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Jaster
10-20-01, 12:00 AM
anything better than the blorb for cooling a vcard, except watercooling and HSF's made for 1.5Ghz CPU's :)
Silversinksam
10-20-01, 01:16 AM
You Betcha

Read this thread on Super GPU coolers (http://forums.overclockers.ws/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=35853)

http://www.ocshoot.com/ultra/hot/assy.jpg

Any Rackmount IU cooler will kick @ss but the Alpha pal 15u is sweet

This all copper IU cooler is $15

http://www.nexfan.com/images/bu0tnmv6.jpg
oc jason
10-20-01, 08:35 AM
or you can try the new Crystal Orb
Maximus Nickus
10-22-01, 04:50 AM
why is da borb rubbish? is the crystal orb any good?
The Overclocker
10-22-01, 05:03 AM
Originally posted by [OC] Jason
or you can try the new Crystal Orb
except there is only 1 degree celecus difference between the crorb and the borb, got for the icicle, it is cheep and is used to cool up to 1GHz atherlons in rackmount servers
Maximus Nickus
10-22-01, 08:45 AM
im gonna get the blue thermaltake ram sinks and a borb (cause they look good together the oorb wouldn't) will they be any good on a geforce 3? ie the ramsinks and the borb on th back to get two sided cooling? my gcard (3dprophet 2 mx 64mb) has no clips oc pants how should i attach the orb? artic silver wif 4 dabs of superglue and same for ramsinks? or using the tape?
Veland
10-22-01, 09:07 AM
I'd stay away from the BLORB. It's probably better than stock HSF, but there are some serious issues with that orb. Like the base that actually consist of 3 different parts pressed together with poor thermal interface between them. Use some normal HSF and you should be fine!

My Asus 6800Dx Geforce256:
Stock hsf: 65c
Blorb: 55c
Homemade solution with HSF + HS on back of card: 40c

Case at 25c
Maximus Nickus
10-22-01, 09:19 AM
i heard that the orange orb is only one part of metal is that better? surely its better than the 486 stock heatsink and no fan! i used one before and found it was very good so why does everyone say there pants?
Jaster
10-23-01, 05:23 AM
don't slam on the blorb homie, theres no doubt it's better than a stock cooler. It also depends on what Vcard u have to though, if u put it on a GF3 or GF2 ultra it probably would be the same effect that the stock HSF would have provided. I have the blorb for my GF2 Pro and i can o/c the core 40Mhz, at the time i didn't know about these other HSF's or i probably would have got one of them. Cause i'm just a crazy overclocker. but i'd say that the blorbie is good for low end-medium Vcards.

P.S. plus its cheap and looks really cool.
Tbird man
10-23-01, 05:05 PM
where can you get the alpha rackmount cooler?
Silversinksam
10-23-01, 09:15 PM
Tbird,

Read this thread

http://forums.overclockers.ws/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=35853
RangerJoe34
10-23-01, 09:23 PM
im gonna watercool my abit geforce 3
its gonna be AWESOME
William
10-23-01, 10:26 PM
blorbs need some serious lapping.
Maximus Nickus
10-24-01, 04:51 AM
how much lapping? and why did the lapping guide say you need glass?
Jaster
10-24-01, 05:28 AM
they just use the glass to go inbetween the sandpaper while sanding, probably cause it's flat. I just use a hacked up CD-R.
Veland
10-26-01, 03:25 AM
After some modding, and using two big HS, I can take my old Geforce 256 core from 120 to 175. That's a noticable difference!

..but the card now weighs 150grams extra...
Sketch
10-26-01, 03:13 PM
My solution for all heat related issues. WATERCOOL IT!!! Take the Plunge.
Genis B
10-26-01, 07:38 PM
Originally posted by Silversinksam
You Betcha

Read this thread on Super GPU coolers (http://forums.overclockers.ws/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=35853)

http://www.ocshoot.com/ultra/hot/assy.jpg

Any Rackmount IU cooler will kick @ss but the Alpha pal 15u is sweet

This all copper IU cooler is $15

http://www.nexfan.com/images/bu0tnmv6.jpg

can u provide me a link to where i can buy it from please? i got a blue orb but i am sick of it now and the copper one lookz much solid and cheap.
thankz
!-=sky=-!
10-27-01, 05:40 AM
using a p3 heatsink on my old gefore256....

that will beat the blorb anyday
It_The_Cow
10-27-01, 10:31 AM
Originally posted by Genis B


can u provide me a link to where i can buy it from please? i got a blue orb but i am sick of it now and the copper one lookz much solid and cheap.
thankz

Originally posted by Silversinksam
Ozzy,

Probably the finest GPU heatsink is this Low profile Alpha Pal 15U
Sold at Coolerguy.com (http://www.coolerguys.com/cpucool/fcpga.shtml) cost $28

http://www.coolerguys.com/pictures/pal15.jpg

Another excellent solution is this AOC copper low profile rackmount cooler for $15

http://www.nexfan.com/images/bu0tnmv6.jpg

Nexfan.com (http://www.nexfan.com/29/171.htm?315)