Meet my fanless AGP Card

orysyz · March 11th, 2004

first, this is my AGP card:

Now I want to ask if my AGP card can put a fan on it?

RF · March 11th, 2004

Sure! Just use superglue, hotglue, or even screws if they will fit between the fins. Modding is up to your imagination!

PrTv · March 11th, 2004

What brand is your card ?

Cause i've never seen any card use "The Cable" to transfer analog signal to vga port.

IMO it's greatly reduce Image Quality.

About your question , Yes you can add a fan (or two) in it Just Screw it on the Heatsink.

If you don't want your heatsink to bend from screw (and void your warannty) , Just use External fan Blow the air to the heatsink . Just buy Vantec VGA Cooler (VANTEC Spectrum Fan Card ) it has 2 controlable fans.

If you don't want to spend a lot money , just do it yourself (Like mine)
Take a look at this picture , it's so easy you can make it yourself .

Takmadeus · March 11th, 2004

Nice!

anyway, i have a question... in which way the perfomance of an AGP card can be enhanced by using a fan?.... that is because I have a fanless Radeon 9200

**hushypushy** · March 11th, 2004

not at all...unless you OC. you would get better performance OCing but htat's about it.

Takmadeus · March 11th, 2004

then I guess I'll be fine

**hushypushy** · March 11th, 2004

in fact, since the card doesnt get very hot anyway, you dont have a possibility of overheating (unless you are in quite a hot place)...so it's quieter than a fanned GPU

orysyz · March 11th, 2004

Wow PrTv, what have you done to solved AGP overheating is really good.
I would made it one.

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anyway, i have a question... in which way the perfomance of an AGP card can be enhanced by using a fan?.... that is because I have a fanless Radeon 9200

Yes it happened to me. The game that I played actually slow down.

ohh i forget that AGP card was Aopen Aeolus DV-128 FX 5200

PrTv · March 11th, 2004

orysyz Your game is slowdown cause FX Series has an overheat protection function that slow your card's clock speed down if temps is too high (i think 140c by default) .

So... it's good idea to add some extra cooling to your card .

[Thoughtless] · March 11th, 2004

lol fanless. Never saw one though. I think it's possible to put a fan on it.

orysyz · March 12th, 2004

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lol fanless. Never saw one though. I think it's possible to put a fan on it.

Now you saw it.

Now Im going to buy a fan and do it like PrTv did.
Thanks PrTv, picture that you posted inspired me.

ka0s · March 12th, 2004

140C seems a bit too high, lol
How many case fans do you have in your PC?

bahamut_2006 · March 12th, 2004

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Originally Posted by hushypushy

in fact, since the card doesnt get very hot anyway, you dont have a possibility of overheating (unless you are in quite a hot place)...so it's quieter than a fanned GPU

I wouldnt say that..you could cook bacon and eggs on my ol TNT2 M64 if you wanted to. I dont see why people are so worried about their graphic cards being quiet. I mean you cant even hear them in the first place (at least I cant) Thats probably cause the rest of my rig sounds like a jet though.
orysyz if you want, go ahead and put a fan on it. It definitely wouldnt hurt any.

**hushypushy** · March 12th, 2004

i have a TNT2 M64. it does get hot; but not hot enough to pay mind to. my FX5600 gets to 55-65, that's not too bad for a gfx card. hell, on real hot days when it gets to 72C, that's when it hits the first yellow bar in nvidia's drivers

videocards can take a LOT more heat than CPUs

orysyz · March 12th, 2004

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How many case fans do you have in your PC?

One In and one Out.

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orysyz Shooting star Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Malaysia Posts: 774	Meet my fanless AGP Card first, this is my AGP card: Now I want to ask if my AGP card can put a fan on it? __________________ Acer Aspire 5500, Centrino 1.73, 768Mb Ram, 80Gb HDD, ATI Mobility Radeon X700 Its Vista's voice 'wreck'gniton: Dear aunt, let's set so double the killer delete select all

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Takmadeus The Legendary Journey Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: In real life Posts: 4,040	Nice! anyway, i have a question... in which way the perfomance of an AGP card can be enhanced by using a fan?.... that is because I have a fanless Radeon 9200 __________________ Made with the GIMP

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hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,837	not at all...unless you OC. you would get better performance OCing but htat's about it. __________________ Dedicated to mediocrity and repetition since 1994. 2008 "How Not to Post" guide

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Takmadeus The Legendary Journey Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: In real life Posts: 4,040	then I guess I'll be fine __________________ Made with the GIMP

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hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,837	in fact, since the card doesnt get very hot anyway, you dont have a possibility of overheating (unless you are in quite a hot place)...so it's quieter than a fanned GPU __________________ Dedicated to mediocrity and repetition since 1994. 2008 "How Not to Post" guide

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RF Canadian Spaceman Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 8,580	Sure! Just use superglue, hotglue, or even screws if they will fit between the fins. Modding is up to your imagination!

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PrTv ___GANTZ Fan Boy___ Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: .... Posts: 379	orysyz Your game is slowdown cause FX Series has an overheat protection function that slow your card's clock speed down if temps is too high (i think 140c by default) . So... it's good idea to add some extra cooling to your card . __________________ ------ Spec..------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intel Core2Duo E4400@3Ghz \| 2 Gb Corsair XMS\|Asrock 4Core-1333-FullHD \| XFX Geforce 9600GT@730/1000 \| Enermax 465Watt PSU. \|Win XP Pro SP2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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[Thoughtless] 3D Gamer Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Mars sector 11 Posts: 226	lol fanless. Never saw one though. I think it's possible to put a fan on it.

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ka0s Kancho Assassin Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: NJ, USA Posts: 1,035	140C seems a bit too high, lol How many case fans do you have in your PC? __________________ Shuttle SN41G2 XPC 1.6 AMD Duron -=- 512MB PC 2700 OCZ Memory 80GB WE Caviar SE -=- Liteon 48x24x48 CD-RW Optical Drive Abit 9600XT VIVO

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hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,837	i have a TNT2 M64. it does get hot; but not hot enough to pay mind to. my FX5600 gets to 55-65, that's not too bad for a gfx card. hell, on real hot days when it gets to 72C, that's when it hits the first yellow bar in nvidia's drivers videocards can take a LOT more heat than CPUs __________________ Dedicated to mediocrity and repetition since 1994. 2008 "How Not to Post" guide

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