Modding factory AMD heatsink to fit ATI 9600Pro??

[jeeteeare]

Is it possible? Is it worth it? Has anyone done it?

 

[josephtischer]

This is the OC Forums. Nearly anything is possible. I personally used a old AMD heasink fan on a GF3 TI200. It wasn't pretty but it worked.

 

[Yuriman]

Be careful with the 9600's core, its very small and fragile. To fit the heatsink on, drill 2 holes in the heatsink and run bolts through with springs on them to prevent overtightening. You might even be able to run passively.

 

[FDM]

I did it on my old 9600XT. Max temps I saw were around 37-38c on the gpu.

 

[jeeteeare]

Encouraging....and intimidating at the same time. Would similar resuts be attained with just using something like an AC Silencer? Risk vs. reward?

 

[Yuriman]

Well, the reward is the fun making it, and the money you save. You will get similar, if maybe a degree or 2 lower temps.

Just look at the card modding gallery, it should help.

 

[dalilman52]

you might wanna look at something like THIS, it should help and give you an idea of what you wanna do

 

[jeeteeare]

Thanks for the link, Dali. That was very helpful!

 

[f00t]

you shouldn't have a problem fitting an amd hs on a 9600pro. while i was waiting for my wc to arrive, i put a p1 hs on my old 9600pro for temporary use. with the hs, and a small fan, i got about 10mhz more oc on the core than i did with stock cooling

[edit] just remembered unoid's 9600pro modding page