Do outdated GPU coolers make good nF4 coolers?

[Bull Dog]

Thanks, glad you liked it. I'm thinking although not too seriously about doing it again and fixing a couple of mistakes I made.

For some crazed reason I didn't drill the holes for the pins where the fins where already missing. :disgust: Hmm then I could sell my old one for a few $$ hmmmm.

 

[Punkydammit]

The chipset cooler on my DFI Ultra-D started making horrible grinding noises, so I emailed DFI about replacement options without having to send the whole board in. DFI support replied suggesting that I use an Evercool heatsink to replace it while I sent the OEM one in:

Evercool "twinkling" VGA cooler

Under $8, so not too shabby. Just got it in yesterday and installed it- it needed no modification whatsoever to fit. Chipset temp went down (40C idle compared to the 50C I was getting with the stock DFI heatsink) and my videocard clears it just fine.

The DFI tech said that I could send the original fan back in, but that I'd probobly decide to keep the Evercool on even when the replacement arrived. Now I think he could be right.

 

[Skyhanger]

Originally posted by: Punkydammit
The chipset cooler on my DFI Ultra-D started making horrible grinding noises, so I emailed DFI about replacement options without having to send the whole board in. DFI support replied suggesting that I use an Evercool heatsink to replace it while I sent the OEM one in:

Evercool "twinkling" VGA cooler

Under $8, so not too shabby. Just got it in yesterday and installed it- it needed no modification whatsoever to fit. Chipset temp went down (40C idle compared to the 50C I was getting with the stock DFI heatsink) and my videocard clears it just fine.

The DFI tech said that I could send the original fan back in, but that I'd probobly decide to keep the Evercool on even when the replacement arrived. Now I think he could be right.

How about the noise level? I'm looking at this as a alternative to the Vantec IceberQ copper. The kicker for the Vantec fan is the noise rating (26dB). How loud is that Evercool fan you just installed?

 

[Punkydammit]

Originally posted by: Skyhanger
How about the noise level? I'm looking at this as a alternative to the Vantec IceberQ copper. The kicker for the Vantec fan is the noise rating (26dB). How loud is that Evercool fan you just installed?

I really don't notice the noise at all, but ANYTHING is quieter than the grinding the DFI fan was making.


Of course, I'm running 2 120mm fans, 2 80mm fans, a 92mm fan and a slot exhaust blower... so even though none of them are loud I'm not sure I'd be able to say MY perception of "quiet" is the same as anyone else's.

I'd say if silence is your main goal and you don't mind modding it, the Iceberq would be the way to go. If ease of installation and performance without too much noise (not to mention low cost) is more appealing, then I'd go with the Evercool.

 

[Bull Dog]

Some things I realized after the fact, the Iceberg4 Premium and the Iceberg4 Premium Pro are two different sizes, the Pro is larger than the non-Pro. SVC's specs say that the Pro has a 45mm fan compared to the 40mm of the non-Pro. Glad that evercool unit worked for you.

 

[sauria]

I'd love to see that link -- it seems broken now. Thanks! I want to put an iceberq 4 pro on a dfi sli-dr and I'm not sure if it will fit

 

[sauria]

Punkydammit
Great, is that this cooler:
http://www.techtastic.ca/reviews2/twinkling-vga-cooler.html

Model: VC-RE
Dimensions: 45×45×10mm
12VDC Fan
Bearing: Ball bearing
Rated speed: 5000 RPM +/-10%
Rated power: 1.32W
Air flow: 7.79 CFM
Current: 0.11A
Life hours 35,000 Hr
Features: Full copper, Push pin for easy installation
Connector: 3 Pin, mainboard
Application: Nvidia, GeForce 3 Ti Series, GeForce 4 MX Series, ATI, Radeon Series, SIS, Xabre Series

 

[sauria]

Originally posted by: Bull Dog 840
Some things I realized after the fact, the Iceberg4 Premium and the Iceberg4 Premium Pro are two different sizes, the Pro is larger than the non-Pro. SVC's specs say that the Pro has a 45mm fan compared to the 40mm of the non-Pro. Glad that evercool unit worked for you.

Looks like the evercool is the same size as the iceberq 4 pro
Fan Dimensions: 45x45x10 mm

 

[Punkydammit]

Originally posted by: sauria

Punkydammit
Great, is that this cooler:
http://www.techtastic.ca/reviews2/twinkling-vga-cooler.html

That looks to be the same one.

 

[Bull Dog]

Originally posted by: Bull Dog 840
Okie dokie guide is done.

You can also see my other ones.

Anyways, lake a look here.

Or click on the link below
http://www.overminddl1.com/forum/index.php/topic,407.0.html

Look for "NB cooler mod".

There are some things I wish I had done differently but right now I don't feel like dropping $15 for another cooler.

Originally posted by: sauria
I'd love to see that link -- it seems broken now. Thanks! I want to put an iceberq 4 pro on a dfi sli-dr and I'm not sure if it will fit

Unfortunately when my host (OvermindDL1) changes servers something went very wrong with the DNS updating to the new IP address. Arrrg! If you add this line

209.124.74.34 www.overminddl1.com

to your hosts file found in the C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers (For default XP) folder the link should start working again.

Alternitively you can link directly to my "guide pages"

DFI nForce4 Ultra-D
Replacing the Thermalright SLK-948U with the Thermalright XP-120
AMD 3500+ upgrade to AMD X2 4400+

And the one we all really want to see.
Vantec Iceberg4 Pro cooler mod

 

[Bull Dog]

just wanted to bump this up

 

[sauria]

Thanks all for the great info. I may try to mod mine as that's what I have Bull Dog 840.

 

[sauria]

Originally posted by: Punkydammit

Originally posted by: sauria

Punkydammit
Great, is that this cooler:
http://www.techtastic.ca/reviews2/twinkling-vga-cooler.html

That looks to be the same one.

Thanks!

 

[Bull Dog]

bump

 

[Bull Dog]

bump for one last time

 

[Remedy]

Check This out, if you haven't already.

 

[sauria]

Interesting I got the evercool twinkling -- you have one of these?

 

[sauria]

Like that mod for the iceberQ pro Bull Dog!