Just got RMA back from ATI, Already modded :D

[BigRed]

i wake up this morning to a thud at the door, the jackass hucked the box that had my radeon in it at the door. i think he was trying to do a drive by package delivery. anyway i just got done modding it :)
gotta let the epoxy cure before i can get some benchies tho (how long does it take to cure anyways?). heres pics (sorry about large sizes)
That glue is a pain to get off of there. when the ati hsf poped off it sounded like i broke somthing, lol.
http://members.acer-access.com/bigred@acer-access.com/Computer%20Pictures/Radeon1.jpg
Just got the corb on and situated, thats the second try. the first try i put it in on there and it was touching the pci slot next to my agp slot. so the videocard wouldnt go into the slot all the way, i put it too low. oops. had to put it back in the freezer to get the corb off :p (was easier to get off than the ati one)
taped up the ram pins (although it didnt do much good, i still got stuff in the pins, thank god for arctic alumnia :))
http://members.acer-access.com/bigred@acer-access.com/Computer%20Pictures/Radeon2.jpg
Got the top done, takes like 15 min for it to cure enough so they are mostly secure on there.
http://members.acer-access.com/bigred@acer-access.com/Computer%20Pictures/Radeon3.jpg
The back was a bitch, i didnt mix the epoxy right, i put too much thermal compound so the heatsinks fell off after they cured, oops, lol.
got it the second time around though :)
http://members.acer-access.com/bigred@acer-access.com/Computer%20Pictures/Radeon4.jpg
well how long does that stuff take to fully cure? when it does ill see how far i can overclock it :)
get to see if those silversinks will be worth their salt or not :p

[scooter4n]

Nice job you got there. I'll get my Radeon today, hm, hm, hm...

[Silversinksam]

Nice Job Red!

Not even gonna ask how you still got AATA on your rampins despite using tape :p

Heres what Arctic Silver says regarding cure time:

Do not put undue stress on the connection until the adhesive has several hours to completely set.

[Amair_sc]

Beautifull work BigRed :D!

[Silversinksam]

I'm Glad you washed off the Silversinks and got rid of the Silver dust I forgot to blow off :eek:

http://members.acer-access.com/bigred@acer-access.com/Computer%20Pictures/Picture.jpg

[Dissolved]

Originally posted by Silversinksam
Nice Job Red!

Not even gonna ask how you still got AATA on your rampins despite using tape :p

Heres what Arctic Silver says regarding cure time:

Do not put undue stress on the connection until the adhesive has several hours to completely set.

i gave mine 25mins, then i oc'd that mother, and i hold one of the best oc's air cooled...
so i guess it doesnt matter how long ;)

[GoldenTiger]

Me stupid. Me not understand how tape no damage card. Me thoughts static kill card. Me wonder if card is SuperCard. Me no see S-logo. Me wonders. Me want answer :D.

[MaxPower]

I didn't think tape would cause static electricity. And Static electricity doesn't kill a card on the spot, but it does cause some hardware degredation and will knock some time off it's expected life span. But now a days people replace their videocards so often , i would think that the card will be yanked way before it fails of "natural causes"

[ghengisjam]

that could be my card for the mods you've done. And I'm finally enjoying the hell outta my 8500....

don't get me started on THAT!

[jdmcnudgent]

very nice, getting ready to set mine up like that. very nice:D

[Silversinksam]

Be kind to BigRed,

The RMA-ed card ATI send him isn't overclocking the way Red wants it to........:(

He's stuck around 285/285 which is still pretty fast as I see it.....

[BigRed]

Originally posted by Silversinksam
Be kind to BigRed,

The RMA-ed card ATI send him isn't overclocking the way Red wants it to........:(

He's stuck around 285/285 which is still pretty fast as I see it.....
:mad: :mad:
!!!!!!
:mad: :mad:

all that work and the card is a lemon
it *MIGHT* be the drivers, cuz i installed the stock drivers (the sucky one without smoothvision) and i got the card to be stable at 305/305 but the drivers suck so badly my 3dmark score was only 5000 (i had it up to 5850 with the latest beta drivers).
hopefully it will be beter when newer beta drivers come out.

i wanna see what the silversinks can do but i dont think i will find out. :(