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Hi!
Ive been searching all over the web for answers but could come up with any hard data.
I have an old MX440 PCI video card im using to rebuild an old IBM Thinkcentre.
IBM have built these machines to run almost silent no matter what the load or temps are.
The MX440 is the "128MB" model which has a tiny 40mm fan attached to the heatsink, i have a collection of old heatsinks from various other video cards and NB chips.
I want to remove the fan and heatsink, then replace it will a fan-less heatsink.
Since the card is very old and will never be used for gaming, im sure it will work fine. However i cant find any threads about anything like this being done before.
Is there some way i can ensure that the fan-less heatsink will work on my card? should i make sure the heatsink is double the size of the original to make up for the lack of air flow? or should i just put the heat sink on, boot the PC and watch the temps for a few hours to see how it goes?
I dont want to break the card since old PCI cards are like chicken teeth these days, but at the same time i dont want a screaming 40mm fan inside what would normally be a silent pc build.
any help would be amazing!
Ive been searching all over the web for answers but could come up with any hard data.
I have an old MX440 PCI video card im using to rebuild an old IBM Thinkcentre.
IBM have built these machines to run almost silent no matter what the load or temps are.
The MX440 is the "128MB" model which has a tiny 40mm fan attached to the heatsink, i have a collection of old heatsinks from various other video cards and NB chips.
I want to remove the fan and heatsink, then replace it will a fan-less heatsink.
Since the card is very old and will never be used for gaming, im sure it will work fine. However i cant find any threads about anything like this being done before.
Is there some way i can ensure that the fan-less heatsink will work on my card? should i make sure the heatsink is double the size of the original to make up for the lack of air flow? or should i just put the heat sink on, boot the PC and watch the temps for a few hours to see how it goes?
I dont want to break the card since old PCI cards are like chicken teeth these days, but at the same time i dont want a screaming 40mm fan inside what would normally be a silent pc build.
any help would be amazing!