9800 pro - water cooling & shim removal

[$anch3z]

got my artifact problem solved with my 9800 pro by removing the shim with some dental floss and a razor blade then very carefully replaced the water block with some springs on the fixings so as not to crush the core:)

so for people wanting put a waterblock on a ATI 9800 pro you may have to remove the shim but be very careful not to crush the core.

Also shim removal is tricky best solution i found was dental floss to start it off then very carefully with a razor blade

new speeds are in my sig an improvement from getting artifacts under stock speed:D

[Steven4563]

nice OC !!! :)

[Axis]

Good job. If I push it I can get around those clocks.

[snyper1982]

holly carp, her boobs are almost popping out in your avatar steve.... by the way, nice oc on the card. :)

[$anch3z]

thanx :D all made possible from the help in these forums ...gotta run some benchies now and update me sig:burn:

[WA2]

NOt bad...should have gotten a MCW50-t..then you could run 511/389 like me :D

[KaNiBaL KoW]

Did you have to remove the shim, couldn't you have left it on? It is the same height as the core in my 9800 XT and I am contemplating removing it also, but if posible I'll leave it alone and simply place the water block over it all.

[Kosmic]

I didn't remove the shim for my watercooling, but I can only get up to 423 on the core without artifacts, too. Using a swiftech mcw-50, but I think I put a bit too much thermal paste on the core, too. Problem with the radeon is that there are only 2 mounting holes instead of 4 which makes it harder to get really good contact. I might try the shim removal and see if that helps any.