All "New" GPU Cooler Brought to You by MattNo5ss

MattNo5ss · 09-21-10, 07:30 PM

Ever need a heat sink to cool that power hungry beast of yours? Is the stock cooling horrible and your GPU is without any good after market solutions? If so, then improvise. Find an unused CPU cooler you have tucked away or even go all out and buy a CPU cooler for your GPU if there are no GPU specific solutions.

Here's my attempt at GPU cooling improvisation. I have installed a Thermalright Venomous X on my 8800GTX. I've done this so when I attempt 3D benching, I'll have decent GPU cooling.

Unfortunately, I have to go to class until 10PM CST. So, I don't have any thermal results yet. I'm posting this now to let it marinate for the next couple of hours and hopefully give you guys something interesting to view and contemplate.

See you guys in ~3 hours

@Mods: Feel free to change the title if needed. I thought of it as a partly true, funny, attention grabber.

Bobnova · 09-21-10, 07:34 PM

Beautiful! Ought to work rather nicely, i think

xoke · 09-21-10, 07:41 PM

Awesome MAtt! Hollow out a 120mm fan and set a pile of DICE on that puppy!

muddocktor · 09-21-10, 09:07 PM

That is pretty cool, Matt.

Will it fit in your case?

Knufire · 09-21-10, 09:12 PM

Somehow, I feel like putting that in a case would crack something, unless you have massive card brackets.

Bobnova · 09-21-10, 09:24 PM

Some tape is definitely in order to hold it up, or something like tape at least.

ChanceCoats123 · 09-21-10, 09:36 PM

At least. Something for sure though. In an upright case it should technically be fine, but who benches like that?

onefstsnake · 09-21-10, 09:37 PM

Piece of PVC should hold it up nicely.

Awesome work.

MattNo5ss · 09-21-10, 10:35 PM

Thanks guys! I thought this was a pretty neat idea, and I haven't seen someone mount a CPU cooler on a GPU before. Even on a horizontal motherboard I wont need any brackets or anything to hold it up, the PCI slot works well

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Originally Posted by muddocktor

That is pretty cool, Matt.

Will it fit in your case?

Anything fits on an open bench

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Originally Posted by ChanceCoats123

At least. Something for sure though. In an upright case it should technically be fine, but who benches like that?

I'm thinking the same thing about it being fine in an upright case as long as your bracket is screwed in. I might have to try it in a the only case I have left, CM 360 Elite.

MattNo5ss · 09-21-10, 10:58 PM

Alright, I ran FurMark at stock clocks until the temps leveled off, it looks like a load temp that jumps between 48-49C (idle of 38-39C). With the stock cooler, idle temp was at ~50C with load temps into the low 70s C. So, that's like a 21-24C drop in temps

Not bad at all

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Bobnova · 09-21-10, 11:01 PM

That's decent

I love how it just chills there on the PCIe slots.

BTW: I spy an R3E

m0r7if3r · 09-21-10, 11:02 PM

man, I'd get a bit nervous about that bend myself...you got any left over tubing from your wc loop that you can jam under there to just take some of the weight off?

MattNo5ss · 09-21-10, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Bobnova

That's decent

I love how it just chills there on the PCIe slots.

BTW: I spy an R3E

I'm going to try and make a run at 3D with my 8800GTX/GTS/GT, never really done it before. I'm keeping an eye on your 06 thread. This is what makes ambient benching fun, you have to be creative

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Originally Posted by m0r7if3r

man, I'd get a bit nervous about that bend myself...you got any left over tubing from your wc loop that you can jam under there to just take some of the weight off?

There's really no bend. It's just leeway in the PCIe slots. I do have some tubing and PVC from my loop and station that I could use.

Bobnova · 09-21-10, 11:40 PM

Considering that we have almost identical hardware (gts/mobo/cpu at least), this could be a glorious contest

I have no air cooler for the 920 aside from stock though, a minor issue :P

onefstsnake · 09-22-10, 12:15 AM

Make it a 3 way competition. I'll drop my Ultra in the r3e with the 920.

Bobnova · 09-22-10, 12:40 AM

Good thing i'm going dice, bridging the gap from 96core gts to 128core ultra could be tricky

onefstsnake · 09-22-10, 12:59 AM

Should be easy for you since my 920 will only reach 4.4 and bench stable at 4.3 usually.

Bobnova · 09-22-10, 01:09 AM

The CPU score section will be mine

Pretty big gpu difference.

deadlysyn · 09-22-10, 03:11 AM

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Originally Posted by MattNo5ss

Thanks guys! I thought this was a pretty neat idea, and I haven't seen someone mount a CPU cooler on a GPU before.

There was actually someone that had mounted a stock P4 cooler to an older GPU. I think it might have been a GeForce 6800 or something.

poparamiro · 09-22-10, 04:37 AM

Great stuff.

A cooler with less convex base is possible to "fit" better with the (huge) gpu die.

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MattNo5ss b4n4n4 dr4g0n d00m3d m0d3r4t0r Overclockers.com Editor Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: AL	All "New" GPU Cooler Brought to You by MattNo5ss Ever need a heat sink to cool that power hungry beast of yours? Is the stock cooling horrible and your GPU is without any good after market solutions? If so, then improvise. Find an unused CPU cooler you have tucked away or even go all out and buy a CPU cooler for your GPU if there are no GPU specific solutions. Here's my attempt at GPU cooling improvisation. I have installed a Thermalright Venomous X on my 8800GTX. I've done this so when I attempt 3D benching, I'll have decent GPU cooling. Unfortunately, I have to go to class until 10PM CST. So, I don't have any thermal results yet. I'm posting this now to let it marinate for the next couple of hours and hopefully give you guys something interesting to view and contemplate. See you guys in ~3 hours @Mods: Feel free to change the title if needed. I thought of it as a partly true, funny, attention grabber. Attached Images __________________ i7 3770K \| Asus Maximus V Gene \| 4x2GB Dominator GT DDR3-1600 6-6-6-20 \| eVGA GTX670 SC \| 50GB OCZ Vertex 2 \| SeaSonic SS-1000XP i7 2700K \| Gigabyte G1.Sniper M3 \| 4x2GB G.Skill Eco DDR3-1600 7-8-7-24 \| eVGA GTX680 \| 256GB OCZ Vertex 4 \| SeaSonic X750 E8700/E6750/P4 631 \| Rampage Extreme & EP45T-Extreme & Commando\| Whatever I Can Find Laying Around... O/C Author Profile \| HWBot Profile \| Heatware (89-0-0) \m/ OverClockers mATX L33T Club \m/ Projects: Copper-Framed, MDF Station \| PVC-Framed, MDF Station \| Custom Cascade Cart/Case \| Untitled TJ07 Build
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09-21-10, 09:24 PM	#6
Bobnova Air Superiority Senior Member Benching Team Leader Join Date: May 2009 Location: Humboldt	Some tape is definitely in order to hold it up, or something like tape at least. __________________ "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe." -- Einstein (maybe) How to check your PSU with a multimeter. 17bXw5t51rEBXGavJFMJsC8g7HQgThUGc7 Heatware.
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09-21-10, 09:36 PM	#7
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09-21-10, 09:37 PM	#8
onefstsnake Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Fburg, VA	Piece of PVC should hold it up nicely. Awesome work. __________________ "there was a puddle of water around the socket when I started." -I.M.O.G. Join the Benching Team Gaming/Benching/Folding Rig Asus Rampage III Formulai7 950 @ 4.2ghz6GB G.Skill Pi GTX4702x1TB WD Black256GB Samsung 830 SSDAntec 1200w Wifes Gaming/Folding Rig Gigabyte GA-EX58A-UD3Ri7 920 @ 3.8ghz6GB G.Skill Pi GTX2602x1TB WD Black640GB WD BlackAntec 750w MY HEAT
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MattNo5ss b4n4n4 dr4g0n d00m3d m0d3r4t0r Overclockers.com Editor Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: AL	Alright, I ran FurMark at stock clocks until the temps leveled off, it looks like a load temp that jumps between 48-49C (idle of 38-39C). With the stock cooler, idle temp was at ~50C with load temps into the low 70s C. So, that's like a 21-24C drop in temps Not bad at all __________________ i7 3770K \| Asus Maximus V Gene \| 4x2GB Dominator GT DDR3-1600 6-6-6-20 \| eVGA GTX670 SC \| 50GB OCZ Vertex 2 \| SeaSonic SS-1000XP i7 2700K \| Gigabyte G1.Sniper M3 \| 4x2GB G.Skill Eco DDR3-1600 7-8-7-24 \| eVGA GTX680 \| 256GB OCZ Vertex 4 \| SeaSonic X750 E8700/E6750/P4 631 \| Rampage Extreme & EP45T-Extreme & Commando\| Whatever I Can Find Laying Around... O/C Author Profile \| HWBot Profile \| Heatware (89-0-0) \m/ OverClockers mATX L33T Club \m/ Projects: Copper-Framed, MDF Station \| PVC-Framed, MDF Station \| Custom Cascade Cart/Case \| Untitled TJ07 Build Last edited by MattNo5ss; 02-29-12 at 03:24 PM.
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09-21-10, 11:01 PM	#11
Bobnova Air Superiority Senior Member Benching Team Leader Join Date: May 2009 Location: Humboldt	That's decent I love how it just chills there on the PCIe slots. BTW: I spy an R3E __________________ "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe." -- Einstein (maybe) How to check your PSU with a multimeter. 17bXw5t51rEBXGavJFMJsC8g7HQgThUGc7 Heatware.
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m0r7if3r Member Water Cooling Sticky Reading Enforcement Official Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Marietta, GA	man, I'd get a bit nervous about that bend myself...you got any left over tubing from your wc loop that you can jam under there to just take some of the weight off? __________________ If years were seasons, this December would be the December of our December. -Abed #sixseasonsandamovie Heat
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09-21-10, 11:40 PM	#14
Bobnova Air Superiority Senior Member Benching Team Leader Join Date: May 2009 Location: Humboldt	Considering that we have almost identical hardware (gts/mobo/cpu at least), this could be a glorious contest I have no air cooler for the 920 aside from stock though, a minor issue :P __________________ "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe." -- Einstein (maybe) How to check your PSU with a multimeter. 17bXw5t51rEBXGavJFMJsC8g7HQgThUGc7 Heatware.
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onefstsnake Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Fburg, VA	Make it a 3 way competition. I'll drop my Ultra in the r3e with the 920. __________________ "there was a puddle of water around the socket when I started." -I.M.O.G. Join the Benching Team Gaming/Benching/Folding Rig Asus Rampage III Formulai7 950 @ 4.2ghz6GB G.Skill Pi GTX4702x1TB WD Black256GB Samsung 830 SSDAntec 1200w Wifes Gaming/Folding Rig Gigabyte GA-EX58A-UD3Ri7 920 @ 3.8ghz6GB G.Skill Pi GTX2602x1TB WD Black640GB WD BlackAntec 750w MY HEAT
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Bobnova Air Superiority Senior Member Benching Team Leader Join Date: May 2009 Location: Humboldt	Good thing i'm going dice, bridging the gap from 96core gts to 128core ultra could be tricky __________________ "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe." -- Einstein (maybe) How to check your PSU with a multimeter. 17bXw5t51rEBXGavJFMJsC8g7HQgThUGc7 Heatware.
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09-22-10, 12:59 AM	#17
onefstsnake Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Fburg, VA	Should be easy for you since my 920 will only reach 4.4 and bench stable at 4.3 usually. __________________ "there was a puddle of water around the socket when I started." -I.M.O.G. Join the Benching Team Gaming/Benching/Folding Rig Asus Rampage III Formulai7 950 @ 4.2ghz6GB G.Skill Pi GTX4702x1TB WD Black256GB Samsung 830 SSDAntec 1200w Wifes Gaming/Folding Rig Gigabyte GA-EX58A-UD3Ri7 920 @ 3.8ghz6GB G.Skill Pi GTX2602x1TB WD Black640GB WD BlackAntec 750w MY HEAT
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09-22-10, 01:09 AM	#18
Bobnova Air Superiority Senior Member Benching Team Leader Join Date: May 2009 Location: Humboldt	The CPU score section will be mine Pretty big gpu difference. __________________ "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe." -- Einstein (maybe) How to check your PSU with a multimeter. 17bXw5t51rEBXGavJFMJsC8g7HQgThUGc7 Heatware.
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09-22-10, 04:37 AM	#20
poparamiro Registered Join Date: Jul 2009	Great stuff. A cooler with less convex base is possible to "fit" better with the (huge) gpu die.
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