Card Modding Gallery

[slater3333uk]

Ok i think its time that we had a place to post some pics of our modded videocards

so here we go

Please post pics of your card and info about your card and o/c such as:

Model, Manufacturer etc..
Stock Speeds.
Overclocked Speeds.
3d mark scores before and after mods.
and generally give some useful info on the card.

*EDIT* DO NOT turn this in to your personal chat thread! Don't ask questions in this thread or leave comments! PM the person you have questions for or start a new thread. Authors, please edit your descriptions to add comments.

Shadow ÒÓ

Thanks for your time
SlaterSpeed

[slater3333uk]

OK me first

The card is a Geforce 2 ti made by hercules

It has a old cpu cooler rated at 1.1ghz on the gpu and a stock cooler from a 2400+ athlon cut in half on the ram. The gpu cooler is held on by bolts through the card and hsink and the ram sinks are held on by superglue in the corners of each chip and as3. The gpu fan is a 60mm from the stock athlon hsink.

Stock speeds are :250/400
O/c speeds are : 290/445
3Dmark02 = 5250marks
3Dmark03 = 250marks

its a overkill for a gf2ti but it only cost me a few $ and i think it was worth it :D

[dumpa]

*DEAD*
http://home.mchsi.com/~dumpa/card1.jpg
http://home.mchsi.com/~dumpa/card2.jpg
http://home.mchsi.com/~dumpa/card3.jpg

ATI Radeon 9500 PRO 128 MB, by Sapphire
Memory Infineon 3.3ns

Stock: 275/275
Overclocked : 405/310, stable @360/300

ThermalRight SK-6, Delta 50 CFM fan
9 TweakMonster RAMsinks

I used a lot of Arctic Alumina adhesive for the HSF.
A little bit on the core itself, but a LOT around it and on the shim.

All RAMsinks were attached the same way.

But you don't need them really, just the one on the back of the GPU.


My ATI 9600 XT 128 MB running @stock

http://home.mchsi.com/~dumpa/ati1a.jpg
http://home.mchsi.com/~dumpa/ati2a.jpg

Same card with ICEBERQ 4 cooler

http://home.mchsi.com/~dumpa/ati1b.jpg
http://home.mchsi.com/~dumpa/ati2b.jpg

[Damian]

http://www.casualis.com/gf2.jpg

No-brand (a.k.a. extremely bad) Geforce 2 GTS

I used a Socket 7 HS, attached it using rubber bands, and then put a 50mm fan on it.
I also put on RAMsinks made from two old heatsinks cut into fourths.

Stock: 175/(forget) <-- Why the **** is my card below standard nVidia spec??
Overclocked: 217/374 (max with no artifacts)

The RAM is Infineon 5.5ns but it's still doing very badly.

[Über~PhLuBB]

This was the last big card mod I did (it was in 2001).

http://www.overclockers.com/tips743/clip2-1.jpg

http://www.overclockers.com/tips743/riser-1.jpg

http://www.overclockers.com/tips743/wide-2.jpg

If you don't know what the hell any of that crap is, read the full article here (http://www.overclockers.com/tips743/). =)

[Azeroth]

Here is mine, its a BFG Asylum Ti4200 128MB

http://shadoknight.homestead.com/files/fanside1.jpg

http://shadoknight.homestead.com/files/new1.jpg

http://shadoknight.homestead.com/files/new2.jpg

[GravY]

Here is a Asylum Ti4600 128mb I got for free, Fan died and the user didn't realize that and bought a new card, so I got a free ti4600 to mess with.. this card would not oc at all, 300 stock core anything above and would give glitches.. Ram would do 700 up from 650..

So I pull off the fan and lapped the gpu, to my amazement this thing had a sunken spot in the center that I was afraid to take out 100%, I didn't want to take it down too far, so I got it close to 100%.. see pics..

I then threw on a cpu cooler (Lapped to a nice shine) with some Artic Alumina as well as cut up some small ramsinks for the ram, I might re do them as I didn't gain anything from the ram, might be at max at 700ish.. plus the sinks are allittle to narrow.. and one turned when drying, I did all this while at work.. :D

anyways I can now hit a core of 330 clean, and ram the same at 700.. However the core at anything above 310 my 3dmark score goes down, oh well.. got a free card out of the deal, it will replace my MSI ti4200 64mb card that would do 300/615 so Im not complaining..

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/gravy/core1.jpg

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/gravy/core2.jpg

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/gravy/croe3.jpg

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/gravy/core4.jpg

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/gravy/ti4600.jpg

[Fever]

Alright, here's mine:

Built By ATi 9700 Pro

Stock Speed: 324/620
Max OC before mod: 340/700
Max OC after mod: 430/700

Next up are ramsinks.. I made some, but they suck.




http://feveroo.homestead.com/files/9700PMod1.JPG
http://feveroo.homestead.com/files/9700Mod3.JPG
http://feveroo.homestead.com/files/9700Mod4.JPG
http://feveroo.homestead.com/files/9700Mod5.JPG

[Miss_Man]

Hercules 9700 Pro cooled by water at
447 Mhz core @ 1.85v
400 Mhz mem @ 1.48 vRef, 3.36 vDD
[Image no longer available]
Gigabyte 9700 Pro
445 Mhz core @ 1.8v
365 Mhz mem @ 1.46 vRef, 3.2 vDD
http://bravo.ausgamers.com/lardarse/lard/97p6.jpg
http://bravo.ausgamers.com/lardarse/lard/97p7.jpg
[Image no longer available]

[taco_fox]

I took my old heatsink off and lapped the core of my Radeon 8500.

[Image no longer available]

For the heatsink, I used a CoolJag 1U copper heatsink with an Evercool 16CFM fan (the stock one was too damn loud). I had to cut a chunk out of the cooler to make it fit (as you can see on the top left). Since there's no mounting holes on this card, I used some AS Ceramique in the middle and cheap-o thermal epoxy on the corners. This heatsink is pretty heavy, but I'm sure the epoxy will hold...

http://home.houston.rr.com/tacofox/IMG_1509sm.jpg

Haven't overclocked it yet.. I think I'll wait until the epoxy fully cures.

[JJMAN]

With this Sink and Voltmod I could take my dog from 325 to 460 on the core and my ram didnt clock worth a damn but putting the cas1 in the bios setting realy set it up.

Ram with sinks up from 310 up to 337mhz.

Check er out here for the Vmod, poppin the shim off and putting on the amd sink/fan on your video card.

http://www.jjman.org/modules/nsections/index.php?op=listarticles&secid=1

http://www.jjman.org/modules/nsections/images/9700SINK/SINKBOTH2.JPG

[GravY]

Well I got rid of the Ti4600 I just modded (it was free) and picked up a 9500.. Soft modded it and everything came out just fine, not problems at all.. :D

I could over clock under stock conditions from 270/275 to 370/310 anything above 370 would give me artifacts.. I hope this will let me go alittle further, if not it looks good :D

Ram will have to wait, I have some Zelman NB coolers Im thinking of cutting up to fit.. have to measure to see if it will work..

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/gravy/thermal.jpg

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/gravy/gpu.jpg

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/gravy/cooler1.jpg

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/gravy/cooler2.jpg

[BladeRunner]

History of my water-cooled VGA projects so far:-

They are left to right going down,

Original Asus GF3 cooler.

Mk2 Asus GF3 cooler.

Gainward Ti4600 gf4 cooler, (front & back)

Radeon 9700 Pro (front & back)

FX 5800 Ultra (front & Back)

Matrox Parhelia 128mb

(all images are links to larger versions)


http://www.zfz.com/pictures/jpg/asusv8200watercooled2s.jpg (http://www.zfz.com/pictures/jpg/asusv8200watercooled2.jpg) http://www.zfz.com/pictures/jpg/asuswcmk2fs.jpg (http://www.zfz.com/pictures/jpg/asuswcmk2f.jpg)
http://www.zfz.com/pictures/jpg/xp750finished1s.jpg (http://www.zfz.com/pictures/jpg/xp750finished1.jpg) http://www.zfz.com/pictures/jpg/xp750finished6s.jpg (http://www.zfz.com/pictures/jpg/xp750finished6.jpg)
http://www.zfz.com/pictures/jpg/r300wc040_s.jpg (http://www.zfz.com/pictures/jpg/r300wc040.jpg) http://www.zfz.com/pictures/jpg/r300wc043_s.jpg (http://www.zfz.com/pictures/jpg/r300wc043.jpg)

[BladeRunner]

http://www.zfz.com/projects/fx/fx005_s.jpg (http://www.zfz.com/projects/fx/fx005.jpg) http://www.zfz.com/projects/fx/fx013_s.jpg (http://www.zfz.com/projects/fx/fx013.jpg)

http://www.zfz.com/pictures/jpg/parhelia1s.jpg (http://www.zfz.com/pictures/jpg/parhelia1.jpg) http://www.zfz.com/pictures/jpg/parhelia2s.jpg (http://www.zfz.com/pictures/jpg/parhelia2.jpg)



Current project underway for a Radeon 9800 pro cooler, perhaps technically the most challenging so far
mostly due to space limitations on the design and also the want of 8mm festo inputs only.

http://www.zfz.com/projects/r350/r350frb013s.jpg (http://www.zfz.com/projects/r350/r350frb013.jpg) http://www.zfz.com/projects/r350/r350frb014s.jpg (http://www.zfz.com/projects/r350/r350frb014.jpg)

[kfc]

..

[q149]

Here is my PoworColor 9700 Pro with Vgpu/Vdd/Vref/Vddq mods.

http://q149.netfirms.com/cgi-bin/9700.cgi

[gtsimmo]

http://www.oc3d.web1000.com/fan.jpg

This is my 9800 pro. It has a zalman heatpipe cooler. Ramstinks mounted. And has two 80 mm fans coolling it. One that you can see in the picture and a second one from the side panel that blows across it.

[JJMAN]

I finaly decided to go ahead and do the 8500>9100 mod and put a Crystal orb cooler and some ran sinks on. Though it all went realy well, I dont think the flash to the 9100 bios realy made much of a difference but I can however clock my core from 250 up to 315 without any trouble and my ram from 250 up to 283 which is about 20mhz more than I could without the ram sinks. Check er out RIGHT HERE! (http://www.jjman.org/modules/nsections/index.php?op=viewarticle&artid=11)

The main question I have now is, I was all ready to vmod this card also only my card is a different reference since the reference on the internet was a real 8500, mine is a 8500LE. Does anyone know where I can find the info to vmod this card? Pix and such are on that link I posted.
http://www.jjman.org/modules/nsections/images/8500/done3.jpg

Thank's and I hope someone can help me. This forum rules and I appreciate all the cool ppl here.

JJMAN

[merlinx29]

Gainward GeForce4 4200

Stock 250/513 OC to 315/560 (most stable)

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/merlinx84/DSC01479_small.JPG

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/merlinx84/DSC01480_small.JPG

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/merlinx84/DSC01476_small.JPG

[BladeRunner]

There are 4 to do...... one for the VPU and 3 for the ram

This image shows the variable resistor used and the voltage test points 9800 Pro vmods diagram (http://www.zfz.com/projects/r350/9800_pro_vmods.jpg)

Only just finished my 9800 pro cooler so will be vmodding sometime.

http://www.zfz.com/projects/r350/r350wc508m.jpg (http://www.zfz.com/projects/r350/r350wc508.jpg)

http://www.zfz.com/projects/r350/r350wc306m.jpg (http://www.zfz.com/projects/r350/r350wc306.jpg)

http://www.zfz.com/projects/r350/r350wc500m.jpg (http://www.zfz.com/projects/r350/r350wc500.jpg)

[Tekime]

BladeRunner, your work is incredible :eek:

I don't have the tools, or the skilled hand to make that kind of stuff, but here is my current card:

MSI geForce4 Ti-4600 @ 323/748

[Image no longer available]


And the vmem mod recently done:

http://www.fury-tech.com/images/user/Tekime/vmem02.jpg

HS is a Cooljag JAC313C, fan is a 26CFM Cooljag

Still need better cooling on my heatsinks (coming soon) and also to complete the vgpu mod. Will use a VR just like the vmem mod..

[CrashOveride]

Here is mine.
[Image no longer available]
Geforce4 MX 440 @ 310/460 from 270/400

[Cheesy Peas]

Heres some pics of my modded 8500le.

Stock Speeds: (Hercules radeon 8500le memory is 4ns hynix)
Core: 250
Memory : 240

Max overclocking before mods :
Core: 265
Memory: 252

Flashed bios to ati 7008 @ 275/275 and attatched socket 7 heatsink and made some ramsinks with a socket a cooler.
Now Running at 320core and 285 memory, considering voltmods.
GPU is lapped and cooler attatched with as3 in middle and superglue round outisde.
Ramsinks attatched with dabs of superglue and silicone thermal paste.
Pics:
[Image no longer available]

[billstuck]

Mine...

I added a fan to MX440 passive heat sink and cut on old celeron 700 CPU sink in half to put on the RAM

[Image no longer available]

[slater3333uk]

Heres my new 9600pro currently @ 490/387

Using a vantec iceburq4 soon to be a sk-6:D (custom ram sinks)

[Image no longer available]

and may i add

PLEASE ONLY POST PICS IN THIS THREAD

[BPM]

Here's my newly modded Albatron FX 5200. I ordered the iCeberq 4 Pro because it was supposedly compatible with the FX series. Unfortunately, I found out otherwise :rolleyes: I ended up cutting one of the mounting tabs off because it overshot the stock hole and secured that side with a rubber band.

The rig:

http://www.subatomicdesign.com/newpc/vgafan2.jpg


Inside the case:

http://www.subatomicdesign.com/newpc/vgafan1.jpg

[felinusz]

Here is my "rustic" project - a fully modded Voodoo 5 5500!

Clocks at 186/186 from 166/166 stock!!!!! :attn:

2 De-Capped Crystal Orbs, Copper RAMSinks, and Passive rear GPU Coolers (not visible) - combined with this cards length and weight - make it visibly bend when installed, it uses a prop!.

Besides the awesome overclock this was a lot of fun to make. :)

http://www.ngemu.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=41773

[Csybe]

Here's my 9700Pro with home-made RAM heatsinks and Zalman ZM80C HP, cooled by a Cooler Master Neon LED fan @5V. Highest overclock 385/685MHz.

http://www.vallalkozo.hu/csybe/9700pro_1.JPG

http://www.vallalkozo.hu/csybe/9700pro_2.JPG

http://www.vallalkozo.hu/csybe/9700pro_3.JPG

[ohlala]

matrox g550
http://my.so-net.net.tw/sharon0805/g550/4.JPG

matrox parhelia
http://my.so-net.net.tw/sharon0805/g550/papa0004.JPG

http://my.so-net.net.tw/sharon0805/buy0000.JPG

[voodoomelon]

Hey all,
My Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro with P4 2.8Ghz stock cooler and fan.
I cut down the heatsink just enough so it only takes up one PCI slot. Having the 60mm fan at the angle its at is nearly just as effective - i removed the PCI backplate below the card to let out the hot air. For added security with the Arctic Aluminia, the sink is tightly held on with a giant Zip Tie. Coolermaster copper ramsinks on RAM chips.
:cool:



http://www.angelfire.com/alt/cpucooling/card1.jpg http://www.angelfire.com/alt/cpucooling/card2.jpg http://www.angelfire.com/alt/cpucooling/card3.jpg

Stock - 378core/337ram
Overclocked - 432core/378ram
3Dmark 2001 = 17323
3Dmark 2003 = 6223

[AKDUDE]

SWEET!!

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Azeroth
[B]Here is mine, its a BFG Asylum Ti4200 128MB

http://shadoknight.homestead.com/files/fanside1.jpg

http://shadoknight.homestead.com/files/new1.jpg

http://shadoknight.homestead.com/files/new2.jpg [/B

[linix]

Here's my contribution
my present 9500np "softmodded" to 9700pro.:D

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid87/pc80eeb5d54d5ad4be276b4583c9e975a/faa87dd0.jpg
top view of card.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid87/pcade7bcd8607ebd2040bcf7ee2a244f3/faa87dcb.jpg
side view of card

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid87/pa5c7a7a811f0ed05c25fbdff8788f995/faa87dc5.jpg
temperorary a single fan was used, going to get another one to cool the R300 core.

A slot 1/A ? HSF was used.

[linix]

Some more of my previous mods:D

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid86/p3af089520cfd2ee7df7fa5073e5ec6c5/fab0ca99.jpg
a low profile P3 hsf with AMD fan.


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid85/pb80fd8319a1cf82f462f046f6b91d772/fab41e88.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid85/p4cf97bd47a0d9436b33572d0c8009f27/fab41e8d.jpg
a P3 1 Ghz HSF.

[batboy]

Just my plain and simple ATi 9700 Pro with a Swifty MCW50 water block and Tweakmonster RAM sinks. On the back, I cut down a little chipset cooler and installed it in a couple sections to fit on the voltage regulator heatspreader plate.

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/batboybain/9700+pro+mods3.jpg

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/batboybain/9700+pro+mods4.jpg

[skahtul]

Here is a pic of a HS and RS mod I did a while ago on an old MX440.

http://www.unreal-systems.net/MXMOD_3.jpg

If you want to know more you can go HERE (http://www.unreal-systems.net/vidmod.htm)

[caRpetbomBer]

http://members.rogers.com/mborowski/Sonata.jpg

[Susquehannock]

Wow! :thup:
There is some very nice work here.

I expecially like the R9500 with the SK-6 sink.
Maybe I can do something like that to my R9500. :)

[xcelerator]

is it bad to have some small bits of superglue on the gpu? i think i got some on it...and some old thermal grease on the metal things next to the core

[Mykex]

http://members.verizon.net/~vze24h2j/Mykex/98rs.jpg

http://members.verizon.net/~vze24h2j/Mykex/cr2.jpg

9800pro
Just RAM-sinks and an orb type cooler.

[pelikan]

9800 Pro with DD R9700 block.

http://home.comcast.net/~pelikan/wsb/media/272576/site1036.JPG

[Josebmw]

Geforce 3 Ti @ 250/550 and Radeon 9500np @ 350/295
GF3- 3dmark2001: 10300 3dmark2003: ~1000
Radeon 9500np- 3dmark2001: 13100 3dmark2003: 3420 (EDIT: now @ 380 MHz core - 3750 3dmarks2003)


http://www.techaddicts.net/photos/GF3R9500.JPG

[asw7576]

http://members.cox.net/rdelt/DSC0001.jpg

Nice DDR cooling mod.

[DanishFK]

From where are the little fans on the Memory heat sinks getting the power ! ??

[pelikan]

Originally posted by DanishFK
From where are the little fans on the Memory heat sinks getting the power ! ??

Looks like they are powered by Photoshop, lol.

[DanishFK]

HEHEHEHE, Nice one.

[Mykex]

up[date

First was just an extra large fan, not enough.
http://members.verizon.net/~vze24h2j/Mykex/98sd.jpg

Next was the top cooler from the MSI FX, its a POS and only good for looks.
http://members.verizon.net/~vze24h2j/Mykex/cr2.jpg

Now it's my first drill and tap job, an SK-6 fit nicely and cools very well.
http://members.verizon.net/~vze24h2j/Mykex/98v2.jpg

[El<(')>Maxi]

Volt/Cap Modded Sapphire 9500:D

http://img12.photobucket.com/albums/v31/canny/NewCaps.jpg

[slater3333uk]

Just fitted a Arctic Cooler on my other 9600pro

http://server5.uploadit.org/files/slaterspeed-Dscf0043.jpg

Looks like the rest of the world is starting to understand that big is allways better:)

[Homer]

sorry for being lil dark :o

*edit 9700pro SVC heatsink :p

http://home.socal.rr.com/professorx/PC%20Pics/9700_1.jpg
http://home.socal.rr.com/professorx/PC%20Pics/9700_2.jpg

[Metallistar]

Retail Radeon 9600 With a ThermalTake Giant II Heatpipe. Won the TT Giant II from excalibur pc, and this is my first mod of any sort to a video card. I used AS5 instead of the white goop that TT sent with the card. Havnt OC'ed anything yet, but I suppose it should help.

http://metallistar.addr.com/w00t/oc-forums/R9600Giant/R9600Giant-1.JPG

http://metallistar.addr.com/w00t/oc-forums/R9600Giant/R9600Giant-2.JPG

http://metallistar.addr.com/w00t/oc-forums/R9600Giant/R9600Giant-3.JPG

http://metallistar.addr.com/w00t/oc-forums/R9600Giant/R9600Giant-4.JPG

[Lord_Zoltan]

This took some time and a crap load of patience. I knew the AIW was different from just the regular PRO....lol

http://home.cogeco.ca/~zoltan/The%20day%20i%20modded%20my%20card/Modded%20Card%20Finished%20product.jpg

Is it safe that the fan is being held onto that stock amd heatsink by Krazy glue, and that metal piece that attaches to the heatsink to hold the fan is stuck to the heatsink by Krazy glue.

Also i did not remove the shim! didnt need too. and i didnt drill any holes and screw it down, just AS thermal adhesive!!!

I still have to put some ram sinks on that.

Edit: weird i cant post a second pic, whatever i think this gets enough of the message across.

[brakezone]

Heres my ghetto-force 4 mx 440 clocked at 350/473!

http://img17.photobucket.com/albums/v50/brakezone/?action=view&current=pic2.jpg

[Maxvla]

http://www.maxvla.com/host/9800finished.jpg

http://www.maxvla.com/host/red.jpg

Tyan Tachyon G9800pro

[brakezone]

fx5200 v9520 magic 300/540
http://img17.photobucket.com/albums/v50/brakezone/Picture_002.jpg

[DDR-PIII]

(OLD)
Radeon 700032MB DDR
240(with blorb)/420 before staples :P
220"with heatsink"/440 after the staples :)

http://www.theforumisdown.com/uploadfiles/1203/rs_radeon700032agp.jpg

http://my.tbaytel.net/panthor/graph.png

sorry for the crappy pic, and yes i run it without a heatsink :P its not hot to the touch :)

[xcelerator]

whoa nice ghetto mod.....

[Lord_Zoltan]

Without my homemade Ram sinks!

Originally posted by Lord_Zoltan
http://home.cogeco.ca/~zoltan/The%20day%20i%20modded%20my%20card/Modded%20Card%20Finished%20product.jpg


With my homemade ram sinks!!!!

http://home.cogeco.ca/~zoltan/FTP/Gcard%20with%20sinks/IMG_1095.jpg

http://home.cogeco.ca/~zoltan/FTP/Gcard%20with%20sinks/IMG_1102.jpg

http://home.cogeco.ca/~zoltan/FTP/Gcard%20with%20sinks/IMG_1103.jpg

http://home.cogeco.ca/~zoltan/FTP/Gcard%20with%20sinks/IMG_1105.jpg

http://home.cogeco.ca/~zoltan/FTP/Gcard%20with%20sinks/IMG_1107.jpg

Ill leave a link to my site with more pictures.
Also those notches were a pain to cut but it was way better this way i could bridge the heatsink over 2 ram chips allowing more cooling capacity. But notches on the card stuck out so we slitly carved out what we needed too. Turned out good on the back of the card, but the front of the card failed and we had to just cut the sinks up individually which didnt look as fine but still looks good to me.

[Cerberus2k7]

Sweetness! I could look at these all day long. :p

[piraterocker7]

i don't have anything to post at the moment, but can the card pcb hold all the crap you guys put on it?

-me

[Lord_Zoltan]

Originally posted by piraterocker7
i don't have anything to post at the moment, but can the card pcb hold all the crap you guys put on it?

-me

You should not be asking questions in here only posting pictures.
But for the sake of answering your question Yes they can. Notice how there is no bend in that pcb card. THe card is strongenough to hold all the ramsinks and heatsinks we put on it.

Please direct your questions via pm and not in this thread.

*Note to mods: Sorry to post but i thought i would let him know and answer his question

[ecksmen]

This is my card when I was testing my new mobo, enjoy its nothing special ;)

http://littlebeigebox.co.uk/my/testing.jpg

9800 non pro 256mb DDR II OEM.

Shim removed, artic silver 3. Bios Flash to pro. Clocked 390/730 Current deafult GPU voltage is 1.6v I beleive it needs upping to allow for more of an overclock (voltmod next). Artic Cooler Silencer. 18,000 3dmarks 01, 5,900 3dmarks 03. 43,000 Aquamarks.

Ecks

[solo]

http://img12.photobucket.com/albums/v31/solographik/DSCN1395.jpg

http://img12.photobucket.com/albums/v31/solographik/DSCN1394.jpg

shes a beaut

[Vio1]

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid105/pe64b60cf8a9e4f42bf699df3578161b0/f97fe156.jpg.orig.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid105/p3ef51fb85d011f5184f0013268eaaa62/f97fe15e.jpg.orig.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid105/p7d02d8a89f8ce6debbd8750ca5a3065d/f97fe147.jpg.orig.jpg

[SharkDiver]

Heres my Sapphire 9800XT with a 3/4 inch think base of copper and aluminum rods used for AMDs (swifttech) but not today.Tapped the holes and used screws and springs for tension as you can see with nylon washers.
Used AS5 on the gpu and memory but on the memory I put a dab of artic silver on the corners to hold them on.

Used artic Alumina to mount the NB cooler on the back of the gpu.
Shark

http://www.theforumisdown.com/uploadfiles/1203/TopView9800XT.jpg
http://www.theforumisdown.com/uploadfiles/1203/Sapphire9800XT%20Modded.jpg
http://www.theforumisdown.com/uploadfiles/1203/BetterShotOfTheBack9800XT.jpg
http://www.theforumisdown.com/uploadfiles/1203/SideView9800XT.jpg

[xcelerator]

nice mods you guys :)

[RuKK]

ELSA Gladiac 920 rev2 with a stock duron 800 hsf bolted onto it, with a 40cfm delta blacklabel 60mm fan bolted onto it.. :D

Stock: 200/460
After mods: 255/565 24/7 stable, can bench @ 260/580

and I havent even started the vmods or xtreme cooling ;)

[dippy_skoodlez]

New ghetto P4 heatsink on my Ti4200 :D

http://x3lda.com/dxue/dippy/

http://x3lda.com/dxue/dippy/00_00002.JPG
http://x3lda.com/dxue/dippy/00_00009.JPG


Yes, I know.. the fins are terrible :P Runnign 290/513... memory wont pass 520 >_<

Free P4 heatsink :)

[xcelerator]

ahah

[JigPu]

No good pics of the card in my case (yet..) because of lighting, but here's my mod from a few days ago :)

Custom RAMsinks cut from a P1 heatsink I had (nearly an 1" tall :D)
Heatsink is something my best friend had laying around. Not sure what it is!

276/270 Stock
380/303 Before (stock everything)
390/303 After (with everything)

http://pokemonrepository.no-ip.com/ocforums/newhs1.jpg
The HS is on crooked because I ended up having no way to accuratly measure the distance and angle the holes span. Basically I measured the distance, made a quick attempt at measuring the angle, and drilled. I BARELY clear the AGP slot. :cool:


http://pokemonrepository.no-ip.com/ocforums/newhs2.jpg
...and yes, a staplesink remains becuase there wasn't quite enough of the P1 heatsink to cover them all :D

JigPu

[busta`]

Originally posted by slater3333uk
OMFG read the first post!!!!


3 times!!!! do you see anyone else spamming this thread??

You?

[dippy_skoodlez]

Originally posted by JigPu
Basically I measured the distance, made a quick attempt at measuring the angle, and drilled. I BARELY clear the AGP slot.


You coulda did it the easy way :D All I did was line the heatsink up the way I wanted it on the card, marked the holes with white-out, and drilled. works great :D

[L337 M33P]

http://www.uploadit.org/gallery/10734/

[cV]

Originally posted by Lord_Zoltan


You should not be asking questions in here only posting pictures.
But for the sake of answering your question Yes they can. Notice how there is no bend in that pcb card. THe card is strongenough to hold all the ramsinks and heatsinks we put on it.

Please direct your questions via pm and not in this thread.

*Note to mods: Sorry to post but i thought i would let him know and answer his question

Hey, 1 or 2 questions like that interspersed among all the gallery pics is fine. I mean, that's what's running through most people's heads when they look at this stuff. ;)

Comments are not bad things, they add liveliness to the gallery, as long as they are not in excess ;) :D

[slater3333uk]

Well, when i first started this gallery I had no problem with people asking questions in it but it quickly got out of hand.

Most of the posts were spam so Shadow cleaned it all up without asking me and now your not allowed to ask questions. You have to pm people just like all the other gallerys we have. Its best for the thread.
If you allow people to 'comment' then you end up with only a couple of picture post per page and dosent looks right.

From the man himself:

*EDIT* DO NOT turn this in to your personal chat thread! Don't ask questions in this thread or leave comments! PM the person you have questions for or start a new thread. Authors, please edit your descriptions to add comments.

Shadow ÒÓ

[busta`]

Albatron Geforce FX5700P

[busta`]

...

[busta`]

...last one

[busta`]

Nvidia Riva TNT2, you know how much I love this card? Cleaned it just for the camera :)

I also have a Voodoo 3 3000, Geforce MX400 64mb and a Geforce4 Ti4400, but I'm too lazy to take them out of the cases. I'll take pics of my 9800 when it comes tomorrow :)

[busta`]

...

[WA2]

9800XT

http://home.comcast.net/~wa261/babyXT.JPG

[dippy_skoodlez]

http://mars.walagata.com/w/dippyskoodlez/00_00016.jpg

http://mars.walagata.com/w/dippyskoodlez/00_00017.jpg


Yes, those are jigpu's patented staplesinks :D

[busta`]

Oh sweet, sweet lord, it came. My perfectly soft-modded Radeon 9800SE, or should I say Pro :) Damn she's a beast in every freaking game I have :)

[PsyClocKeR]

http://www.angelfire.com/dragon/steel/kartmod1.jpg

stock 500/600
oc 560/780

[PsyClocKeR]

http://www.angelfire.com/dragon/steel/kartmod2.jpg

http://www.angelfire.com/dragon/steel/kartmod3.jpg

[Day]

Here is my mod of 9800np

Stock speeds 320/290
overclocked speeds 430/415

http://mysite.freeserve.com/daywalker/vid/1.JPG
http://mysite.freeserve.com/daywalker/vid/2.JPG
http://mysite.freeserve.com/daywalker/vid/3.JPG
http://mysite.freeserve.com/daywalker/vid/4.JPG

[Day]

Continued....

http://mysite.freeserve.com/daywalker/vid/VGA/1.JPG
http://mysite.freeserve.com/daywalker/vid/VGA/2.JPG
http://mysite.freeserve.com/daywalker/vid/VGA/3.JPG
http://mysite.freeserve.com/daywalker/vid/VGA/4.JPG
http://mysite.freeserve.com/daywalker/vid/VGA/5.JPG

[busta`]

Staple mod, sorry for the quality.


http://www.clantoolz.com/prizefightinggoats/forum/uploads/ßùStä·/9800SE_ghetto.jpg

http://www.clantoolz.com/prizefightinggoats/forum/uploads/ßùStä·/9800SE_ghetto2.jpg

[PsyClocKeR]

&ThermalTake GoldenORB on my Gigabyte9600XT

ocd : 500/600 @ 610/780

http://www.angelfire.com/dragon/steel/son1.jpg

[PsyClocKeR]

http://www.angelfire.com/dragon/steel/son2.jpg

[PsyClocKeR]

http://www.angelfire.com/dragon/steel/son3.jpg

[PsyClocKeR]

http://www.angelfire.com/dragon/steel/son4.jpg

[WA2]

new sinks wOOt!

http://home.comcast.net/~wa261/yummy.JPG

[PsyClocKeR]

cool :)

[Manbot]

my new cooling as said in my siggy.
goes all the way up to 400 with it. although those arent up-to-date photos. i added a couple of fans and now it can go even more but i dont have time. voltmod is not an option atm.
http://www.hwzone.co.il/community/attachments/IMG_0032.jpg
http://www.hwzone.co.il/community/attachments/IMG_0034.jpg
http://www.hwzone.co.il/community/attachments/IMG_0030.jpg
http://www.hwzone.co.il/community/attachments/IMG_0028.jpg
note:
those weak rubber bands arent really holding my card. i just put them in the beginning because it helped me placing the hs in the right direction.
the real thing holding the hs is a thick copper wire from an old psu.

[twitch579]

his took alot of work trying to get the fan to stay on the side

[twitch579]

my friends gotta come over again with the digi so heres my other 9800pro out of my other machine

[twitch579]

another one

[busta`]

Ok, I'll do a little timeline here:

1) I got my Powercolor Radeon 9800SE and softmodded it.

2) With stock cooling, I ran it at 410/700.

3) I added homemade staple RAM Sinks to the card. Clocked it to 415/720.


http://clantoolz.com/prizefightinggoats/forum/uploads/ßùStä·/9800SE_ghetto.jpg

http://clantoolz.com/prizefightinggoats/forum/uploads/ßùStä·/9800SE_ghetto2.jpg


4) Shortly after, I removed my staple sinks and replaced them with copper sinks from an old video card. I only had enough to cover one side, so I left the staple sinks on the other side. I was then able to raise my clock to 720.

5) I flashed my card to a Powercolor Radeon 9800XT, and was able to keep my speed stable at 415/730.

6) I went out and bought an AMD CPU Heatsink + Fan, and mounted it onto my video card, spreading epoxy mixed with liquid clear along the shim, and putting thermal paste on the GPU. Core speeds went up to 430. The rubber bands in the first image were only used until the concoction of glue was fully cured.


http://clantoolz.com/prizefightinggoats/forum/uploads/ßùStä·/9800SE_fan.jpg

http://clantoolz.com/prizefightinggoats/forum/uploads/ßùStä·/9800SE_fan3.jpg

http://clantoolz.com/prizefightinggoats/forum/uploads/ßùStä·/9800SE_fanSide.jpg


7) I then added a small fan from a Riva TNT2 core. Final clock with all mods done, 440/735. Doesn't even run hot.

http://www.iownjoo.com/freeimghost/busta/9800SE_fans.JPG


The upcoming changes I am going to make are replacing all the sinks I am currently using, and adding 8 OCZ copper sinks, adding another fan similar to the small one in the last picture to the other side of the heatsink, and finally, voltmodding the card.

[twitch579]

i got same heatsink on my other 9800pro, only its black, works sweet, got core to about 450 with it

[twitch579]

comeon peeps, lets see them cards

[Kar]

http://www.sfu.ca/~achanx/Picture%20003.jpg

no volt mod, 9700 pro,
core clock from 325mhz-405mhz
mem clock 360.

Globalwin cak II 38 with delta 38cfm.
Tt ramsink
Aluminium HS at back of core

[twitch579]

http://data.photodump.com/twitch579/9800xtflashed.jpg

[spiritedandy]

back of card with original heat spreder for memory

[spiritedandy]

front you can just see the memory chips cooled

[iBreaker]

QDI gforce 4 mx 440 64 mb DDR + pentium mmx heatsprader + silent 80 mm fan :D

http://www.dfj.vd.ch/buriertempo/ds/un_apres-midi/IMG_5301.jpg

http://www.dfj.vd.ch/buriertempo/ds/un_apres-midi/IMG_5302.jpg

http://www.dfj.vd.ch/buriertempo/ds/un_apres-midi/IMG_5307.jpg

http://www.dfj.vd.ch/buriertempo/ds/un_apres-midi/IMG_5305.jpg

[alothekiller]

Its my BBA Radeon 9800 pro modded with AMD XP 2600+ cooler and Getto stapples for ram.

https://home.comcast.net/~ouellette25/alex/2004_0423Image0001.JPG

https://home.comcast.net/~ouellette25/alex/2004_0423Image0006.JPG

https://home.comcast.net/~ouellette25/alex/2004_0423Image0007.JPG

[Polargoat]

just did this mod last week.

http://mars.walagata.com/w/polargoat/9800_pro.jpg

[Sir Random]

Ti4200 + P4 3.4 stock heatsink.

http://www.handspun.utvinternet.com/daniel/240204_04d.jpg

http://www.handspun.utvinternet.com/daniel/240204_06d.jpg

http://www.handspun.utvinternet.com/daniel/240204_05d.jpg

Just enough room for my Audigy 2 :D

http://www.handspun.utvinternet.com/daniel/280204_01s.jpg

[aronmartin]

This is my Chaintech Nvidia GeForce 4 TI4200 128

http://img29.photobucket.com/albums/v86/aronmartin/Video%20Card/nvidia.jpg

[wfarid]

nice job... damn is all i gots to say...

[PsyClocKeR]

Originally posted by Sir Random
Ti4200 + P4 3.4 stock heatsink.

http://www.handspun.utvinternet.com/daniel/240204_04d.jpg

http://www.handspun.utvinternet.com/daniel/240204_06d.jpg

http://www.handspun.utvinternet.com/daniel/240204_05d.jpg

Just enough room for my Audigy 2 :D

http://www.handspun.utvinternet.com/daniel/280204_01s.jpg


cool !!!

[aNTiChRisT]

Yea, those new stock heatsinks rock -- copper core and alot of aluminium fins, and we pay fark all for it! :-D Got one in my 23/3/04 3/0c

I'll post some piccys of mine soon ;-D

~t0m

[Sentential]

Ill show you how its done.....overkill syle:cool:

http://img59.photobucket.com/albums/v180/Sentential/128.jpg

BBA Radeon 9800PRO

.....and yes that *IS* Thermalright's SK7

http://img59.photobucket.com/albums/v180/Sentential/129.jpg

[felinusz]

Built by ATi 128 Meg 9800 Pro. I've got a 172W / 24V peltier on this card, but it's only being run on 12V, for about ~66W. I've got a 24V PSU on the way, which should get me down to sub-zero temperatures :)

The card is fully voltage modified, the blue CERMET potentiometer is for the Core voltage, the Yellow CERMET potentiometer is for the Memory voltage.

Here's a picture of the card's backside, with the voltage modifications, RAMsinks, and Voltage regulator IC sinks.

[felinusz]

The card is on an independant watercooling loop, with a Chevette Heatercore to itself.

I'm seeing load temperatures around 19 degrees celcius, overclocked, (the core at 520 MHz, for now) and with a slight (1.8V from 1.7V stock) overvolt on the core. The RAM is at 384 for now, with the voltage modification removed via the memory volt mod jumper. I installed a jumper with each mod to make it easier to go back to the card's stock voltage without pulling the modification. The jumpers are visible and closed in the above picture.

Here is my second picture, which better shows the Maze 4 Waterblock, as well as the top-side RAMsinks.

[Daegon]

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/2121/r9800.jpg
That's a 1U speeze HSF, cut down to 60x60mm so it would fit.

chopped up socket 8 heatsink on the ram.
have not yet fully mounted heatsink, but drilled holes today. Perfect. (I love my drill press.)

[Papsomax]

You dudes are some nice modders....i just need to find time to do that type of modding

rb

[Cerberus2k7]

mmm...fresh mod...

Old...

http://img67.photobucket.com/albums/v204/Cerberus2k7/VGAMod/patient01.jpg

New...

http://img67.photobucket.com/albums/v204/Cerberus2k7/VGAMod/finished02.jpg

http://img67.photobucket.com/albums/v204/Cerberus2k7/VGAMod/finished03.jpg

http://img67.photobucket.com/albums/v204/Cerberus2k7/VGAMod/case01.jpg

[bru]

Just added a HSF to my Mx200 Video card, I plan to overclock it here soon! I attached it using AS adhesive stuff! Works like a champ

http://www.burnetta.com/adam/graphics/Case_Mods/MX200-vidcard.JPG

[teezer]

top video card ~~~ hp fx4, bottom card ~~~ appian jeronimo





http://www.pctweeks.com/x1/2vidcards1.jpg

[CircuitBreaker8]

Wow some of you guys are really creative.....makes me ashamed to show mine haha. This is an old pic though, before I modded it.

http://img72.photobucket.com/albums/v218/Circuitbreaker8/Picture_010.jpg

[CrashOveride]

http://s89501235.onlinehome.us/VideoCard1.jpg
It's a OCZ Goliath or somthing like that that I cut up and put an old P3 fan on. The ramsinks (on both sides, all ram chips) are a chopped up P1 HS.

[skahtul]

Humm... Another Radeon with RAM Sinks and an Oversized SocketA cooler. Oh well. It would be better if ATI just made them this way.

http://www.unreal-systems.net/TT2.jpg

This is the heat sink that I used. It worked very well and still leaves me with 3 PCI slots to use.

http://www.unreal-systems.net/BB2_8.JPG

I was to afraid to glue it on to the card (which I did to an old GeForceMX440) so I used a number #4-40 tap and drilled/tapped two holes in the heat sink. Used a few left over springs and, well here you have it.

http://www.unreal-systems.net/BB2_9.JPG

[[AK]Zip]

Custom made waterblock to cool down my Geforce 3 for system 2:

http://home.comcast.net/~zip1385/gpu/35.JPG
http://home.comcast.net/~zip1385/gpu/36.JPG
http://home.comcast.net/~zip1385/gpu/37.JPG
http://home.comcast.net/~zip1385/gpu/38.JPG
http://home.comcast.net/~zip1385/gpu/39.JPG

Go here for more info:
http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=299303

-Alex-

[bru]

Here is my MX200 I plan on overclocking it in time!!! :attn:
http://www.burnetta.com/adam/graphics/Case_Mods/MX200-vidcard.JPG

[EvilCow123]

Bru didn't you post that 5 replys ago?

[bojangles]

lol he must have forgotten

[M4D]

Here is my MX200 I plan on overclocking it in time!!! :attn:
http://www.burnetta.com/adam/graphics/Case_Mods/MX200-vidcard.JPG


Got alot on your mind mate, :D I recomend overclocking your memory just a tad
and putting a little more juice through those grey cell's in your head, See if it helps
with the memory a little, :D ...

[Puer Aeternus]

http://img2.imageshack.us/img2/6948/Rotationof33.jpg
http://img2.imageshack.us/img2/4222/vidcard1.jpg

Top card is a Chaintech GF4TI4200 8x AGP 128mb w/ a Zalman ZM80-hp
Bottom card is a MSI TI4200 64mb card w/ Heat sinks I cut myself from an old HS. I used Artic Alumina to keep em on. The Chaintech Card does not Overclock well at all no matter what cooling I use. The MSI card Overclocks very well 300/600. But again, no matter what cooling I use it cannot go over 300/600.

[ViperGTR]

I like all of the mods, expecially the water block ;) I want one !! lol I will be posting my rad9000pro custom cooling in a few days, probably over the weekend when i get time - finals are taking up the rest.

[CircuitBreaker8]

http://img72.photobucket.com/albums/v218/Circuitbreaker8/CIMG0012.jpg

[Pirs]

http://pirs.vyrobce.cz/grafika2.htm
http://pirs.vyrobce.cz/grafika.htm
http://pirs.vyrobce.cz/grafika-R.htm

[Aphex_Tom_9]

http://pirs.vyrobce.cz/grafika2.htm
http://pirs.vyrobce.cz/grafika.htm
http://pirs.vyrobce.cz/grafika-R.htm
hah, i love the little voltmod control board in the first one!

[CircuitBreaker8]

http://img72.photobucket.com/albums/v218/Circuitbreaker8/card.jpg

[FearTec]

Here are the custom (from Athlon cooler) Ramsinks for my GeCube 9800 Pro.

Im still waiting for my Copper Xeon heatsink to arrive before I replace the stock GPU cooler.

http://simon.fearby.com/temp/9800pro/01.jpg
http://simon.fearby.com/temp/9800pro/02.jpg

http://simon.fearby.com/temp/9800pro/03.jpg

http://simon.fearby.com/temp/9800pro/04.jpg

http://simon.fearby.com/temp/9800pro/05.jpg

[NiTrO bOiE]

http://nitroboie.no-ip.com:1234/pics/MVC-023S.jpg
http://nitroboie.no-ip.com:1234/pics/MVC-025S.jpg
http://nitroboie.no-ip.com:1234/pics/MVC-026S.jpg
http://nitroboie.no-ip.com:1234/pics/MVC-027S.jpg
http://nitroboie.no-ip.com:1234/pics/MVC-028S.jpg
http://nitroboie.no-ip.com:1234/pics/MVC-029S.jpg
http://nitroboie.no-ip.com:1234/pics/MVC-030S.jpg
http://nitroboie.no-ip.com:1234/pics/MVC-031S.jpg
http://nitroboie.no-ip.com:1234/pics/MVC-032S.jpg

[ElectroX]

9600Pro:

http://img50.photobucket.com/albums/v153/ElectroX/9600/9600.jpg

[daba]

Nothing too special here, just my 9800 Pro and my GeForce 2 MX400.

http://www.fungifuel.com/daba/computers/Video_Cards/9800pro_640x480.JPG

http://www.fungifuel.com/daba/computers/Video_Cards/GF2_MX400_640x480.JPG

[patriot71]

I have had the hankering for a new video card but my wallet is telling me no. I have started to overclock my Chaintech GF4 Ti4200 64MB and so far I have had promising results. I am on stock cooling and no ram sinks, so I am not gonna push the card any farrther until I get better cooling. I ran 3dmark01 se for about 2 hours and had no artifacting or glitching of any sort. I then played NFS: U for about 1 1/2 hours and had no artifacting or glitching. RAM was warm to the touch but not hot and core cooler was fine.

Speed - 300/575

I think I will be able to reach 315/600 with better cooling.

[Salami_Joe]

http://img10.exs.cx/img10/1279/DSC610.jpg

Sig it.

I'll be adding a bigger heatsink and fan to it soon. Zip ties, you my only friend! :attn:

[Azzkikr6969]

Has anyone done a modding with a 6800 series?

[a c i d.f l y]

http://www.ocforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=32262&stc=1

[patriot71]

Chaintech ti4200 64 MB

stock 250/513
Overclocked 315/595 (memory has no RAM sinks, waiting on those)

Athlon XP 3200 HSF

Edit:
I now have the card stable at 345/600 (still without ram sinks)
20,657 Aquamark.

[dippy_skoodlez]

Chaintech ti4200 64 MB

stock 250/513
Overclocked 315/595 (memory has no RAM sinks, waiting on those)

Athlon XP 3200 HSF


You got some nice ram. Cherish it. My Ti4200 64mb like that wont do over 513mhz.


Did get it up to 310 core, though, with a P4 willy cooler on the thing. :-/

[Steelpuma]

You got some nice ram. Cherish it. My Ti4200 64mb like that wont do over 513mhz.


Did get it up to 310 core, though, with a P4 willy cooler on the thing. :-/

I don't mean to brag but what about mine? *looks at sig*

[dippy_skoodlez]

I don't mean to brag but what about mine? *looks at sig*

1.) thats a 128Mb
2.) its probably not a chaintech is it?

If it was, you would know how hard it is to get those POS's up to a speed above stock.

I had a P4 cooler on mine, and it maxed out at 310 core, and the mem was rated for 500mhz. Running at 513 stock.

Now, as for YOUR clockspeeds, on the last 128Mb Ti4200 I had in my greasy little paws did 310/620 with ease, first boot I had it in. a Little tweaking, and some ASIII, and it woulda done better :D <it wasn't even a gainward golden sample! :D >

[Kobra007]

Someone asked to see a 6800 series modded..

Heres my BFG6800GT-OC Doom Edition, as arrived from the factory with one badarsed and very HEAVY heatsink + pipes + double lighted fan system..


http://www.boredmofo.com/downloads/bfg68001.JPG

[Azzkikr6969]

whoa, I wonder if you can get the custom cooler on itself. :drools:

[Sentential]

My new baby on a modded Zalman :cool:

PNY 6800GT
414 | 1.19
*Artifract free*

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/Sentential/IMG_1629.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/Sentential/IMG_1628.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/Sentential/IMG_1627.jpg

[Hellion]

there we go....seeing some "Nice" cards now...if possible, show more pics of more recent cards if you can....looking for ideas :P. Some of the pics here of some older cards look pretty cool tho.

[tio]

Here's some older pics of my modded XFX ti4200 128MB card that I'm still using.

- AMD heatsink on GPU.
- cut up stock intel heatsink used for RAM sinks.
- Vgpu and Vmem volt modded.
- Lapped GPU core (down to the copper)

100% stable w/o any artifacts @ 352 core / 601 mem

- Before the volt mods, the card could do 320 / 601. Also, the RAM sinks didn't gain me a single stable MHz.

Before:

http://members.shaw.ca/tio_server/ocforums/ti4200/original.jpg


After:

http://members.shaw.ca/tio_server/ocforums/ti4200/top.jpg
http://members.shaw.ca/tio_server/ocforums/ti4200/underside.jpg

[Hellion]

Here's some older pics of my modded XFX ti4200 128MB card that I'm still using.

- AMD heatsink on GPU.
- cut up stock intel heatsink used for RAM sinks.
- Vgpu and Vmem volt modded.
- Lapped GPU core (down to the copper)

100% stable w/o any artifacts @ 352 core / 601 mem

- Before the volt mods, the card could do 320 / 601. Also, the RAM sinks didn't gain me a single stable MHz.

Before:

http://members.shaw.ca/tio_server/ocforums/ti4200/original.jpg


After:

http://members.shaw.ca/tio_server/ocforums/ti4200/top.jpg
http://members.shaw.ca/tio_server/ocforums/ti4200/underside.jpg

If more finesse was involve...(a little less messy) that would be the nicest volt mod ive ever seen.

My new baby on a modded Zalman :cool:

PNY 6800GT
414 | 1.19
*Artifract free*

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/Sentential/IMG_1627.jpg
under the cpu heatsink...on the NB,....is that a heatsink from a FX5600 u? lol, i have one exactly like that, same place used too LMAO

[Dc5e]

here's my x800pro with a newly installed ATI Silencer 4

http://users.rcn.com/bobcheung/ATI/front.jpg
http://users.rcn.com/bobcheung/ATI/back.jpg

[FearTec]

Hello

I have finished installing my Xeon 1U Copper Heatsink onto my GeCube 128MB 9800 Pro.

Please forgive the poor quality of the photos, I don't have a decent camera and I just used my Samsung E700 phone camera. I had the urge to install it at 1AM.

Picture of the card with the Vantec IceBerg 4 removed. I am not removing the GPU shim as my core is raised over the shim height and is in full contact with any heatsink I place on it.
http://simon.fearby.com/temp/9800pro/1U/finished_01_removed_stock.jpg

Picture of the screws with nylon insulating washer.
http://simon.fearby.com/temp/9800pro/1U/finished_02_screws.jpg

Aligning the card over the cooler.
http://simon.fearby.com/temp/9800pro/1U/finished_03_align_screws.jpg

I screwed the 1U copper block onto the card and screwed as far as I dared. It seems to be on tight enough (I hope).
http://simon.fearby.com/temp/9800pro/1U/finished_04_mounted_a.jpg

Another view of the mounted heatsink and my past custom ramsinks from an athlon cooler.
http://simon.fearby.com/temp/9800pro/1U/finished_05_mounted_b.jpg

Mmmmm fins and more fins.
http://simon.fearby.com/temp/9800pro/1U/finished_06_mounted_c.jpg

I had to remove one of my 2 PCI TV capture cards to install it but it is worth it. I will upgrade to a A64 3500+, 1GB 2-2-2-5 CAS2 Corsair Ram and a 939 mobo soon and I will have heaps of room.
http://simon.fearby.com/temp/9800pro/1U/finished_07_installed.jpg

I will let the arctic silver settle in over the next few days and then start overclocking again.

[Sentential]

If more finesse was involve...(a little less messy) that would be the nicest volt mod ive ever seen.


under the cpu heatsink...on the NB,....is that a heatsink from a FX5600 u? lol, i have one exactly like that, same place used too LMAO

Jup, thats exactallly what it is. Its very pretty so I said, hell why not! Works really damn good.

[BuzzardB]

Old PNY Geforce 4mx 420

Before:
http://24.86.175.119/buzztek/Mods/Cleanup/geforce4before.JPG

Now:
http://24.86.175.119/buzztek/Mods/geforceOC/Phase4/Phase5/DSCI0001.JPG

[KILLorBE]

Asus V8420S, not done yet, gonna mount some RAMsinks and make a new shroud (Maybe put a TEC on it).
http://members.chello.nl/~a.bax1/PCStuff/Ti4200Front.jpg

http://members.chello.nl/~a.bax1/PCStuff/Ti4200Back.jpg

For now:
GPU=1.77V (335MHz)
MEM=2.93V (710MHz)

**EDIT** Stock voltages/Speed:
GPU=1.65V (260MHz)
MEM=2.8V (550MHz)

[Restorer]

My 9500 that softmods well to a 9700.
I used a stock 2500+ heatsink, the one with an inset copper core.
I had to cut notches out of the HS to clear some components on the card.
Heatsink is held in place with Arctic Alumina epoxy and zip ties.
Ramsinks are held in place with Arctic Alumina epoxy.
360 core, 310 mem.

http://mattsmac.ath.cx/images/9500topfront.jpg

http://mattsmac.ath.cx/images/9500topside.jpg

http://mattsmac.ath.cx/images/9500bottom.jpg

[BRIMCV]

4200TI mod so far need to adjust Heatsink.

[WiSH2oo0]

nothing special

[Voodoo Rufus]

Bet you don't see passively cooled Geforce4 Ti4600s very often. :D

[pelikan]

Voodoo Rufus- I love it!

[threeme2189]

man you people are crazy...
oversized chunks of metal and lots of little fins on a lil old video card...*evil laugh*!

i havent modded my asus 9600 xt but with the pretty good stock cooling i got good results
580/350 stable (no vmods) and i checked my chips they r 2.8 or 2.5 sammy chips rated for a wopping 400 mhz!!!
i want to vmod the little *******...maybe before i sell or replace it?
muahahahahaha...

[aNTiChRisT]

Bet you don't see passively cooled Geforce4 Ti4600s very often. :D

Had one myself :)

~t0m

[tic01]

Ati silencer 4 removed tray ,notched heat sink to except OCZ sinks replaced motor with a cooler master aero 4 for 3500 rpm's of cooling power

[pelikan]

Really nice job with the silencer tic01!

[andyl33t]

i wish i had a card like that ....................:(

[stryder2720]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v324/stryder2720/100_0954.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v324/stryder2720/100_0959.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v324/stryder2720/100_0960.jpg

[Primu$]

You guys have posted some really incredible looking graphics cards :cool: , just wanted to request for more awesome mods!! :thup:
Post'em up Overclockers! :burn:
...LoL Wat happened to the font...?¿?¿?¿

[Gautam]

This is my now deceased 9800, but I'm using the same on my X800 Pro.

http://home.comcast.net/~gautamb/tfr/DSCN0079.JPG

Nice to see some of us don't settle for the puny heatsink offerings on the market...

[NO LIFE]

I forget if this has been posted...but oh well.

http://img82.exs.cx/img82/4679/9800pro37uh.jpg

http://img82.exs.cx/img82/3963/9800pro9om.jpg

Check my sig for o/c results. The card is currently in its aircooling config, but is fully prepped for TEC cooling. She is for sale!!! :D

PS- vcore mod preformed by meeee ;)

[bobmanfoo]

x850xtpe vgpu vdd vddq modded, koolance gpu block

[bobmanfoo]

another pic

[WA2]

I have been without it for so long! Thought I would share his work. I like the new cables from the TEC, and how the little fan deals now plug into the card.....shweeeettt

Here she is..finally be abel to take out the Ti4200 I had been using in its place. :D

http://www.fxclips.com/uploader/incoming/IMG_2048.JPG
http://www.fxclips.com/uploader/incoming/IMG_2049.JPG

[caincha]

OK, my turn now :p
I have a really old ATI 7500 AIW 64mb. :bang head
So I raised my mobo AGP voltage from 1.55 to 1.65 and placed some AMD cooler in the core chip and Thermaltake hs on the RAMs then I made a duct of cardboard spray-painted and added a small fan.

Stock: 260/180
Max stable: 301/209 w/ 1152x864 resolution
Can go 310/220 but starts to artifacts

Most interesting thing is that I don't have any problems at all with video capture... May be because of the little hs I placed in the Rage Theater chip, I don't know...
I'll buy a 9800pro soon and will do something similar but w/ acrylic ducts, neon leds and all... :attn:
Will post pics then ;)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v258/caincha/Mod.jpg

[Westline]

I just completed my mod heatsink project for my two Leadtek 6600 GT TDH's. I used a Dynatron Model C61 Copper heatsink I got off of the egg. The total cost of this project was $25. I lowered my temps by 10°c and almost 300 points in 3Dmark05! I could not be happier with the results. I am using Zip Ties for now, untill I can get some 5/32" screws.

I hope to see some more of these mods on some of your guys 6X series cards!



http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y86/concept11253/pic1.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y86/concept11253/pic2.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y86/concept11253/pic3.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y86/concept11253/pic4.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y86/concept11253/pic5.jpg

[kbtat2]

Are those staples you're using as ram sinks?

[ctrl_alt_del_]

sure looks like it doesn't it? like the big kiind for staple guns...

[Westline]

More Pictures. Yes they are copper staples for a staple gun.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y86/concept11253/pic6.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y86/concept11253/pic7.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y86/concept11253/temps.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y86/concept11253/7571.bmp

[mista ting]

mounted a 120mm fan via zip ties + tubeing to oc my 9800pro--->xt memory from 340 to 395, and a 24k gold plated gpu water block :cool:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v317/m00t/parts009.jpg

[someoneElse]

Old pics of something I did awhile back. Just another 'cutting up an old heatsink for ramsinks' bit on my AIW 9000 Pro. Did manage to get a bit higher to the full clock speed the memory was rated for without artifacts with them though.

And they match the stock GPU sink..;)

I considered replacing the cooler for a moment, but to be honest it doesn't seem to get all that hot, even considering the tiny Radeon Classic era heatsink on it.

I swear the back of the tuner gets much hotter.

[Ven0m]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v124/Ven0m-img/modding/XFX_sinks.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v124/Ven0m-img/modding/GeForce4_XFX_Prescott1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v124/Ven0m-img/modding/ramsinks1.jpg
http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=367228

[darkside1]

2 systems asus and Lian-Li cases

Leadtek 6800 Gt water cooled
AMD64 3500 oc 2500/ 6800gt 440/1150 hz aqua is 71000

http://www.webminder.com/computer/images/6800.jpg

http://www.webminder.com/computer/default.asp

D@vid.Fedorowich.com
www.top-fuel-racing.com
196 Arbour Ridge Way N.W.
Calgary Alberta T3G 4B1
403-547-6691
:)

[buttonmash]

DangerDen Maze-4 Acetal on Powercolor X800Pro@XTPE|16pipes
http://img35.echo.cx/img35/9821/ddati8cc.jpg

ATi Silencer 4 on Sapphire X800Pro - Non Convert
http://img35.echo.cx/img35/719/ati48jz.jpg

[Tenkaipalm]

X800pro with Swiftech MCW50-T Peltier:
http://img321.imageshack.us/img321/961/imga00377li.jpg
Underneath:
http://img321.imageshack.us/img321/1362/imga00338vx.jpg
Installed:
http://img321.imageshack.us/img321/6416/imga00418ka.jpg

Wish it was volt modded, but I ca't find a good guide on v-modding the PCI-E x800 cards...

[Ven0m]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v124/Ven0m-img/modding/6200_heatsink.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v124/Ven0m-img/modding/6200_reflection.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v124/Ven0m-img/modding/6200.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v124/Ven0m-img/modding/6200_backside.jpg

6200 @ 6600 @ 576/730, semi-passive with BOX LGA775 heatsink.

[neospazzy]

I had some issues with the 6800GT memory chips being different heights. I fixed this issue using some genuine Shin-Etsu and applying a BB pellet amount at the center of each ram chip. I used AS5 for the core, though. Here is my setup.

http://www.geocities.com/neosnazzy/slih20.jpg

[Yuriman]

Sapphire X700pro, replaced the freaking loud stock cooler with this:

http://home.earthlink.net/~eckyx3/Oh%20teh%20yes,%20Heatsink!/vcard4.JPG

More pics here: http://home.earthlink.net/~eckyx3/Oh%20teh%20yes,%20Heatsink!/

[WA2]

This is the baby that scores me 9958 in 3DMark05 (will break 10k once I run it on my 3.2Ghz Venice (I hope!)

7800GTX
http://home.comcast.net/~wa261/7800WC_-_3.JPG

[Avg]

I can't believe I never noticed this thread, but here it goes the mods I did on my Powercolor Radeon 9800pro.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v34/AVGxp/Overclockers/9c54fc1f.gif
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v34/AVGxp/Overclockers/IMG_00251.gif
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v34/AVGxp/Overclockers/IMG_00261.gif

That is a vga silencer with a thermaltake duct mod and a Tt 80mm triple blade fan, and a 80mm blower, increased my oc from 430mhz to 445mhz core.

And there is this pre vga silencer mod, some tape, staples and paper, it actually worked.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v34/AVGxp/Overclockers/040705064256.jpg

[Ven0m]

Avg, that's really scary :)

[Celeron_Phreak]

Heatsink: Stasis Thermal NV6800C1 rev. 2.5
Fan: Panaflo FBM-08A12M

Card Keeper In Use

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y203/virax3/2005_Computer/NV6800C1/new/P1010037.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y203/virax3/2005_Computer/NV6800C1/new/P1010039.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y203/virax3/2005_Computer/NV6800C1/DSCI0033.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y203/virax3/2005_Computer/NV6800C1/P1010052.jpg

Yes, it is a beast. :D

P.S. Consumer9000, what happened to the edge of my sink? It looks like it was smelted on the corner of the power connector.

[Enrich]

with an ATI 2 silencer REV 2
Oced @ 560/530

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/2449/img25613gx.jpg

http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/860/img25694da.jpg


I'll get better shots.

[Valk]

http://ev0one.net/ocforums/xp90gpu/xp90gpu6.jpg

my AGP6600GT VIVO cooling. so quiet... and suprisingly not very heavy.

[mwhx1]

my 6600gt & 9800pro custom cooling
http://img209.echo.cx/img209/1961/picture0051rc.jpg
http://img209.echo.cx/img209/3233/picture0034uc.jpg
http://img209.echo.cx/img209/8186/picture0028be.jpg
http://img242.echo.cx/img242/7162/03lz.jpg
http://img242.echo.cx/img242/1247/18ak1.jpg
http://img242.echo.cx/img242/8914/22sn1.jpg
http://img242.echo.cx/img242/2719/38od.jpg

[surjer]

http://surjer.gotdns.com/PCPICS/EVGA_5500_STOCK.JPG
http://surjer.gotdns.com/PCPICS/EVGA_5500_BARE.JPG
http://surjer.gotdns.com/PCPICS/EVGA_HS_INSTALLED.JPG

[night8jim]

I have modded a 6200TC and i manages an extra 40Mhx out of the core.

pics are here;

http://www.jungle-systems.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=43

[DDR-PIII]

GeForce 6600 TurboForce Edition, Gigabyte
Stock speeds - 400/1Ghz
ocd speeds - 600/1.2Ghz

5300 3dmark'03"stock "68XX 3dmarks after oc on gpu and cpu
2500 3dmark'05"stock" 34XX 3dmarks after oc on gpu and cpu

will do a vgpu mod "volt mod" on the gpu once i get my multimeter in, can really do it without, but i hope to get an extra 30-50mhz outta the core "6600gt". mem will do 650 "1.3ghz" but gets artifacts "needs for juice ;)".

will post pics after.

[@md0Cer]

Just a quickie ghetto thing I did: http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=437710

[chops]

Sapphire - ATi RADEON 9600 Pro Advantage 256MB
ThermalTake solid copper RAM heatsinks
Stock clock for now....

http://chops.tzo.com/DSCF2557.jpg

[lowfat]

X850XT w/ Zalman VF700Cu w/ Delta 80X25mm EFB8012EH :attn:
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b110/tulcakelume/computer/Picture303Large.jpg

[Rose Pirate]

:beer: I get a very cool one! Super! :attn: (1st. pic.)

[Rose Pirate]

I get a very cool one! Super! (2nd. pic.)

[Rose Pirate]

I get a very cool one! Super! (3rd. pic.)

[Rose Pirate]

I get a very cool one! Super! (4th. pic.)

[Rose Pirate]

I get a very cool one! Super! (5th. pic.)

[Rose Pirate]

I get a very cool one! Super! (6th. pic.)

[mista ting]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v317/m00t/a86db143.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v317/m00t/1981a333.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v317/m00t/a34da66a.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v317/m00t/9b4f165a.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v317/m00t/47ca4c80.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v317/m00t/d18c3687.jpg
AS5+S-NV6800C5+PNY HP-RS

[MaxPowers_68]

Heres my 478HS on my x700agp
http://i3.tinypic.com/11hgeg9.jpg
http://i3.tinypic.com/11hgks3.jpg
http://i2.tinypic.com/11hgkza.jpg
now im thinking of putting 775 hs on it?

[King Warg²]

pimp my voodoo.:attn: :cool:
http://wildman-productions.com/pimpedvoodoo.jpg

[Deptacon]

i never really got into card modding, but after seening some of this stuff...I am getting pretty interested

[Douken]

I was like...WTH is wrong with this people, get out of my monitor!! But this was the drop that filled the cup...:beer:






















http://ev0one.net/ocforums/xp90gpu/xp90gpu6.jpg

my AGP6600GT VIVO cooling. so quiet... and suprisingly not very heavy.

You gained a plain WTF

[Enrich]

Heres my old FX5200 modded : ) My first true Mod. I didn't have anything copper and I couldn't find copper staples at any hardware store.

http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/2551/picture061yn8.jpg

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/9900/picture064yt0.jpg

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/7203/picture069su5.jpg

[Anubis_386]

Hi all . . . . ain't really massivly modded but it does the job - am moving to watercooling in a bit anyways.
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/Anubis386/PC%203/IMG_0414.jpg

[Mr. Roboto]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v124/Ven0m-img/modding/6200_heatsink.jpg


6200 @ 6600 @ 576/730, semi-passive with BOX LGA775 heatsink.

Isnt that 775 heatsink way too much weight for the card? They're ppretty heavy sinks...

[raid]

This is my GeForce 6800 Ultra after the cure ! I've just removed my useful NV silencer 5 rev.1 and i put on an old pentium heatsink (previously sawn) on the rams and a golden orb taken from a pentium 3 on the GPU!

Unmounted:
http://static.flickr.com/57/223567497_a78ae4bc1c_o.jpg


Mounted:

http://static.flickr.com/97/223567706_ba200860f4_o.jpg

Bye !
Raid.

[NenadCrusader]

Ok here is my mod. The card is a Asus 6800 256MB. The cooler is a moded asus stock cooler for 6600GT that I had before the 6800. The plastic cover, and the fan were removed, leaving just the copper base, a ~40x40 mm copper heatsink, and finally a large unused space. I had an old aluminium heatsink from a 486 cpu (50x50 mm) that I lapped and glued on the large unused space of the copper plate(with a special heat transfer glue I don't remember the name of). Finally, I mounted one 40mm fan on the copper hs, and a 50mm on the added al hs. I haven't done much OCing with the old 6600GT, but however, my temps really went down. Later I got a 6800 and I kept the moded hs, and diden't actually even bother with the stock one, so I am not able to compare temps. I am runing stable ever since on a 22.8% oc.

Asus 6800 nu 350/600 MHz oc: 430/750 MHz
temps: 38°C idle 54°C max load

[Skeith]

Mine was probably my most ambitious mod,.. on a POS card.

Its a Geforce 5200 fx.
Started with this Heatsink.
The capacitors were in the way so I soldered them on the other side of the PCB. wich is fine since the PCB is multilayer.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/InternalVoice/DCP02115.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/InternalVoice/DCP02118.jpg

Then I forced threads into the heatsink that were lined up with the holes for the original CPU cooler and used some screws to hold it in place.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/InternalVoice/DCP02127.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/InternalVoice/DCP02128.jpg

Then I vmoded the GPU and memory. And added some hacked up socket 7 heatsinks to the memory.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/InternalVoice/DCP02290.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/InternalVoice/DCP02291.jpg
The fan terminals glued to the PCB is for testing GPU voltage and memory voltage.

Then I bought this heatsink and replaced the other one.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/InternalVoice/DCP02326.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/InternalVoice/DCP02335.jpg

The blower didnt work as well as I had hoped so I put on a high CFM 40mm fan sucking air through the heatsink and blowing it down into a PCI ehxaust blower.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/InternalVoice/DCP02342.jpg
The card is stock 1.6v 250MHz/2.2v 333MHz OCed to 1.75v 333Mhz /3v 500MHz.

It still sucks though and its the card in my main computer.

With a homemade thermometer one probe wedged in the ramsink and the other crazy glued to the back of the gard where the GPU is get the following.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/InternalVoice/DCP02355.jpg
Test running off of 12v battery 1 probe on counter other probe in fridge.

The readings durring idle are 49.9*C gpu and 34.3*C mem
I wonder If I should push the GPU more? Whats the limit on a GPU temperature?

[ChinStrap]

i know it's not hardcore old school like some of the stuff at the start of this thread - but it's still modded!

6800 GS OC AGP W/ VF700-Cu

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c235/Snatch362/inside.jpg

[King Warg²]

and this is how you pimp da voodoo3 3000 AGP :)

http://wildman-productions.com/MISC_IMAGES/v3000.JPG

[JLangevin]

Interesting...

I dont have a pic as of yet, but all i did was simply zip tie a 92mm fan with variable speed control, to the heat sink on my 7600GTKO and with overclocking it at 630/1650mhz, get 48*c and 55*c under a full load. I didnt have to do any funky ducting, or strange mods.. it doesnt look so bad either since I used one zip tie as a hook, and used the "catch" portion of the other to latch it on.. the ties are barely visible...

Ill post pics soon.

[Caust1c]

Did this thread start before there were card modding kits for video cards?

[grumperfish]

^^^
Probably not, since the 2nd post or so features a card with an aftermarket Iceberq cooler.

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Crap- I uploaded my pics to imageshack before I realized how old this thread is. Oh well, might as well post them now (nothing fancy to see here) :



x1950pro 512MB with an HR-03 and a bunch of PLL heatsinks:

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/4194/picture003gc6.th.jpg (http://img529.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture003gc6.jpg)

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/7628/picture005wr3.th.jpg (http://img521.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture005wr3.jpg)

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x850pro with V1 and more heatsinks:

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/1793/im000486lb3.th.jpg (http://img246.imageshack.us/my.php?image=im000486lb3.jpg)

80% dust:
http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/4578/im000487oo5.th.jpg (http://img178.imageshack.us/my.php?image=im000487oo5.jpg)

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/9223/im000488zi4.th.jpg (http://img178.imageshack.us/my.php?image=im000488zi4.jpg)

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/4152/im000489et9.th.jpg (http://img254.imageshack.us/my.php?image=im000489et9.jpg)

[ian2000gsxr]

geforce4Ti4600withthermalrightfan.jpg

[Drinkyoghurt]

here's my first card vmod, I did this for a contest in which I got the card for free. It was my first ever 100% oc on the core on AIR!, unlucky me only got 3rd and couldn't progress further :(

as you can see, I used to potmeters to get to the right resistance, this is because I sent my dad out to buy them, and he and the shop attendant didn't read my handwriting right, after I got back from work I couldn't go out to buy new ones because the shops were closed, and the contest was the next day, on a sunday:
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/2908/voltmod2ty6.th.jpg (http://img208.imageshack.us/my.php?image=voltmod2ty6.jpg)

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/5995/dsc09007ul9.jpg

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/706/dsc09010us1.jpg

[funnyperson1]

Did this thread start before there were card modding kits for video cards?

Yes, this thread started back when men were men, and video card modification actually involved modifying something.

[grumperfish]

Yes, this thread started back when men were men, and video card modification actually involved modifying something.
I thought about cutting the PCI-E pins to make mine more streamlined, but I figured an R-Type sticker would do the trick.


Edit: I'm a wuss who won't voltmod.

[funnyperson1]

I thought about cutting the PCI-E pins to make mine more streamlined, but I figured an R-Type sticker would do the trick.


Edit: I'm a wuss who won't voltmod.

I prefer drilling holes in the PCB for ventilation.

Heres my first real mod in a while. What you see is an ATI Silencer 3 epoxied to a 7900gs.

The GPU on the 7900 is closer to the back of the case than it is on the 9800XT the cooler was designed for. Lacking a saw I used an old soldering iron to melt off the first couple inches from the ATI Silencer. This is my second attempt as the first time I mixed the wrong proportions of AS epoxy and the heatsink came off (luckily I had foreseen this possibility and held the heatsink loosely in place with a wire).

Coupled with a bios voltmod, I've been able to get stable at 575 mhz core, I'll try for more today.

View from the top:
http://kh2lmw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pGvHJ2aor1Sxa6rdZxy3IzNE_hKeo7WvRwQJfR4b-cRFjse4S3EEYpL9KNY7o45Ry3jYjqW_r1YI

Card with stock heatsink sitting on top:
http://kh2lmw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pE4EUXdyBduE939Iw1ZssGc1q3U0I3Z-3ufz10PlaNqXLMuFZpPr-YeYPsaxE1r24XhhnRoicDA4

Contrary to what this mod might suggest, I am also generally a wuss, I wait until I've had a card for a year or so and its not worth much in the classifieds.

[cikez5252]

i never really got into card modding, but after seening some of this stuff...I am getting pretty interested

LOL, same here. -Cookie Stuffing Url deleted by Staff

[mxthunder]

those of you who are using socket A coolers on the cars, how are you attaching them? i am a big fan of that solution because its so simple, but for now this is the best I could come up with.

http://w4.bikepics.com/pics/2008%5C11%5C23%5Cbikepics-1490883-800.jpg

also, how are you attaching the RAM sinks?

[funnyperson1]

some of them made custom mounting by drilling through and used bolts or zip ties.
Others such as myself used AS epoxy. You would be surprised how strong the bond is.

Most premade ramsinks come with thermal tape. The custom cut ramsinks are attached with thermal tape or attic silver epoxy.