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biohazerd87 · **Re: ATI Tool -** 13-02-2005

here is what you will need
Pick the catagory you are under

The Video Card Has No Fan Currently
1. Get or rig a fan onto the card
2. Or Get a new thermal cooler for it. Personaly I am using the GIANT III from thermaltake. I wouldn't suggest Water Cooling for the video card alone unless you just want aproject to do or the video card is excessivly hot.

The video Card has a fan
1. depending on how hot the video card is then you may think about getting a bigger fan or even bigger heatsink. IE the giant III or giant II or coolermaster.
2. There is a temp gauge that comes with ATI tool. If the CORE TEMP (NOT THE AMBIENT TEMP) is above 70C then you should seriously consider new cooling solutions. If it is between 50C and 69C then you're ok you shouldn't need anything more. And again liquid cooling is not needed. I am running a 9800XT OC and I have the GIANT III from thermaltake on it, and it hardly ever gets about 70C. I am also using Arctic Silver 7 which helps a lot.

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biohazerd87 Moderator by day Waypointer by night Status: Offline Posts: 1,039 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Missouri	Re: ATI Tool - 13-02-2005 here is what you will need Pick the catagory you are under The Video Card Has No Fan Currently Get or rig a fan onto the card Or Get a new thermal cooler for it. Personaly I am using the GIANT III from thermaltake. I wouldn't suggest Water Cooling for the video card alone unless you just want aproject to do or the video card is excessivly hot. The video Card has a fan depending on how hot the video card is then you may think about getting a bigger fan or even bigger heatsink. IE the giant III or giant II or coolermaster. There is a temp gauge that comes with ATI tool. If the CORE TEMP (NOT THE AMBIENT TEMP) is above 70C then you should seriously consider new cooling solutions. If it is between 50C and 69C then you're ok you shouldn't need anything more. And again liquid cooling is not needed. I am running a 9800XT OC and I have the GIANT III from thermaltake on it, and it hardly ever gets about 70C. I am also using Arctic Silver 7 which helps a lot.