Vieo Overclocking tip i want to share!

[dnycompbuilder]

Hey well i was having a problem with inadvertant video crashes during video games so i thought it was a video card heat problem so i baught a new fan for my g-force ti500. Well this didnt fix it but helped some so i decided i needed something more, so i took my old fan and just screwing around mounted it on the reverse side of my card(no thermal paste btw) throught the holes that werent being used. Well this made games run for 3 or 4 times as long but still had the crashes. Well come to find out AGP wasnt getting enough voltage because of a shitty 500 watt compusa PS. Well on replacing the PS my video was totally stable so i thought wow it must be running way cool with these double fans, because ir ran perfect when i took the reverse mounted fan off. I havent OCed it yet but im assuming that reverse mounted fan will bring the temp down considerably so any of you hardcore Video OCers try this out im going to ill post the results tomorrow.

 

[ChampionAtTufshop]

thru the holes that werent being used....what holes??
on the videocard? or waht?

anyways, yah
some have gone as far as mounting (using thermal epoxy) a heatsink (with or without a fan) on the back to overclock the core
the back square thing where the gpu sits gets unbelieveably hot!

usually a spacer (made of copper cuz its a cheap and effective heat conductor) is needed otherwise resistors and whatnot get in the way, but it does help ive seen

 

[Drsignguy]

"never compromise on power supplies" I would rather wait a week to buy the best, than rush out now to just settle. It pays off in the long run. Glad to see your Problem is solved....BTW/ the fan mod helps!