GeForce DDR Fan/Heatsink Question

[SharkB8]

This may not be the forum for this but someone here will know the answer. I bought a GeForce GTS Kit from 2CoolTek to lower the temp on my video card. The problem is that the plug on the new fan is the bigger 3 pin variety for plugging into a MOBO not the video card itself. The new fan is RPM sensing. What I want to know is would it be ok to cut the plug off the old fan and splice it onto the new fan from 2CoolTek so I could plug it into the video card? The old fan is 1.15 watts and the new fan is 1.2 watts, will the video card itself take this?
The reason I want to do this is because I like the Temp/Fan RPM monitoring utility for this ASUS card.

 

[rhinox99]

I recently bought a new fan for my geforce 2 gts but I have no idea how to remove the old heatsink! It is not the kind where pins are used, instead it looks like thermal glue of some sort is attaching it to the card. Any ideas?

 

[SharkB8]

rhinox99-
I was lucky enough to have the type with the pins. 2CoolTek has this article showing how they did it. It looks barbaric but this is how I was going to do it if I had to. Also, check out Arctic Silver for the procedure they recommend. If you are like me, this is what is holding you back from O/C'ing higher. Good luck.

 

[Howard]

SharkB8, you can buy a 3-pin to 4-pin power adapter so you can just plug it into the power supply without any fiddling around. Or, you can just do what you said and cut the plug off, and attach red to red and black to black on a powered Molex connector.

 

[Howard]

I just reread your post and that's not what you suggested. If you want something that looks better do it your way.

 

[Howard]

rhinox99, what I would suggest is to seal your video card in an anti-static bag. Put it into your freezer, and in about half-to-1 hour later, take it out and use pliers to pull the heatsink off or take a flat-head screwdriver and jam it under the heatsink. Pull downward, so that the head moves upward.


BTW, don't scratch anything on the PCB. If you do, I claim no responsibility whatsoever.


Let it thaw, make sure all condensation is gone, and also make sure that there aren't any droplets of water on the card.

 

[Howard]

SharkB8, if you plug a fan into the power supply directly, there's no RPM monitoring. Also, some video cards have a 3-pin header for the fan, my brother's GTS included. It's a Creative Labs Annihilator 2