block the pci-e so needs to be no bigger than a 80mm fan. Also thinking arctic cooling may be ok. Should be better than stock!
- Wed Jan 18, 2012 4:54 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Building htcp with amd a8 3870k. help with cpu cooler please
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4166
Re: Building htcp with amd a8 3870k. help with cpu cooler pl
i still cant.find anything. The.cpu is rated at 100 watts or whatever they are rated at and it needs to be less than 7cm high. May just have to keep stock cooler
- Sat Jan 14, 2012 10:05 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Building htcp with amd a8 3870k. help with cpu cooler please
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4166
Building htcp with amd a8 3870k. help with cpu cooler please
Hi, i am building a htcp with a very small case. I will be using a asus mini itx motherboard with limited room and have ordered a amd a8 3870kprocessor. I wont be overclocking or anything and am wondering how the stock heatsink and fan will perform and more importantly, sound. If required i can find...
- Sun Nov 27, 2011 11:05 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: 3 new 120mm fans for my Lian Li pcx500 Advice Please
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1286
3 new 120mm fans for my Lian Li pcx500 Advice Please
Hello. I will post some pics at the bottom of post but basically a quick bit of advice please. My 3 fans installed presently have started to squeak and i need to replace them. They are 2 Gently Tycoons 1300RPM or similar and a nexus silent fan 1000rpm. I have them running about 700-800RPM via speedf...
- Fri Nov 04, 2011 4:20 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: SpeedFan with Asrock Z68 Extreme
- Replies: 13
- Views: 11420
Re: SpeedFan with Asrock Z68 Extreme
New version of speedfan with more control and new chip support may solve your problem.
- Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:24 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Slowing down Thermalright Shaman fan
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2782
Re: Slowing down Thermalright Shaman fan
I recently installed one on my gtx570. I purchased a adapter from eBay which connected the thermalright fan to the 4pin connector on the graphics card and then the fan speed can be controlled with the relevant gfx card software. There is post in the graphics card section about this.
- Mon Jan 17, 2011 3:28 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: HELP! I need a 50MM PWM Fan and i cant find one!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3046
HELP! I need a 50MM PWM Fan and i cant find one!
Hi, i have a qnap TS-110 NAS which has a very noisy 50MM 4 pin fan. I can find some replacements but none of them are 4 Pin and i want the NAS to use the smart fan application installed to control the fan so it only ramps up when warm. I have found some 60mm fans but i wouldnt be able to install as ...
- Sun Jan 16, 2011 2:43 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Thermalright Shaman on GTX570
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8673
Re: Thermalright Shaman on GTX570
It deffo is different fans as the one that came with my graphics card cooler is very noisey. I have 2, the other one i purchased to go on my cpu heatsink. I have swapped them round and now the graphics card is quiet but the cpu heatsink is noisey. The fan that made the noise horizontally, makes the ...