Dumb(?) question

[freddiedaman]

I sit here feeling like a 13-year old waing for christmas....my new employer is providing me with a mean rig sometime next week
(P4 1,8GHz, 512MB RAM, Geforce3 Ti-200, 100GB HDD...hmm....well...:-)

Anyway, I was wondering if all Ti-200:s have ramsinks on them or not? If this baby doesn´t, I will have to get some......my question to you fellas is where to get this kinda stuff, and, what to get?(Preferrably in the Nordic region, live in Sweden)

/freddie

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PII 300 MHz
Geforce2MX-200 32MB@185/180
40GB HDD@7200Rpm
192MB SDRAM PC-100

[Wega!]

Do you know what brand the TI-200 is?

[freddiedaman]

no, unfortunately I don´t know which brand....but I´m thinking Nvidias own...... I just want to prepare myself if I might have to get those sinks, they seem pretty tough to come by here in Sweden..! :(

[ken257]

I found an interesting article on making your own ram sinks for vid cards.
http://www.lostcircuits.com/advice/cooler_radeon/

[freddiedaman]

if Nvidia actually make their own brand that is....come to think of it:-) No seriously I don´t have a clue what brand it might be..:-)

[Pinky]

Originally posted by ken257
I found an interesting article on making your own ram sinks for vid cards.
http://www.lostcircuits.com/advice/cooler_radeon/

For the time it probably takes to make that and the cost for the bolt, I'd spend $10 at radio shack.

[ken257]

Very true Pinky. I just have not a clue as to what is available in Sweeden where he is from so I think that this is a good last resort if he can't find anything to buy. Even cutting up some old 486 sinks works great for cooling ram.

[freddiedaman]

hehe...considering the cost of the bolt...good one Pinky:-) So RadioShack is one place I´d look, any other suggestions?

[funnyperson1]

Originally posted by ken257
I found an interesting article on making your own ram sinks for vid cards.
http://www.lostcircuits.com/advice/cooler_radeon/

did anyone notice that was brass? not the best thermal transfer imho....

[freddiedaman]

the only problem is shipping costs will be at least twice the price of the rasmsinks.... Well you gave me something to think about, I take it there are TI-200:s that comes without ramsinks then?

[Silversinksam]

Originally posted by funnyperson1


did anyone notice that was brass? not the best thermal transfer imho....


LOL Can't pull the wool over Funnyperson's eyes :)

Actually I wrote to MS over @ LOSTCIRCUITS, I was curious why he didn't use copper.

-He told me he couldn't find them in copper:p


http://www.lostcircuits.com/advice/cooler_radeon/cuts2b.jpg

[o770]

i think all ti200 have the ramsinks. ive seen no-one without them.. thats because the nvidia ti200 reference card has the ramsinks, the manufacters will use them on their cards. i know the geforce2 ti hasnt the ramsinks in the reference card and most of the manufacters chose not to use them, the only geforce2 ti i saw with the ramsinks is the 5864 made by visiontek.

[freddiedaman]

or perhaps I should just use the ol' jigsaw on my old friend Geforce2 MX-200.....there´s a sink on that one...:-) Well we´ll just have to wait and see then....thans guys!