9800xt + artic cooling 3 question

johnjkr · Post by **johnjkr** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 1:02 pm

Just got my new artic cooling 3 for my 9800xt, installed it with no problems, but it seems to have that clicking problem people have been talking about. Assuming it is related to the fan controller on the 9800xt itself, has anyone found a 3-pin (video card size) to 3-pin (motherboard size) converter?

Also, just installed my Coolmax Fanless 400W power supply, i'll be throwing up a review of it soon...no problems so far.

Thanks,

-John R.

johnjkr · Post by **johnjkr** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 11:21 am

No one has ever seen one of these adapters before?

falcon26 · Post by **falcon26** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 7:32 pm

No......and the reason I know is I asked this question too and got no responce....so after much debating I got the new zalman vf700 cooler and it is not only quieter than the artic cool and no clicking noise but it cools better too......

johnjkr · Post by **johnjkr** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 7:38 pm

Is that Zalman even available yet? Does it cost some crazy amount of money?

mathias · Post by **mathias** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 7:46 pm

You need to cut the wires and replace the VGA fan 3pin with a regular fan 3 pin. Does it matter all that much if the zalman cooler is relatively expensive for VGA cooler, replacing the cooler because the fan header won't fit would be wasteful anyway.

johnjkr · Post by **johnjkr** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 9:11 pm

Cutting wires and such are not exactly my forte. I was hoping for a simple converter. Is there a diagram of which wires need to go where?

mathias · Post by **mathias** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 10:11 pm

Many people here have done this, do a search, ie "silencer AND wires" with just this forum selected.