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=ACID RAIN=
02-23-06, 02:04 PM
The fusion HL kicks major ass. I put it on a new card - the x850XT PE. If the overdrive reading is correct, my load temp is 36C and idle is 28C. I can believe it though because the back of the card is cool to the touch, like it's not even powered up. Even at full load it's not warm on back.

I'll have pics later, but for now I'll just explain what I did. Instead of bolting the block directly to the card, I took the original support bar for the back of the card (used to apply pulling pressure to the stock heatsink) and drilled it to fit the bolts I used when I had the block on my 9800 pro/XT. Then I ran them through the bar on each end like the stock bolts would be done and bolted it to the fusion HL that way, tightening them down pretty good. I can't think of a better design for a 2-hole bolt down.

With the GPU hitting 36C load and the CPU hitting 44C full load, I'm very happy with my upgrades :D

Previous hardware:
neo2 platinum, 9800XT, 530w fortron
New:
neo4-f, x850XT PE, 560w silverstone zeus

Well worth the upgrade!
Flip-Mode
02-23-06, 02:15 PM
Why no pictures!!!!
glasslicker
02-23-06, 03:14 PM
Why no pictures!!!!

Yeah, what he said !
=ACID RAIN=
02-23-06, 04:04 PM
LOL

I'm at work! I'll be home in an hour or so and get some pics taken :D
Flip-Mode
02-23-06, 04:31 PM
LOL

I'm at work! I'll be home in an hour or so and get some pics taken :D
Oh well, I guess I'll see it tomorrow then. Good night.
citronym
02-23-06, 04:52 PM
Are you there yet? :p
=ACID RAIN=
02-23-06, 06:03 PM
OK OK! :santa:

Pic 1, applying the ramsinks, all copper from performance-pc. I used a paperclip to keep them stable as the AS epoxy solidified.
http://gallery.arsr-clan.com/albums/userpics/10001/DSCF0009.JPG

Pic 2, drilling the stock ATI support bar for larger bolts.
http://gallery.arsr-clan.com/albums/userpics/10001/DSCF0011.JPG

Pic 3, mounted. Sorry about the fuzziness, camera doesn't always focus where you want it to...
http://gallery.arsr-clan.com/albums/userpics/10001/DSCF0012.JPG

Pic4, fusion HL mounted :D
http://gallery.arsr-clan.com/albums/userpics/10001/DSCF0013.JPG

Nice temp! It's much warmer in here right now that it was last night/this morning, but still a damn good temp ;)
http://gallery.arsr-clan.com/albums/userpics/10001/x850_temp.PNG
citronym
02-23-06, 07:42 PM
Very nice.
SuperFarStucker
02-23-06, 09:49 PM
I have one of these and it keeps up quite nicely with my g70. At stock clock it ran about 38c under load. With a volt mod, 1.71 v & 615 MHz the load temps are 46 C. I thought it was pretty respectable at least. Mounting was an absolute nightmare for the 4 bolt pattern.