ITS HERE!!!! for all you 9800 owners

[Vonkhan]

Originally posted by: Compddd
Vonkhan, did you try putting it on your 9800 XT? Does anyone know if it will fit on the 9800 XT?

It's not compatible with the XT ... or so their website says altho I think I can make it work ... DREMEL MASTA! I have it on a 9800 right now

 

[Compddd]

If I returned my 9800 XT and got a 9800 Pro 256, put the VGA Silencer on it, and overclocked it to XT speeds, would there be any difference from the XT, except the fact that I would have a much more silent solution?

 

[stardust]

Originally posted by: Compddd
If I returned my 9800 XT and got a 9800 Pro 256, put the VGA Silencer on it, and overclocked it to XT speeds, would there be any difference from the XT, except the fact that I would have a much more silent solution?

If your mem is same speed as XT then ur card is about the same if not faster (DDR2), unless the core on the XT is somewhat significantly better than the R350 core which I don't think so.

 

[Vonkhan]

Originally posted by: Compddd
If I returned my 9800 XT and got a 9800 Pro 256, put the VGA Silencer on it, and overclocked it to XT speeds, would there be any difference from the XT, except the fact that I would have a much more silent solution?

No, the XT would still be faster. The card & core have better architecture

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: Vonkhan

Originally posted by: Compddd
If I returned my 9800 XT and got a 9800 Pro 256, put the VGA Silencer on it, and overclocked it to XT speeds, would there be any difference from the XT, except the fact that I would have a much more silent solution?

No, the XT would still be faster. The card & core have better architecture

i dont think it would be noticably faster. u would have to run benchies to determine the XT is slightly faster

 

[Nebor]

Originally posted by: Vonkhan

Originally posted by: Compddd
If I returned my 9800 XT and got a 9800 Pro 256, put the VGA Silencer on it, and overclocked it to XT speeds, would there be any difference from the XT, except the fact that I would have a much more silent solution?

No, the XT would still be faster. The card & core have better architecture

Actually, as I recall, the tests showed that the 256mb R9800s were crippled by slow DDR2. It caused them to underperform the 128mb version in some test, and I believe the XT has nice fast DDR1.

 

[Compddd]

Well Im left in a dilemma, Keep my 9800 XT and put up with the loud noise and heat or get a 9800 Pro and lose performance but get silence plus cool temps with artic vga silencer

 

[Vonkhan]

My XT is actually very quiet ...

Get a VGA Silencer, borrow a dremel and get to work

 

[Slogun]

Here are a couple of comments about my VGA Sliencer...

I took it apart today to see about removing the shim around the GPU. Decided not to though as the GPU is quite flush with the tope edge of the shim, I could tell the way the thermal paste was pressed.

I bridged the 1/4" gap at the end of the cooler with a thin piece of sheet metal, roughly 1" by 3", bent 3/4" in from each end. You can wedge it into the end of the cooler after loosening the screws holding it together.

 

[Slogun]

Back in stock

 

[Grimace]

Originally posted by: Slogun
Back in stock

thanks! ive been watching the site for the last couple weeks, they must have just updated today.

 

[Robor]

Glad someone bumped this thread up. I had mine on order from SVC and they were supposed to ship my RAMSinks and VGA Cooler together when they arrived back in stock. I called to check the status and they hadn't shipped it yet. On the way now though. Will post before/after difference in core/mem speeds.

 

[JH68]

How easy is the VGA Silencer to install on the card?

 

[Slogun]

Most people remark about how easy it is.

I am very handy and found it a tad trickier than installing a HSF.

I think there is a link somewhere on this thread with a review and directions.

 

[stardust]

Hmm, I now have both the 9800np and the 9800pro fitted with this hsf and I didn't have to remove the shim on either one. Both cards have the gpu and shim at the same height and the HSF makes full contact with the core. I'm glad it's in stock again, because some friend's have asked me for them for quite a while..

 

[Slogun]

Yea, my shim was same height as well.

 

[JH68]

Originally posted by: Slogun
Yea, my shim was same height as well.

What do you mean by shim??

 

[Slogun]

Originally posted by: JH68

Originally posted by: Slogun
Yea, my shim was same height as well.

What do you mean by shim??

In order to mount the VGA cooler, you have to remove the stock HSF, after you do that you see the GPU die is in the center of a shim that sits on the vid card to provide support for the HSF.

Some people had earlier reported that the GPU die was recessed lower than the shim, potentially limiting the contact between the GPU and the VGA cooler. Some people resorted to removing this shim to improve cooling with the VGA cooer.

People who find the shim to be the same height as the GPU die no tnot need to think about removing the shim.

 

[Grimace]

my package from svc just arrived. ordered thursday, thats fast shipping. got the cooler and a couple new fans. id love to put the new stuff in tonight, but i have an assignment due tonight, and a test tomorrow. must resist.......

 

[Johnbear007]

Originally posted by: Nebor

Originally posted by: Maddscientist
LoL some of you guys are funny.....yes you must remove your factory coolor thus destroying your warranty , However if you keep your stock and have problems you can also put it back on.

Come on somebody post some real results that I know arnt a biased review 10 out of 10 stars or some crap.

Then you can illegally RMA your card? This might be funny on Tweak3d, because most of the people there agree with your ethics (or lack thereof) but recommending that other break the law will get you a vacation from Anandtech.

I doubt it. It's none of your business what they do with their cards

 

[Johnbear007]

Originally posted by: Nebor
BTW Vonkhan, expect a link to this thread in all your FS\FT threads.

That's againts the FS/FT rules, and since you seem to be such rule nazi, you might want to consider not threatening people.

 

[Acanthus]

Originally posted by: Nebor

Originally posted by: Maddscientist
LoL some of you guys are funny.....yes you must remove your factory coolor thus destroying your warranty , However if you keep your stock and have problems you can also put it back on.

Come on somebody post some real results that I know arnt a biased review 10 out of 10 stars or some crap.

Then you can illegally RMA your card? This might be funny on Tweak3d, because most of the people there agree with your ethics (or lack thereof) but recommending that other break the law will get you a vacation from Anandtech.

yey nebors here! preach to us brotha!

 

[Acanthus]

Originally posted by: Nebor

Originally posted by: Vonkhan
Once u experience the run-around that companies will give u in a legit RMA, u dont have any problems with RMA-ing stuff that u fried

Thought you were a legit ATer too. You're on my DNT list. I mean, if you'd scam Bob the engineer at Asus by RMAing a card that you destroyed, and thus, Asus couldn't pay Bob enough money to have a nice christmas dinner, causing little Billy to go hungry, and without presents, how can I trust you as a trader? I mean, you do steal food from children's mouths, after all.

That's just how I see it. Stealing is stealing, plain and simple. BLACK AND WHITE.

Nebor i dont think id trade with you either, id ship you some memory and typo the tracking the number to you and you'd have the feds at my house within half an hour waiting to put me on trial.

 

[JH68]

With the VGA silencer im o/c the core at 433 and the memory at 374 with my 9800 pro. What are some o/c's that other people are getting?