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NeoRete · 03-31-2005, 06:43 PM

Definitely agree with mattzweb, if it is your video card overheating, you might think about replacing the stock cooling fan and buying a VGA cooler. Not only will it pull more air across the card, but it uses a spare PCI slot to exhaust out the back. I lost close to 10*C in my case after I added the cooler and stopped the video card from pumping out all that heat. Arctic cooling has a good line of VGA coolers, this one matches some of the ATI 9800Pro's, be careful to check to make sure the mounts match, as the 128mb vs the 256mb RAM have different configurations: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...186-115&depa=0

03-31-2005, 06:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
NeoRete Crazy Location: Cape Cod	Definitely agree with mattzweb, if it is your video card overheating, you might think about replacing the stock cooling fan and buying a VGA cooler. Not only will it pull more air across the card, but it uses a spare PCI slot to exhaust out the back. I lost close to 10C in my case after I added the cooler and stopped the video card from pumping out all that heat. Arctic cooling has a good line of VGA coolers, this one matches some of the ATI 9800Pro's, be careful to check to make sure the mounts match, as the 128mb vs the 256mb RAM have different configurations: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...186-115&depa=0 __________________ Charlie was a chemist but Charlie is nomore, what Charlie thought was H2O was H2SO4 Last edited by NeoRete; 03-31-2005 at 06:50 PM.. Reason: suggested video card that didn't match all ATI 9800Pro's*