I have a Diamond Stealth ATI Radeon 9250 that is (i'm pretty sure) running way too hot.
I actually have the card in a laptop dock that has a PCI slot and picked the card based on availability/pricing. Well that was a terrible idea. Since the space inside the dock is so tight, the passive heatsink isn't doing nearly enough cooling to keep the card running well. And there is only 1 small fan at the back of the dock and no room to improve (I dont think the manufacturer was anticipating people throwing in anything generating heat).
Now I understand that I should upgrade out of a PCI card system and that this is far from an ideal situation; however, at the moment I'm strapped on money and can't buy a new system.
Sooo essentially I want to know if it's even possible to put a fan on the Stealth card, my main concern is what powers the fan? Do they usually plug into the actual card or...?
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks.
I actually have the card in a laptop dock that has a PCI slot and picked the card based on availability/pricing. Well that was a terrible idea. Since the space inside the dock is so tight, the passive heatsink isn't doing nearly enough cooling to keep the card running well. And there is only 1 small fan at the back of the dock and no room to improve (I dont think the manufacturer was anticipating people throwing in anything generating heat).
Now I understand that I should upgrade out of a PCI card system and that this is far from an ideal situation; however, at the moment I'm strapped on money and can't buy a new system.
Sooo essentially I want to know if it's even possible to put a fan on the Stealth card, my main concern is what powers the fan? Do they usually plug into the actual card or...?
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks.
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