Crazy Idea... Can I cool an 8800gts with this?

[iamdarkyoshi]

I am not joking. I have one of these and I have a GPU to cool. I already have a heatsink for the vrms and the videoram. The case has a 200mm fan on the side, so there is quite a bit of case airflow right onto the GPU. I cannot mount a stock intel cooler on it because of slot space restrictions.

[thekeemo]

I want to say no but I want to see what happens

fyi stock cooling

and I know you have better cooling lying around

[Notree]

I am not joking. I have one of these and I have a GPU to cool. I already have a heatsink for the vrms and the videoram. The case has a 200mm fan on the side, so there is quite a bit of case airflow right onto the GPU. I cannot mount a stock intel cooler on it because of slot space restrictions.

Doubt it. Try it out..lol

[Hackentosher]

Does the card mean a lot to you? Like would it be that big of a deal if you fried it?

[iamdarkyoshi]

Does the card mean a lot to you? Like would it be that big of a deal if you fried it?

I have no idea if the damn thing even works

[iamdarkyoshi]

I want to say no but I want to see what happens

fyi stock cooling

and I know you have better cooling lying around

I do, but for onr, the box of heatsinks is far to heavy for one person to get it off the shelf, and it cannot be any thicker than two slots

[thekeemo]

I do, but for onr, the box of heatsinks is far to heavy for one person to get it off the shelf, and it cannot be any thicker than two slots

stock cooling is 2 slots you are good

[boarder2k7]

For testing I suppose you could but the TDP of the P3 generation was around 25 watts while that card is 75+

Now fans buy you a lot of leeway since the P3 was usually case airflow cooled, but it still may not be able to dissipate the heat. The base plates are fairly thin so you don't use the closer to edge fins as effectively.

[iamdarkyoshi]

stock cooling is 2 slots you are good

If I had the stock cooler, I would use it...

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

Dooooo it m9

[iamdarkyoshi]

For testing I suppose you could but the TDP of the P3 generation was around 25 watts while that card is 75+

Now fans buy you a lot of leeway since the P3 was usually case airflow cooled, but it still may not be able to dissipate the heat. The base plates are fairly thin so you don't use the closer to edge fins as effectively.

Mine is a bit different, and the baseplate is much thicker

[Hackentosher]

Judging by the fact that there are heat pipes on the stock cooler, that would indicate to me that that chip puts out quite a lot of heat under load. It's an older card and it would be an interesting experiment, but I would be wary of that.

[iamdarkyoshi]

I ended up throwing a stock lga 775 intel heatsink on it. Mostly because I didnt have to drill holes in the heatsink.

[TheRandomness]

I ended up throwing a stock lga 775 intel heatsink on it. Mostly because I didnt have to drill holes in the heatsink.

Awh... try it anyways

[Coaxialgamer]

What about this?

http://kitchen-electronics.weebly.com/uploads/2/7/1/1/27118291/6608936_orig.jpg

[boarder2k7]

What about this?

http://kitchen-electronics.weebly.com/uploads/2/7/1/1/27118291/6608936_orig.jpg

Might as well go custom water cooling then

[iamdarkyoshi]

Might as well go custom water cooling then

Ironically, thats the problem. I got it with a bunch of watercooling stuff for my main PC

[Guest]

Ahhh, the good old days 8800gts