Should I get these RAMsinks for my Radeon 9600?

2006-06-19 13:49:53

#1

_j5689_: Dreads & Bergers; +364|7154|Riva, MD

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6835116011

It's got a reputation for being a hot card, I believe it. That heatsink is hot to the touch all the time. 2/8 RAM of it's RAM chips are already covered by the main heatsink, this one is kinda cheap and 15/16 people gave it 5 stars, the only person that didn't give it five gave it 4 stars. So what do you guys think?

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2006-06-19 13:54:57

#2

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|7005|NYC / Hamburg

more cooling can never hurt.

Will these heatsinks actually fit? They are made for main-RAM and not VGA-RAM. Still might fit though.

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2006-06-19 13:55:49

#3

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|7087

The link is dead. Personally, I would look to get a new card. The 9600 is pretty old, you'd be better saving for a new one. However, if you can't get a new card, something that will marginally increase the preformance of your old card seems like a good idea.

2006-06-19 14:08:59

#4

_j5689_: Dreads & Bergers; +364|7154|Riva, MD

I'm not stacked with cash, I wish everyone would stop assuming that.

2006-06-19 14:11:42

#5

_j5689_: Dreads & Bergers; +364|7154|Riva, MD

This comp can't really handle much upwards of the Radeon 9600. All of the 512MB cards for AGP use the power supply, mine is too small and old to handle such things. Unless maybe......

2006-06-19 14:13:03

#6

_j5689_: Dreads & Bergers; +364|7154|Riva, MD

Fixed the link.

2006-06-19 14:15:18

#7

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|7087

_j5689_ wrote:
I'm not stacked with cash, I wish everyone would stop assuming that.

I'm not assuming that, which is why I said if you can't get one go for the heatsink.

2006-06-19 14:22:31

#8

_j5689_: Dreads & Bergers; +364|7154|Riva, MD

Guess i'll get it then.

2006-06-19 14:45:38

#9

_j5689_: Dreads & Bergers; +364|7154|Riva, MD

max wrote:
more cooling can never hurt.

Will these heatsinks actually fit? They are made for main-RAM and not VGA-RAM. Still might fit though.

The RAM on the 9600 is fairly spaced out and many of the people that bought them used them for their graphics card. The RAM chips on my RAM sticks are exactly the same size as the ones on my video card so there shouldn't be too many problems. They're very handy, they allow further overclocking for a lot of things as some people said. You can put them ANYWHERE on your computer that heats up a lot.

2006-06-19 14:48:50

#10

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|7005|NYC / Hamburg

_j5689_ wrote:
max wrote:
more cooling can never hurt.

Will these heatsinks actually fit? They are made for main-RAM and not VGA-RAM. Still might fit though.
The RAM on the 9600 is fairly spaced out and many of the people that bought them used them for their graphics card. The RAM chips on my RAM sticks are exactly the same size as the ones on my video card so there shouldn't be too many problems. They're very handy, they allow further overclocking for a lot of things as some people said. You can put them ANYWHERE on your computer that heats up a lot.

then go ahead and buy them

_{once upon a midnight dreary, while i pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of ' hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, " give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404.}

2006-06-19 14:51:35

#11

[BBF*EF]Stuka: Junkers Ju 87; +58|7015|Phoenix, AZ

Yup, get them and slap 'em on there and get ATI tool running!

2006-06-19 15:12:27

#12

_j5689_: Dreads & Bergers; +364|7154|Riva, MD

[BBF*EF]Stuka wrote:
Yup, get them and slap 'em on there and get ATI tool running!

What is ATi tool? (Sorry, I don't know squat about videocard software)

2006-06-19 15:13:38

#13

_j5689_: Dreads & Bergers; +364|7154|Riva, MD

max wrote:
_j5689_ wrote:
max wrote:
more cooling can never hurt.

Will these heatsinks actually fit? They are made for main-RAM and not VGA-RAM. Still might fit though.
The RAM on the 9600 is fairly spaced out and many of the people that bought them used them for their graphics card. The RAM chips on my RAM sticks are exactly the same size as the ones on my video card so there shouldn't be too many problems. They're very handy, they allow further overclocking for a lot of things as some people said. You can put them ANYWHERE on your computer that heats up a lot.
then go ahead and buy them

You should do it too if you OC yours.

2006-06-19 19:37:18

#14

BigglesPiP: Whirlybird Guy; +20|6986|Windermere, GB

The RAM on cards doesn't need cooling really, it's more for show.

The 9700 and 9800 (not so much the 9600) cards need better GPU cooling. The Arctic Cooling "ATi 1" Silencer is a good choice IMO.

2006-06-19 22:16:16

#15

slo5oh: Member; +28|7098

You should look on coolerguys or SVC. I've seen ramsinks for under $2 before.

2006-06-20 06:04:41

#16

_j5689_: Dreads & Bergers; +364|7154|Riva, MD

slo5oh wrote:
You should look on coolerguys or SVC. I've seen ramsinks for under $2 before.

Thanks for that. Those are pretty damn good sites. +1

They're even cheaper than NewEgg for some things.

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2006-06-20 07:38:32

#17

_j5689_: Dreads & Bergers; +364|7154|Riva, MD

BigglesPiP wrote:
The RAM on cards doesn't need cooling really, it's more for show.

The 9700 and 9800 (not so much the 9600) cards need better GPU cooling. The Arctic Cooling "ATi 1" Silencer is a good choice IMO.

All three of them are pretty hot from what i've heard, sometimes the heatsink on the 9600 is too hot to even touch after a couple of hours.

Decided i'll spend the extra buck on SVC.com so I can get the copper ones, NewEgg charges 8$ for the copper ones, while SVC only needs 6$ for the copper ones.

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