x1950xtx are flawed

[Think]

I grinded off the feet for the heatsint, drilled 3 areas to accomondate some components on the board thinned out one area where a control chip is as well. Took me about 15minutes

Running the fan at full speed is a joke but running it at 66% supposedly is not that audible - I'll have to experiment with that part of it still

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[josh6079]

Yeah, okay guy. Now tell me how many more MHz you've gotten from that "mod"......

Nice cutting, but really not worth it dude.

 

[Think]

Originally posted by: josh6079
Yeah, okay guy. Now tell me how many more MHz you've gotten from that "mod"......

Nice cutting, but really not worth it dude.

Wasn't much work. Only took 15 minutes. My GPU cores dropes 10C but that has nothing to do with the mod - just had to do with cleaning out the gpu thermal compound and applying some Arctic silver 5 as well as remove the square sponge they have around the gpu.

 

[josh6079]

Again, nice job but really not worth it. You won't notice any improvement. Heck as far as I know everyone's 2D speeds are still limited to 1145 (2290 in 3D) and the stock coolers can hit that.

 

[Kromis]

Nice! It's about time for a skull bashing! I mean...uhh...nothing!

But yes, I would say x1950xtx aren't up to their potential.

 

[TheRyuu]

You should learn to post images here. the thing doesn't work here.
Just use the standard link please.

 

[lopri]

Originally posted by: Think
Yeah but alot of gpu water block systems these days will at least use some sort of heatsink on the RAM. Some of the more extravagant waterblocks would even cover the entire surface, gpu, ram and voltage regulators.

The point is that some sort of heat dissipation is still important or they wouldn't of even bothered making this FLAWED heatsink in the first place.

If you flip it over, they went through alot of trouble to machine the areas that would dimple out to meet with the ram...but they screwed out during there design and made it too short.

This is still a production design flaw no matter how much you cut it up.

ATI screwed it up

OP: Just ignore the useless comments. They are 'assuming' that you're one of them. Whether the RAM runs hot or cool has nothing to do with the quality control problem you brought up. And they know it. But they will constantly run you over with their usual lines, to drag you down to their ground.

I've seen this 'bully' type of posts many times. I'd just suggest you take this issue to somewhere else.

 

[zephyrprime]

Originally posted by: Zebo
They use the pads because there is no such thing as a flat PCB and mem modules are distributed around the PCB. If they cut copper HSF to exacting specs any twist or turn in PCB and the HSF would lose all contact with the mem modules. Thats worse than pads.. a micrometer gap where no air can get into to cool

 

[Think]

Originally posted by: lopri

Originally posted by: Think
Yeah but alot of gpu water block systems these days will at least use some sort of heatsink on the RAM. Some of the more extravagant waterblocks would even cover the entire surface, gpu, ram and voltage regulators.

The point is that some sort of heat dissipation is still important or they wouldn't of even bothered making this FLAWED heatsink in the first place.

If you flip it over, they went through alot of trouble to machine the areas that would dimple out to meet with the ram...but they screwed out during there design and made it too short.

This is still a production design flaw no matter how much you cut it up.

ATI screwed it up

OP: Just ignore the useless comments. They are 'assuming' that you're one of them. Whether the RAM runs hot or cool has nothing to do with the quality control problem you brought up. And they know it. But they will constantly run you over with their usual lines, to drag you down to their ground.

I've seen this 'bully' type of posts many times. I'd just suggest you take this issue to somewhere else.

I think you're right lopri and am glad you at least realized where I was coming from in my initial post.