MSI GTX260 ADP4100

[Macsbeach98]

Use active cooling on the mosfets

[Vinster]

what do you mean by active cooling on the mosfets? some heat sinks and a Fan?

Vin

[Mr.Scott]

Even just a fan is ok.

[Bones]

Apr 1, 2018 18:50:48 GMT -5 Vinster said:

what do you mean by active cooling on the mosfets? some heat sinks and a Fan?

Vin

If you can get some of the little heatsinks and stick 'em on the MOSFETs with a fan blowing on them that's the way to do it.

[ozz]

i bought this card vinnie for a old school comp a couple of yrs back, a 7950GT, paid bugga all for it too, now i know why, works then doesnt work lol, got refunded tho, its got the small blue heatsinks on the mem chips i think they are

[Vinster]

Apr 1, 2018 20:15:00 GMT -5 Bones said:

Apr 1, 2018 18:50:48 GMT -5 Vinster said:

what do you mean by active cooling on the mosfets? some heat sinks and a Fan?

Vin

If you can get some of the little heatsinks and stick 'em on the MOSFETs with a fan blowing on them that's the way to do it.

that's what I was thinking, but wanted to make sure.

I ordered some the following last week in preparation for the GTX260 OCN comp and getting ready to get in to the thick of it...

Thermal pads; www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B01MR5BXIQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Heat sinks: www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00NQB8AHU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

and more heat sinks; www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B071LGXBF1/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Thermal adhesive; www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B01LWVQLJW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

unfortunately most of the deliveries don't arrive until mid to late May

Vin

[Vinster]

Apr 1, 2018 20:27:52 GMT -5 ozz said:

i bought this card vinnie for a old school comp a couple of yrs back, a 7950GT, paid bugga all for it too, now i know why, works then doesnt work lol, got refunded tho, its got the small blue heatsinks on the mem chips i think they are

who-ever mounted that GPU heat-Sink had balls to drill in to the pcb that way. no telling if that post would go through/cut an inter-layer traces. I'd never think of doing that...

Vin

[ozz]

it hasnt been drilled vinnie, i checked it when it came, i took it off and replaced the tim under it as i do regardless of any card i get, 90% of the cards the tim is always gone hard, its original, theres no holes been drilled, maybe coz you see that other hole next to it, thats for the original cover it had on it i think coz theres about 6-7 other holes , i think maybe for a full cover water block 

[ozz]

i just ordered this vinnie, end of last month lol, dunno what its like, cheap tho and gunna try it out, itll take a month to get here  , ive got other adhesive but thought its worth a try for a buck, seeing the last lot i bought from this mob which is about 30 mins drive each way cost me this..probably the same bloody stuff as the $1 shit that they got but makin huge bucks on it 

www.ebay.com.au/itm/Thermal-Transfer-Tape-100x100x0-5mm-Pk-2/253494170089?epid=842048994&hash=item3b056e11e9:g:nD4AAOSwft9auYju


www.ebay.com.au/itm/New-100mmx100mmx0-5mm-GPU-CPU-Heatsink-Cooling-Thermal-Conductive-Silicone-Pad/162191960660?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

[Macsbeach98]

Thermal tape and thermal pad are 2 different things the thermal tape from Jaycar is sticky the thermal pad has no glue on it at all and is what you see on the memory chips of standard coolers.
You cant put small heatsinks on memory or mosfets with thermal pad they dont stick the cooler has to hold them in place.

[ozz]

Apr 2, 2018 7:50:02 GMT -5 Macsbeach98 said:

Thermal tape and thermal pad are 2 different things the thermal tape from Jaycar is sticky the thermal pad has no glue on it at all and is what you see on the memory chips of standard coolers.
You cant put small heatsinks on memory or mosfets with thermal pad they dont stick the cooler has to hold them in place.

a tiny dob of super glue will fix that problem up pete i reckon

[Vinster]

Apr 2, 2018 7:50:02 GMT -5 Macsbeach98 said:

Thermal tape and thermal pad are 2 different things the thermal tape from Jaycar is sticky the thermal pad has no glue on it at all and is what you see on the memory chips of standard coolers.
You cant put small heatsinks on memory or mosfets with thermal pad they dont stick the cooler has to hold them in place.

Yep, Im aware, I have a small slab of copper plating. I'm on the fence whether I'll use the thermal pads and copper plating or if I'll use the small heat-sinks and thermal adhesive.

I also need some new thermal pads for my PS3 project, so it's a 2 in 1 order

Vin