PNY GF3 Ti200 3.8ns

[custoswashere]

I just replaced all the heatsinks on my PNY GF3 Ti200 and noticed that the memory is 3.8 not the 4.0 that they advertised. I got m ine from Newegg if that matters. Also noticed something, two of the memory chips have a different number then the rest of them on the second line, guessing that it's a build number since the upper line looks like a model and spec line. I had heard that someone else took their sinks off and they got the same thing. So far I've been able to get the new revised card to 260 core, and 560 memory before it locks up. I think the lock ups may be caused by the north bridge since the fan on it is failing and I've noticed more lock ups lately. I'll post some pics as soon as I can, I must say it looks bad *** with new blue heatsinks.

Mike

 

[WarriorII]

Sweeeeeet

Thanks for the info.

 

[deez]

Nice OC on that card...what's your 3DMark 2001SE score?

 

[custoswashere]

with out overclocking the main board and just the video card to 260/560, I got 7636. I quit since I noticed it locked up later while running a burn in loop and the error in my event log matched one that I had gotten earlier that I knew came from the Northbridge failing. Once I get a nother heat sink for it, I'll try for more.

I forgot to mention earlier that when I finally got the taped on heatsinks off it, I noticed that two of the memory chips weren't even touching the tape!! That's right!! Not touching. All of the chips showed heat "damage" as far as color changes on the painted ID's and serial numbers. On the other bank of memory chips (the one that contains two chips with a different number) had one chip that wasn't touching the heatsink at all.

I attached the new heatsinks with Artic Alumina epoxy and boy am I glaad that it is not conductive. I was real carefull on not getting it where it shouldn't be and I still managed to get overflow on the memory contacts of one chip. Luckily it is truely non conductive.

I'm hoping to get some pics for you real soon.

 

[deez]

What drivers are you using? I get 7206 with the 28.32 drivers on my rig in the sig. Seems to be pretty similar performance but once you get that T-bird rockin your score should jump up a bit. I've heard the crystal orb is a good chipset cooler.

 

[custoswashere]

I'm using the 28's. Here's a pic of the card in place.

 

[custoswashere]

here's one with the PCI fan cooler that I made. It has a quiet 80 MM on it and does a great job. The sinks never even get warm.

 

[custoswashere]

here's a better angle.

 

[Lummoxx]

Neat idea. Is that blowing onto or away from the vid card?

 

[custoswashere]

it's blowing air on to the heatsinks. When I finally get around to cutting up the side of my case and installing a window, I'm going to mount an 80 mm fan don in the lower left to supply that fan with fresh air. Currently I have a 120mm blowing just under the video card and the rest is blowing on the northbridge and CPU area.
I used an old modem PCI slot plate since it was screwed on to the card, and a piece of 1/8 inch plexi for the card. I had to thin the plexi where it slips into the PCI slot, 1/8 was to thick.
I thought about lighting it up with an LED and still might but I just wanted it to work first.

 

[RoadWarrior]

Nice cooler custos, I was thinking of doing something similar myself, I was going to use an old dead 1Mb PCI gfx card, and strip the chips off it, cut across the traces near the edge connector and cut a hole in it. That's probably as much work as cutting one from a panel though ain't it?

Road Warrior

 

[custoswashere]

it didn't take any time at all with a spiral bit and dremel. I used a drum sanding bit to smooth the edges. Notice, they're rounded.