6600gt bfg mod

wizard james · 02-17-07, 02:42 AM

Ok, so it was around 11:30 pm , and my videocard started makin noise, fan was clicking.

Well, 2 hours later and a messy floor , heres the pictures http://www.openopinion.com/other/photos/videocard/ Its a old heatsink i had layin around, so i drilled some holes in it and uses some zip ties to hold it in, TBH i don't know how long this will last. I am gona go to the store tommorw to see if i can find some nut/bolt thing w/e they are called thin enough to hold the heatsink a bit better, then il lap it too.. hahha.. yep ..so bored..

TEMPS: 45-47 idle , 5 mins of ati tool scaning for artifacts = 65 C.

good? i cant remember the temps i had before..

nvidiaOCmaster · 02-17-07, 03:28 AM

NICE! Sexy mod.

funnyperson1 · 02-17-07, 05:03 AM

Those seem like pretty decent temps, but I'm not sure what the 6600GT runs at stock. Those temps are definitely safe though.

In any case, great job, I love to see the homegrown mods, always more satisfying than just slapping on a VGA silencer or something like that.

kyleslater · 02-17-07, 09:34 AM

That is actually more sensible then a lof of coolers they sell

. Nice job.

nd4spdbh2 · 02-17-07, 10:36 AM

thoes temps are good considering the dinky heatsink your using... when my 6600gt AGP was use in my main rig (no longer used for everyday use) and i had it ocd and overvolted to the yin yang... (vcore and vmem mod running at 626/1400) i was using a huge p4 hs... i still use it today but i use it for quiet purposes in my htpc.. check it

reclaimer122 · 02-17-07, 10:57 AM

LOL, is that black heatsink a Dell NB heatsink?

nd4spdbh2 · 02-17-07, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by reclaimer122

LOL, is that black heatsink a Dell NB heatsink?

it actually looks mrore like a heatsink that would be found on a older p3 or 400-533mhz celeron

only reason i kno is i have one that looks almost exactly like that on the northbridge of my IC7-G and another on my FX5200

wizard james · 02-17-07, 01:18 PM

Its from a k6-2 cpu motherboard i had layn around.
Ok, so i wake up and its at 49 , its alittle hot in my room too..but, notbad.

Sofar its holding, but i still dont like the mounting hardware heh. Gona go and see if i can get a ride to home depot or crappy tire and see if they got what i am looking for.
Maybe later today il find some time to update my sig..

EDit: around 5 mins after i posted this, i got a blue screen with nvata.sys , TBH i dunno if thats from the videocard, or just becasue of my harddrives.. Gona reinstll nvidia drivers, might help , also added a fan for my harddrives..

nvidiaOCmaster · 02-17-07, 09:04 PM

Its the GFX. Same thing would happen to me when I overheated on my 6600GT's.

wizard james · 02-18-07, 01:15 AM

Hmm, never happend since then, so far its been becasue of the nvidia drivers (not the gfx drivers)

Anyways, http://www.openopinion.com/other/pho...eocard/update/

Found what i was looking for. and it looks alot better and alot safer then what it was before..with zip ties. o btw.. Lke my skittles , heh, someone should steal them from me, i get despression from sugger (well.. a good 60% of it, the rest is either nothing or happyness .. )

Anyways, Temp idle right now is 43 .
LOAD is.. after 3 mins 58 C

So thats a nice little drop from zip ties, and just to think.. i am just using thermalright gloop.

Now..to overclock it.. Any tips? i was thinking of ati tool since it supports nvidia cards..

nvidiaOCmaster · 02-18-07, 01:23 AM

Ive found that the 6600GT likes rivatuner.

ps2cho · 02-18-07, 01:44 AM

Yes use rivatuner. The one built into the control panel when activated isnt the greatest as you cannot see the exact memory speed when you are over 1000MHz.

Rivatuner is awesome.

My 6600GT @ 590/1160 full load is 58c and idles 35c

ziggo0 · 02-18-07, 01:44 AM

Volt mod it...do it. With a pencil, do the volt mod. I have my BFG 6600GT OC running 600/1.200 with a slight mod to the GPUvcore...I think I got it at 1.55/1.65 (2D/3D). I noticed memory overclocking scales with GPU.

SuperDave1685 · 02-18-07, 02:22 AM

lol niiiiice man... sexy mod.. I like it.. nice temps as well.. congrats on not killing your card on that towell!

wizard james · 02-18-07, 02:35 AM

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Originally Posted by SuperDave1685

lol niiiiice man... sexy mod.. I like it.. nice temps as well.. congrats on not killing your card on that towell!

Well i tried overclocking.. didnt get far.. so i gave up.

So yeh, I dunno what else to do.. kinda bored now.. guess i could play games.. what to play..

ps2cho · 02-18-07, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by wizard james

Well i tried overclocking.. didnt get far.. so i gave up.

So yeh, I dunno what else to do.. kinda bored now.. guess i could play games.. what to play..

Well what did you get to ?

wizard james · 02-18-07, 12:29 PM

i went down to 535 / 1090 , just becasue i get artafacts on anything lower, i think itsjust the ram, so il try the core abit higher later today. (just woke up)

jordon · 02-20-07, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by ps2cho

Yes use rivatuner. The one built into the control panel when activated isnt the greatest as you cannot see the exact memory speed when you are over 1000MHz.

Rivatuner is awesome.

My 6600GT @ 590/1160 full load is 58c and idles 35c

you cant see it your right but you can count it, use your right arrow key after you select the colum, tap to the right or left.. 1 tap is 1mhz.. 10 taps is 10 mhz and youll see it click up on the gui

make for easy fine tuning... i kinda wish i woulda kept my 6600 gt oc.. i sold it to a friend and got a 7600 gs for 20 bucks less then i sold the 6600 for .. did i go wrong ??? ive been looking for 7600 gs mods and havent came up with dittly..

02-17-07, 02:42 AM	Thread Starter #1
wizard james Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: alberta canada calgary SE (come see me..)	6600gt bfg mod Ok, so it was around 11:30 pm , and my videocard started makin noise, fan was clicking. Well, 2 hours later and a messy floor , heres the pictures http://www.openopinion.com/other/photos/videocard/ Its a old heatsink i had layin around, so i drilled some holes in it and uses some zip ties to hold it in, TBH i don't know how long this will last. I am gona go to the store tommorw to see if i can find some nut/bolt thing w/e they are called thin enough to hold the heatsink a bit better, then il lap it too.. hahha.. yep ..so bored.. TEMPS: 45-47 idle , 5 mins of ati tool scaning for artifacts = 65 C. good? i cant remember the temps i had before.. __________________ Depot Tech at Tech Squad in Calgary Alberta Thanks guys for all the donations, if you want to still help, fold for me "wizard_james" heatware
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02-17-07, 03:28 AM	#2
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02-17-07, 05:03 AM	#3
funnyperson1 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Northern VA	Those seem like pretty decent temps, but I'm not sure what the 6600GT runs at stock. Those temps are definitely safe though. In any case, great job, I love to see the homegrown mods, always more satisfying than just slapping on a VGA silencer or something like that. __________________ "Strong with the fold this boy is, fold you must"-NASSoccer its a shame you cant ban people for being ignorant fanboys.... My Heatware [Gigabyte MA790X-UDP4][PHII 940BE][Thermalright Ultra90][2x2GB OCZ Reaper HPC][Palit HD4850][Enhance 5150GH][Windows 7,Ubuntu 12.04]
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02-17-07, 09:34 AM	#4
kyleslater Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Canada	That is actually more sensible then a lof of coolers they sell . Nice job.
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02-17-07, 10:36 AM	#5
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02-17-07, 01:18 PM	Thread Starter #8
wizard james Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: alberta canada calgary SE (come see me..)	Its from a k6-2 cpu motherboard i had layn around. Ok, so i wake up and its at 49 , its alittle hot in my room too..but, notbad. Sofar its holding, but i still dont like the mounting hardware heh. Gona go and see if i can get a ride to home depot or crappy tire and see if they got what i am looking for. Maybe later today il find some time to update my sig.. EDit: around 5 mins after i posted this, i got a blue screen with nvata.sys , TBH i dunno if thats from the videocard, or just becasue of my harddrives.. Gona reinstll nvidia drivers, might help , also added a fan for my harddrives.. __________________ Depot Tech at Tech Squad in Calgary Alberta Thanks guys for all the donations, if you want to still help, fold for me "wizard_james" heatware Last edited by wizard james; 02-17-07 at 01:39 PM.
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02-17-07, 09:04 PM	#9
nvidiaOCmaster Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chulak	Its the GFX. Same thing would happen to me when I overheated on my 6600GT's. __________________ "Just because I don't call any more doesn't mean I'm keeping my urine in jars!"
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02-18-07, 01:15 AM	Thread Starter #10
wizard james Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: alberta canada calgary SE (come see me..)	Hmm, never happend since then, so far its been becasue of the nvidia drivers (not the gfx drivers) Anyways, http://www.openopinion.com/other/pho...eocard/update/ Found what i was looking for. and it looks alot better and alot safer then what it was before..with zip ties. o btw.. Lke my skittles , heh, someone should steal them from me, i get despression from sugger (well.. a good 60% of it, the rest is either nothing or happyness .. ) Anyways, Temp idle right now is 43 . LOAD is.. after 3 mins 58 C So thats a nice little drop from zip ties, and just to think.. i am just using thermalright gloop. Now..to overclock it.. Any tips? i was thinking of ati tool since it supports nvidia cards.. __________________ Depot Tech at Tech Squad in Calgary Alberta Thanks guys for all the donations, if you want to still help, fold for me "wizard_james" heatware
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02-18-07, 01:23 AM	#11
nvidiaOCmaster Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chulak	Ive found that the 6600GT likes rivatuner. __________________ "Just because I don't call any more doesn't mean I'm keeping my urine in jars!"
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02-18-07, 01:44 AM	#12
ps2cho Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Socal, no hella here	Yes use rivatuner. The one built into the control panel when activated isnt the greatest as you cannot see the exact memory speed when you are over 1000MHz. Rivatuner is awesome. My 6600GT @ 590/1160 full load is 58c and idles 35c __________________ Q6600 @ 3.6GHz:.:GA-P35-DS3L:.:4GB DDR2 RAM:.:BFG GTX 260:.:Ultra 120 eXtreme:.:Corsair 520HX X2 3600+ @ 3.1GHz:.:GA-MA78GPM-DS2H:.:1GB DDR2 RAM:.:eVGA 7900GS 256MB:.:Corsair 400CX HTPC: X4 620 0.9v:.:DFI LP JR 790GX:.:2GB DDR2 RAM:.:Asus HD4550 512MB:.:Corsair 450VX:.:32" Vizio 1080p HDTV Laptop: Sony Vaio CW27FX:.:Intel Core i5 @ 2.4GHz:.:GT 330M 512MB:.:4GB DDR3 RAM:.:14" LED AMD CPU List:.:How to HLDS:.:Heatware "The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear."-Jiddu Krishnamurti
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ziggo0 Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: La Porte, Indiana	Volt mod it...do it. With a pencil, do the volt mod. I have my BFG 6600GT OC running 600/1.200 with a slight mod to the GPUvcore...I think I got it at 1.55/1.65 (2D/3D). I noticed memory overclocking scales with GPU. __________________ My Heatware
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02-18-07, 02:22 AM	#14
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02-18-07, 12:29 PM	Thread Starter #17
wizard james Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: alberta canada calgary SE (come see me..)	i went down to 535 / 1090 , just becasue i get artafacts on anything lower, i think itsjust the ram, so il try the core abit higher later today. (just woke up) __________________ Depot Tech at Tech Squad in Calgary Alberta Thanks guys for all the donations, if you want to still help, fold for me "wizard_james" heatware
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