CanaBalistic
07-11-2006, 12:48 AM
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Here's a simple tutorial for changing a stock gpu cooler to a Zalman VF700-Cu. This gpu cooler is compatable with a lot of cards and is why i bought it. I can upgrade to some of the most expencive cards and not have to worry about compatability issues. It has the same design and materials as the Fatal1ty FS-V7. The diffrence's are the color, the fan is a bit better and has a red led. The installation is the same for both coolers.
OK, so here's the glamour shot
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h258/Cana-Balistic/100_1934-1.jpg
And here is the intended victim. My Saphire x700:
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h258/Cana-Balistic/100_1936-1.jpg
The first thing i had to do was remove the clips holding in the old heatsink. A Pair of needle nose pliers is all you'll need. Watch out however, the springs have some force on them. I had to search the carpet on the other side of the room for a few minutes before i found my clip.
Here is the card with the heatsink removed
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h258/Cana-Balistic/100_1937-1.jpg
You'll need some alcohol and a q-tip to remove the old thermal grease from the chip.
Now i can begin installing the heatsink. I used the supplied hardware in the fassion shown in the instructions to attach the back plate (brace) to the card. I also attached the supplied ram sinks at this point.
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h258/Cana-Balistic/100_1938-1.jpg
Now i apply a liberal amount of thermal grease (i didnt use the whole tube, maybe i should have?) to the top of the chip and set the new heatsink on the card. I slowly tightened the screws making sure to tighten one a little bit then tighten the other and repeating untill the bracket was in contact with the card and fully tightened.
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h258/Cana-Balistic/100_1939-1.jpg
I then installed the card back in the computer and hooked up the fan (i couldnt use the same fan power connecter on the card that the old one used because of the size diffrence). The package comes with an adapter that'll let you connect 4 fans to one molex plug. Luckly i have a fan controller and used that insted.
The package states that the cooler (on average) will reduce the temp of the gpu by 7-10 c and the ram by 10-15 c
My temp after installation is 29.5 c as measured on the back of the card
Here's a simple tutorial for changing a stock gpu cooler to a Zalman VF700-Cu. This gpu cooler is compatable with a lot of cards and is why i bought it. I can upgrade to some of the most expencive cards and not have to worry about compatability issues. It has the same design and materials as the Fatal1ty FS-V7. The diffrence's are the color, the fan is a bit better and has a red led. The installation is the same for both coolers.
OK, so here's the glamour shot
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h258/Cana-Balistic/100_1934-1.jpg
And here is the intended victim. My Saphire x700:
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h258/Cana-Balistic/100_1936-1.jpg
The first thing i had to do was remove the clips holding in the old heatsink. A Pair of needle nose pliers is all you'll need. Watch out however, the springs have some force on them. I had to search the carpet on the other side of the room for a few minutes before i found my clip.
Here is the card with the heatsink removed
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h258/Cana-Balistic/100_1937-1.jpg
You'll need some alcohol and a q-tip to remove the old thermal grease from the chip.
Now i can begin installing the heatsink. I used the supplied hardware in the fassion shown in the instructions to attach the back plate (brace) to the card. I also attached the supplied ram sinks at this point.
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h258/Cana-Balistic/100_1938-1.jpg
Now i apply a liberal amount of thermal grease (i didnt use the whole tube, maybe i should have?) to the top of the chip and set the new heatsink on the card. I slowly tightened the screws making sure to tighten one a little bit then tighten the other and repeating untill the bracket was in contact with the card and fully tightened.
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h258/Cana-Balistic/100_1939-1.jpg
I then installed the card back in the computer and hooked up the fan (i couldnt use the same fan power connecter on the card that the old one used because of the size diffrence). The package comes with an adapter that'll let you connect 4 fans to one molex plug. Luckly i have a fan controller and used that insted.
The package states that the cooler (on average) will reduce the temp of the gpu by 7-10 c and the ram by 10-15 c
My temp after installation is 29.5 c as measured on the back of the card