Hi Guys,
I'm the proud owner of a Leadtek Geforce 3 TD (who would have guessed)
The thing is i'd like to quiet it down a little. Now i've read up a little about the zalman passive vga card cooling systems and i'd like to use one.
Specifically the Zalman ZM80C-HP chipset cooler
But on my card there are stock heatsinks attached to the memory glued down with epoxy. The cooler on the gpu itself can be removed.
Check this link for a pic:
http://www.hothardware.com/hh_files/S&V/leadtek_gf3.htm
Now my question is will the zalmal passive heatsinks fit on top of the stock ramsinks? (i think they are 5mm high)
Thanks in advance guys!!
Modding the Leadtek Geforce 3 TD
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Well guys your are to late
I've done it already. Not a perfect fit i must say, especially since the heatsinks are not really compatible with this card (although it does have holes) the back heatsink is not really properly lined up with the front one unless you go through some trouble yourself
But it works, strange thing is that my cpu temp actually dropped a few degrees and my mobo temp went up a few
But i can still recommend it.
I've done it already. Not a perfect fit i must say, especially since the heatsinks are not really compatible with this card (although it does have holes) the back heatsink is not really properly lined up with the front one unless you go through some trouble yourself
But it works, strange thing is that my cpu temp actually dropped a few degrees and my mobo temp went up a few
But i can still recommend it.
I have a PNY GF3 Ti200; I unplugged the stock fan (didn't remove it, just unplugged it), mounted an L1A directly facing it using a Zalman 123 in an unusual fashion. I must get good cooling because I have the card clocked at 230 core/411 memory and have no problems, artifacting, lock-ups, etc.
Oh yeah, and it is VERY quite (the L1A is undervolted just a bit with a fanmate).
EDIT/ correction to memory speed from 430 to 411.
Oh yeah, and it is VERY quite (the L1A is undervolted just a bit with a fanmate).
EDIT/ correction to memory speed from 430 to 411.
Last edited by Wedge on Sun Sep 07, 2003 7:19 pm, edited 1 time in total.