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suggestions for cooling fan for Geforce 2 video card?

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Devistater

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I've got a MSI geforce 2 GTS AGP video card, and recently I've been noticing when I play long sessions of seriously intense graphical games like Serious Sam 2, Jedi Knight 2, my computer will freeze up. I'm pretty sure its from the video card getting too hot because I have touched the heatsink on it after a session and its pretty warm. I know its heat related somehow, because if I give it a rest, I can play again for a while.

Anyway, I want to replace the crappy stock fan on the gefoce and I'm looking for suggestions. So far the crystal orb at 2cooltek looks pretty neat( http://2cooltek.safeshopper.com/51/cat51.htm?145 ), any other decent cooling sites with a selection of video fans, or video fan suggestions? I dont want to go all out, probably just get something that clips into the holes on the card, I have some thermal grease I can put on it instead of a TIM pad. Thanks!

BTW, I don't mind something thats larger than the AGP spec, the PCI slot next to it is essentially empty (just a couple USB ports from the Mobo so nothing near the position of the video chipset), and the one past it has a low profile card. Also, I'm not doing any overclocking of CPU or video card or anything else, I just want to keep things cool 🙂
 
The 2Cooltek kit is good, but, before you plop down that kind of bank, hows your case cooling?? If your case isn't recirculating air, your cooling kits effectiveness will be limited.



EDIT for spelling 😱
 


<< The 2Cooltek kit is good, but, before you plop down that kind of bank, hows your case cooling?? If your case isn't recirculating air, your cooling kits effectiveness will be limited. >>


Well, I leave the cover off my case because I'm in and out of it so much 🙂 Probably doesn't help the air flow all that much heh. I wasn't thinking about the kit, just the crystal orb, that will have a better heat sink and more airflow than the stock fan that I have on it.


<< The Crystal Orb should work out good. It produces lower temps than the Titan.

BTW, Lapping down through the nickel layer on the CO should make it an even better cooler! I've lapped a couple of them for my V5. I also removed the fan guard to help airflow and noise.
As seen here > http://www.geocities.com/blain450/Voodoo5.JPG 😉 It's hard to remember life before my digital camera. >>



I like the look of those orbs on your video card 🙂 I doubt I will lap it, I'm not going to be overclocking so I'm not worried about that. The fan guard... maybe I dunno, we'll see how it is.

Where's a good (read cheap) place to buy the crystal orb from? So far the lowest I've seen is about $14 or so.
 


<< Did you click on my first link? 😛 >>



Doh no. 😱 Thx for reminding me.
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Jeez they have some GREAT sales, especially on rounded cables. I had to pay like $15 or so for my rounded floppy cable and they have one on sale for $5!!
 
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