r9 285 msi gaming 4gb twin fozr dead

[Ryzenuser19]

so i have my r9 285 gaming x 4g card ready to be used in a dedicated ryzen 1200x hackintosh but...

 

i think the cooler is dead no not the fans those things work and hurt funnily enough. but i think the aluminium chunk is dead or the heat pipes. i mean the thing has limescale on it and ive tried several thermal pastes and the only way i stopped it overheating was to wack fans on 100% and under-clock and volt to the limit it allows in afterburner. which isn't ideal. so i know i can get a replacement cooler of the same kind from china via ebay but i don't fancy waiting over 2 months for it if it even gets shipped with all this human malware going on i'm 100% skeptial. so reality sets in i need this card since i already have it, got it for 75% less than its 2nd hand value and it has metal support so i deffo need it for updates for Catalina and so on.

 

i found a german cooling heatsink but its more expensive than what i got the card for and i'd need to add my own fans though 2 120mm fans would be cool. although im open to a hybrid cooler if its £50 UK Rupees or there abouts. there is zero chance of me using a kraken for this thing. im way more sketchy than Linus with D.I.Y so custom soft tube loops i am not doing myself. 

 

*off topic question*

can i have a youtube link in my sig of my current rig that shows it dual booting windows/mac os?

[Jurrunio]

The Arctic Aceelero ones? dont see why not, though not sure how much they cost due to shipping (hopefully not a lot)

 

42 minutes ago, Ryzenuser19 said:

*off topic question*

can i have a youtube link in my sig of my current rig that shows it dual booting windows/mac os?

Yes

[Ryzenuser19]

2 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

The Arctic Aceelero ones? dont see why not, though not sure how much they cost due to shipping (hopefully not a lot)

 

Yes

so on topic reply. i was going to use a artic but they dont look too nice what with the intel stock cooler looking fan cage lol. but thats not the one i ment this one https://www.amazon.co.uk/RAIJINTEK-Morpheus-Black-Heatpipe-Kühler/dp/B00R6YQYQ2/ref=sxbs_sxwds-stvp?cv_ct_cx=gpu+cooler+heatsink&keywords=gpu+cooler+heatsink&pd_rd_i=B00R6YQYQ2&pd_rd_r=c05d1d57-01fb-43bb-bfe8-0d97c233854b&pd_rd_w=JDGGh&pd_rd_wg=Tec2V&pf_rd_p=7dc56c0d-8a5f-4d97-9143-7233b106859a&pf_rd_r=QXZ0PCMGVV5P44B7T67T&psc=1&qid=1584078870&refinements=p_72%3A419153031&rnid=419152031

 

off tpoic reply awesome. i find it really funthat i got a out of the box fully natively working ryzen hackintosh. been doing it since snowleopard. and ryzen was the easiest ever which is crazy since there is no ryzen mac.

[Jurrunio]

6 minutes ago, Ryzenuser19 said:

so on topic reply. i was going to use a artic but they dont look too nice what with the intel stock cooler looking fan cage lol. but thats not the one i ment this one https://www.amazon.co.uk/RAIJINTEK-Morpheus-Black-Heatpipe-Kühler/dp/B00R6YQYQ2/ref=sxbs_sxwds-stvp?cv_ct_cx=gpu+cooler+heatsink&keywords=gpu+cooler+heatsink&pd_rd_i=B00R6YQYQ2&pd_rd_r=c05d1d57-01fb-43bb-bfe8-0d97c233854b&pd_rd_w=JDGGh&pd_rd_wg=Tec2V&pf_rd_p=7dc56c0d-8a5f-4d97-9143-7233b106859a&pf_rd_r=QXZ0PCMGVV5P44B7T67T&psc=1&qid=1584078870&refinements=p_72%3A419153031&rnid=419152031

the morpheus is like, way overkill for a 285. Heck it can even tame a 390X

[Ryzenuser19]

3 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

the morpheus is like, way overkill for a 285. Heck it can even tame a 390X

yeah i agree. i used one on my 980ti that is now retired. but the cooler was damaged which is why its back with its reference and its been shelved. was my dads gpu and although its broken i want to keep that thing.

 

will another cooler from a third party card work? i see alot of gigabyte ones that are from uk that i can use if they will fit. https://www.amazon.co.uk/ARCTIC-Accelero-Twin-Turbo-III/dp/B00IEO8H22/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=gpu+cooler+heatsink&qid=1584078870&refinements=p_72%3A419153031&rnid=419152031&sr=8-5 <the artic costs more than i paid for the card too. kinda wanted to only pay more than the card cost if i could get it really quiet under load. using a corsair carbide 275r for the case. so it will look alright cosmeticly but the it bleeds sound this case.

[Jurrunio]

5 minutes ago, Ryzenuser19 said:

will another cooler from a third party card work? i see alot of gigabyte ones that are from uk that i can use if they will fit. 

unlikely, custom cards can change the mounting screw positions for the shroud which carries the fan which breaks compatibility in some cases, while the position of the entire core can change as well so you may get a heatsink that slams onto the I/O bracket of your card because it's too long over to the left.

[Ryzenuser19]

3 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

unlikely, custom cards can change the mounting screw positions for the shroud which carries the fan which breaks compatibility in some cases, while the position of the entire core can change as well so you may get a heatsink that slams onto the I/O bracket of your card because it's too long over to the left.

yeah ive had that issue before. its a shame theres no 120mm hybrid cooler for £50 or less that will cool it. i may just pay someone with a better quality build ethic to just do a cpu/gpu soft tube loop. maintaining is easy but actually doing it and trusting me not to half ass it or cut corners i really dont. so dont wanna let me do that. im very bad at patience.