Suggestions for quieting a modified ATI 8500 AIW
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Suggestions for quieting a modified ATI 8500 AIW
I added a Mighty Mite HSF from 1coolpc.com about a year ago and I think I used too much adhesive and the heatsink is stuck. The fan is too loud so I am trying to find a good solution to quiet it down but I cannot take off the heatsink. The fan is 45x10mm.
Any ideas?? I dont know of any quiet 45mm fans. I have a old PII heatsin that is about 8 inches long and 3 inches wide and 1 tall. Could I place it on top of the ccurrent heatsink and get away without a fan?
Any ideas?? I dont know of any quiet 45mm fans. I have a old PII heatsin that is about 8 inches long and 3 inches wide and 1 tall. Could I place it on top of the ccurrent heatsink and get away without a fan?
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stacking heatsinks on top of each other is generally bad (too much thermal resistance between them). but it depends on your setup... do you have a pic?
here is a crummy pic of what i did with my AIW 7500
i just took off the stock fan but left the stock heatsink. then i rigged an 80mm panaflo in front of it with a pci cover and some zip ties. it runs at 5V and is inaudible outside the case.
here is a crummy pic of what i did with my AIW 7500
i just took off the stock fan but left the stock heatsink. then i rigged an 80mm panaflo in front of it with a pci cover and some zip ties. it runs at 5V and is inaudible outside the case.
You're just refering attaching it to the top of the fins, not a flat centre, right?flyingsherpa wrote:stacking heatsinks on top of each other is generally bad (too much thermal resistance between them). but it depends on your setup... do you have a pic?
Two layers of tim are used on CPU's. But if you're feeling very brave, you could try welding another heatsink to the base of that one.
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I might try to pry it off via Freezer Method. The heatsink I have is one of those long ones with a fan in the middle, pretty big.
Flyingsherpa, I was thinking on using a fan in the same way, I have one of those arms, I just need to get a good silent fan. Ill post after I try the freezer trick. Thanks for all the ideas and info!
Flyingsherpa, I was thinking on using a fan in the same way, I have one of those arms, I just need to get a good silent fan. Ill post after I try the freezer trick. Thanks for all the ideas and info!