Geforce 3 cooling

Andrew Hruska · August 1st, 2003

i am planning on getting a Geforce 3 TI200 ( EDIT: i said this was a Ti500 before, my bad ) (just in my price range on eBay), but the ones i am looking at have just heatsinks and no fans. Would just a heatsink be OK for lots of games, ie: Crazy Taxi, ePSXe, 1964/PJ64, NWN (NWN rules d00ds

)

**Yeloazndevil** · August 1st, 2003

most GF3TI500 come with fans so stick a fan on it too

Andrew Hruska · August 1st, 2003

where could i get a fan and instructions on installing one?

**Yeloazndevil** · August 1st, 2003

I have no idea

Andrew Hruska · August 1st, 2003

HOLY COW, it's not a Ti 500, it's a Ti 200

**Yeloazndevil** · August 1st, 2003

I still say get a GF4TI4200

Andrew Hruska · August 1st, 2003

The ones i wanted either ended or went ALL OUT.

Gamer1 · August 1st, 2003

Why won't you just get a 5200 Ultra or a Ti4200 ... the 5200U is about the same speed as a gf3 ti200, and cheaper...

Valcrist · August 1st, 2003

my radeon 7000 came w/ only a heat sink and it ran just fine, but I don't know how much of a difference there is in the cards though

btw: i'm giving it away for a prize at the next screen shot competition if they hold it any time soon....wait to long and I'm giving to my friend.

Allnatural · August 1st, 2003

The fan on my GF3 Ti 500 quit a long time ago. I pulled it out and left just the heatsink. The thing gets hotter than hell, but it's still alive. That being said, I'm sure a Ti 200 will be fine without a fan.

**n_w95482** · August 1st, 2003

You could get one of those round (orb) heatsink & fan combos for only $7. Here are some links.

Thermaltake Blue Orb: http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduc...82E16835116001

Thermaltake Crystal Orb: http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduc...82E16835116003

According to customer reviews it looks like the blue orb is better but its your decision.

Viperx25 · August 1st, 2003

I had an Original Geforce 3 and my fan died. I put a Thermaltake Cryastal Orb on it, like n_w95482 mentioned, and it worked very well. Comes with the HSF and thermal grease.

Andrew Hruska · August 1st, 2003

i've hated newegg ever since they jiped me ( i ordered a Geforce 2 and got a TNT2 instead. ), and i have a new question:

Geforce 3 TI200 or 3DFX Voodoo 5 5500?

as in, which one would be better for my gaming needs ( i play everything from Commander Keen to Final Fantasy X

). price is not a issue (same price B-I-N on ebay)

Gamer1 · August 1st, 2003

GF3TI200

the voodoo 5 performs just as good as a gf2

Not to mention that voodoos don't officially support winxp. you'll need a 3rd party driver.

Andrew Hruska · August 1st, 2003

I'm running 3rd party drivers already. And the GF3Ti200 got bid, so no more BIN.

**Kane** · August 1st, 2003

The Voodoo 5 is useless for today's PC games. The geForce can do emulation well (not as fast as the Voodoo in Glide mode, but it's still damn good) so if you are only getting one card, go for hte geforce 3

Galway no Sora · August 1st, 2003

Or, in other case you have enough money, get both of them [Voodoo 5 5500 PCI]. V5 5500 PCI, I love that card

.

REi_FoX · August 2nd, 2003

i once used a Inno3d geforce 3 ti 200..

well i can say is dont bother using the cooler (if its inno3d)

why? be cause i was ablr to OC the card upto 215-420

Galway no Sora · August 2nd, 2003

I don't know about GF3Ti200, but from what I have, GF3Ti500 with 526MHz memory, it's surely hotter than my XP1600!

Andrew Hruska · August 2nd, 2003

what about a Geforce 4 MX420/440/TI4200 PCI to go alongside a Voodoo 5 5500 AGP? I've also got alot of old Glide games that are not working with evoodoo or any other Glide wrapper, and i would like to play them.

Basically, i want to get them both, but i found a great deal on a voodoo 5 5500 AGP.. and, um.. bought it.

BUT all the cards i wanted went way outta my price range on ebay ( ATI Radeon 8500, and a few Geforce 4s) and Newegg is pretty expensive (least to me, IMHO)
I'll be looking at cheaper places. And i'm interested in getting a dual-moniter card always

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Andrew Hruska Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: somewhere Posts: 1,121	Geforce 3 cooling i am planning on getting a Geforce 3 TI200 ( EDIT: i said this was a Ti500 before, my bad ) (just in my price range on eBay), but the ones i am looking at have just heatsinks and no fans. Would just a heatsink be OK for lots of games, ie: Crazy Taxi, ePSXe, 1964/PJ64, NWN (NWN rules d00ds ) Last edited by nicedude455; August 1st, 2003 at 03:20.

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Yeloazndevil :3 Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 10,140	Re: Geforce 3 cooling most GF3TI500 come with fans so stick a fan on it too

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Yeloazndevil :3 Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 10,140	Re: Geforce 3 cooling I have no idea

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Yeloazndevil :3 Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 10,140	Re: Geforce 3 cooling I still say get a GF4TI4200

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Gamer1 Anti-Brand Loyalist Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Its too dark to tell... Posts: 3,237	Re: Geforce 3 cooling Why won't you just get a 5200 Ultra or a Ti4200 ... the 5200U is about the same speed as a gf3 ti200, and cheaper... __________________ Iris: (Proc:Intel Pentium4 2.8Ghz w/ HT UNLOCKED @ 15x200) (Mobo: Asus P4C800-E) (RAM: Corsair XMS 2x512MB DDR400) (HDD 1: Seagate 80GB, 8MB Buffer, 7200 RPM) (Disk Drive 1: Lite-On 16x DVD Burner 1673S) (GFX Card: Radeon 9800 All-In-Wonder Pro 128MB) (Sound Card: Sound Blaster Audigy) Morrigan: (Proc:AMD Athlon 2500+ @ 11x200) (Mobo: Asrock K7V88) (RAM: Corsair XMS 512MB DDR400) (HDD 1: Seagate 80GB, 8MB Buffer, 7200 RPM) (Disk Drive 1: NEC 16x DVD Burner 3200AG) (GFX Card: Radeon 920064MB) (Sound Card: Sound Blaster Live! 5.1)

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Andrew Hruska Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: somewhere Posts: 1,121	where could i get a fan and instructions on installing one?

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Andrew Hruska Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: somewhere Posts: 1,121	HOLY COW, it's not a Ti 500, it's a Ti 200

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Andrew Hruska Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: somewhere Posts: 1,121	The ones i wanted either ended or went ALL OUT.

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Valcrist Resident Mac User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: (Hicksville Florida) Posts: 1,447	Re: Geforce 3 cooling my radeon 7000 came w/ only a heat sink and it ran just fine, but I don't know how much of a difference there is in the cards though btw: i'm giving it away for a prize at the next screen shot competition if they hold it any time soon....wait to long and I'm giving to my friend. __________________ \| Athlon 64 3200+ \| ASUS 6600GT \| 1 GB Dual Channel \| 20 GB Windows XP \| 100 GB Ubuntu \| 120 GB Storage \| \|14" iBook G4 1.33Ghz\|512 MB\|Radeon 9200\|60GB OSX Tiger\| >--Visit my blog--< http://blog.efx2.com/user/Tim

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Allnatural No preservatives™ Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Toledo, OH. USA Posts: 965	The fan on my GF3 Ti 500 quit a long time ago. I pulled it out and left just the heatsink. The thing gets hotter than hell, but it's still alive. That being said, I'm sure a Ti 200 will be fine without a fan. __________________ Videogame Gifs

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n_w95482 Administrator Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: California Posts: 4,684	Re: Geforce 3 cooling You could get one of those round (orb) heatsink & fan combos for only $7. Here are some links. Thermaltake Blue Orb: http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduc...82E16835116001 Thermaltake Crystal Orb: http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduc...82E16835116003 According to customer reviews it looks like the blue orb is better but its your decision.

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Viperx25 Technology Guru Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 285	Re: Geforce 3 cooling I had an Original Geforce 3 and my fan died. I put a Thermaltake Cryastal Orb on it, like n_w95482 mentioned, and it worked very well. Comes with the HSF and thermal grease. __________________ My System Specs: Viewsonic E790B 19" Monitor MSI 865PE Neo2 - FIS2R P4 3.2Ghz HTT Thermaltake Spark 7 HSF 2x512mb Kingston HyperX DDR400Mhz Leadtek A350 TDH Ultra (FX 5900 Ultra) (480Mhz core, 930Mhz memory) 35GB Maxtor/Quantum Ultra160 SCSI Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Antec Performance Plus 660B case 400 Watt PSU WinXP Pro

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Andrew Hruska Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: somewhere Posts: 1,121	i've hated newegg ever since they jiped me ( i ordered a Geforce 2 and got a TNT2 instead. ), and i have a new question: Geforce 3 TI200 or 3DFX Voodoo 5 5500? as in, which one would be better for my gaming needs ( i play everything from Commander Keen to Final Fantasy X ). price is not a issue (same price B-I-N on ebay)

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Gamer1 Anti-Brand Loyalist Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Its too dark to tell... Posts: 3,237	Re: Geforce 3 cooling GF3TI200 the voodoo 5 performs just as good as a gf2 Not to mention that voodoos don't officially support winxp. you'll need a 3rd party driver. __________________ Iris: (Proc:Intel Pentium4 2.8Ghz w/ HT UNLOCKED @ 15x200) (Mobo: Asus P4C800-E) (RAM: Corsair XMS 2x512MB DDR400) (HDD 1: Seagate 80GB, 8MB Buffer, 7200 RPM) (Disk Drive 1: Lite-On 16x DVD Burner 1673S) (GFX Card: Radeon 9800 All-In-Wonder Pro 128MB) (Sound Card: Sound Blaster Audigy) Morrigan: (Proc:AMD Athlon 2500+ @ 11x200) (Mobo: Asrock K7V88) (RAM: Corsair XMS 512MB DDR400) (HDD 1: Seagate 80GB, 8MB Buffer, 7200 RPM) (Disk Drive 1: NEC 16x DVD Burner 3200AG) (GFX Card: Radeon 920064MB) (Sound Card: Sound Blaster Live! 5.1)

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Andrew Hruska Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: somewhere Posts: 1,121	I'm running 3rd party drivers already. And the GF3Ti200 got bid, so no more BIN.

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Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,255	Re: Geforce 3 cooling The Voodoo 5 is useless for today's PC games. The geForce can do emulation well (not as fast as the Voodoo in Glide mode, but it's still damn good) so if you are only getting one card, go for hte geforce 3 __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, MSI K8N Platinum, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 500Gb RAID HDD, Vista Business Erika: (MCPC) Athlon XP 2400+, 1Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, geForce 6800 256Mb, 80Gb Hdd, XP 2005 MCE Kimiko: (Desktop 2) Athlon 64 3000+, 512Mb 400MHz DDR Ram, Asus K8V, geForce 6800 128Mb

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Galway no Sora ~¤ PanZeR ¤~ idRO Thor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Valhalla, in Odin's throne Posts: 3,145	Re: Geforce 3 cooling Or, in other case you have enough money, get both of them [Voodoo 5 5500 PCI]. V5 5500 PCI, I love that card . __________________ Core 2 Duo 1.6 GHz «» 2048MB DDR2 RAM «» 256MB onboard Graphic Onboard Realtek High Definition Soundcard «» 160 + 40 GB SATA HDD Pioneer DVD±RW «» 15.4" Widescreen LCD «» Windows Vista Ultimate Sucks ha? Yeah, that's a laptop for sure.

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REi_FoX ¡¾¡¾¡¾¡ Fantasy ¡¾¡¾¡¾¡ Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 3,648	Re: Geforce 3 cooling i once used a Inno3d geforce 3 ti 200.. well i can say is dont bother using the cooler (if its inno3d) why? be cause i was ablr to OC the card upto 215-420 __________________ FoR PiNoYs WhO WanTs To BuY CheAp ParTs CliCk Here also Here Processor - Intel Quad 2 Quad q6600 G0 Stepping [Stock Settings] Memory - 2GB Team Elite 800mhz Graphics Card - Palit Daytone Geforce 8800 GT 512 MB Mobo - Abit IP-35-E OS - Dual Boot Windows XP Professional SP3 and Ubuntu Linux Pad - PS1 and PS2 > USB Adapter 3DMark05 Score - 35082

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Galway no Sora ~¤ PanZeR ¤~ idRO Thor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Valhalla, in Odin's throne Posts: 3,145	Re: Geforce 3 cooling I don't know about GF3Ti200, but from what I have, GF3Ti500 with 526MHz memory, it's surely hotter than my XP1600! __________________ Core 2 Duo 1.6 GHz «» 2048MB DDR2 RAM «» 256MB onboard Graphic Onboard Realtek High Definition Soundcard «» 160 + 40 GB SATA HDD Pioneer DVD±RW «» 15.4" Widescreen LCD «» Windows Vista Ultimate Sucks ha? Yeah, that's a laptop for sure.

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Andrew Hruska Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: somewhere Posts: 1,121	what about a Geforce 4 MX420/440/TI4200 PCI to go alongside a Voodoo 5 5500 AGP? I've also got alot of old Glide games that are not working with evoodoo or any other Glide wrapper, and i would like to play them. Basically, i want to get them both, but i found a great deal on a voodoo 5 5500 AGP.. and, um.. bought it. BUT all the cards i wanted went way outta my price range on ebay ( ATI Radeon 8500, and a few Geforce 4s) and Newegg is pretty expensive (least to me, IMHO) I'll be looking at cheaper places. And i'm interested in getting a dual-moniter card always Last edited by nicedude455; August 2nd, 2003 at 01:12.

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