Modding the Leadtek Geforce 3 TD

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Pimmeh
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Modding the Leadtek Geforce 3 TD

Post by Pimmeh » Tue Sep 02, 2003 11:13 am

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 :D

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!!
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Pimmeh
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Post by Pimmeh » Thu Sep 04, 2003 5:54 am

Well guys your are to late :D

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 :evil:

But it works, strange thing is that my cpu temp actually dropped a few degrees and my mobo temp went up a few :shock:

But i can still recommend it.
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Post by Wedge » Fri Sep 05, 2003 11:52 am

Is your card overclocked?
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Post by Pimmeh » Fri Sep 05, 2003 11:54 am

nope stock speed, but cooling is better then standard.

I would advice using the additional fan if you want to overclock, cause ramsinks still get really hot :roll:
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Post by Wedge » Fri Sep 05, 2003 12:19 pm

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.
Last edited by Wedge on Sun Sep 07, 2003 7:19 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Post by Pimmeh » Fri Sep 05, 2003 12:23 pm

that should do the job :D

But hey zalman looks really ghetto :twisted:
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Post by Wedge » Fri Sep 05, 2003 12:24 pm

LoL! Trust me it's not bad-looking at all. :D
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