Webshots member Bridgeboy69 wanted an ATI Radeon 9800 Pro to perform more like the higher-priced ATI Radeon 9800 XT. To this end, he added a larger heatsink, new memory heatsinks, and a cooling fan to his Radeon 9800 Pro.
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Shaved area of Shim Contact with a Dremel High Speed Cutter
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The results of lapping the bearing area….a nice reflective finish!
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The shaved area shown next to the card….the heat sink will now rest on the GPU and not on the shim.
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Gold thermal compound on the memory chips and dabs of silicone on the circuit board adhere the oversized heatsinks.
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The Thermaltake Volcano 10 285-gram copper heatsink fitted to the GPU
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In this photo, the Volcano 10 is mounted with the original black push-pins. I later switched them out with bolts, nuts, and nylon washers for more pressure.
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Memory heatsinks on the back of the PCB
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Double-nuts on the back side to prevent them from vibrating loose.
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The new GPU Coler completely covers up two PCI slots.
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I added an extra fan to circulate air across the back of the card and the rear memory heatsinks.
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Bill Detwiler is the Editor for Technical Content and Ecosystem at Celonis. He is the former Editor in Chief of TechRepublic and previous host of TechRepublic's Dynamic Developer podcast and Cracking Open, CNET and TechRepublic's popular online show. Previously, Bill was an IT manager in the social research and energy industries. He has bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Louisville, where he has also lectured on computer crime and crime prevention.
