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RandyWayne
02-09-2009, 12:32 AM
Since I am the proud owner of a brand spanking new PC, I have started on my endless quest to modify/upgrade it. I noticed my video card is running WAY too hot -about 80c idol and 110c on full load! I ordered (from newegg.com of course) a new VGA cooling heatsink/fan combo and will let everyone know how it goes once installed.
It 'should' let me overclock quite a bit as well.
pelathais
02-09-2009, 05:53 PM
http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc275/pelathais/madsci.jpg

No! STOP!! You FOOL!!! Don't overclock! It degrades the timestream for all the rest of us travelers.
RandyWayne
02-09-2009, 05:59 PM
"In order to overclock I need to generate 1.8 gigawatts in abruptly .25 seconds! Great Scott! "
RandyWayne
02-09-2009, 11:01 PM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118037
RandyWayne
02-11-2009, 10:39 PM
Just got it in. Installed it. Already my idol temps have decreased by about 7 degrees C. It should lower another 1-3 degrees as the thermal paste sets. (Although I am thinking that I may have used too much of the stuff.....)
Cindy
02-11-2009, 10:45 PM
:huh
RandyWayne
02-11-2009, 11:08 PM
:huh

You have to be a computer geek/nerd who has some experience building or heavily upgrading their system.
Timmy
02-12-2009, 10:54 AM
I was just wondering the other day: what if you overclocked a vintage 8086 PC to a couple GHz or so. Would it instantly fry, or would it just have no idea what you're talking about?
RandyWayne
02-12-2009, 11:44 AM
....it would suddenly, and yes, instantly, fry. Turn into a pile of hot dust even.
Cindy
02-12-2009, 11:54 AM
You have to be a computer geek/nerd who has some experience building or heavily upgrading their system.

That splain's it! :toofunny
Timmy
02-12-2009, 12:34 PM
....it would suddenly, and yes, instantly, fry. Turn into a pile of hot dust even.

Cool!
Timmy
02-12-2009, 12:35 PM
Cool!

Mythbusters was awesome, last night. Blowin' up bath tubs and toilets with C4. (Best line I've heard in a long time: "Fire in the bowl!!" :lol)
RandyWayne
02-13-2009, 11:20 PM
Everything is working... but need to somehow adjust the fan for max cooling. Also am ordering some 'Arctic Silver" thermal grease which should work a little better than the stuff that came with it.