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    Best G400 mods & fans

    All this talk of modding the P makes me want to tinker with my old G400 until I get the new card.

    I'm in need of a new fan, as the old one has gotten loud and will probably fail soon. So far I've only seen the Lasagna cooler to explicitly fit. What are the other options? I suppose I could give up a PCI slot to a large fan, but I really don't want to. I'd like to keep the fan quiet too.

    Once I get that sorted, it'll be time to OC, just a bit. I've been playing games a little bit lately, which is much more than my previous never. Maybe I'll get ramsinks, not sure if its really worth it though. Opinions? Other suggestions?
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    Ram sinks are always a good idea, you`re going to need them for o`cing the card.

    But you don`t need active cooling if your case is ventilated properly and if you use a proper heat sink with thermal paste. I used arctic silver ...

    You can find pics of my modded G400 at http://www.soontm.com/news/page.php?p=5 And I attached a Screenshot of MGA Tweak running my card at 186/140 MHz mem/core with passive cooling !

    MK
    Last edited by MK; 11 July 2002, 04:05.
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    Celeron II 700 @ 1,1 GHz
    ASUS CUSL2-C, Bios 1009 final
    Alpha 6035MFC, 60 -> 80mm adapter
    2 x 80mm Papst Cooler 19/12dB
    256 MB PC133 Crucial 7E (CAS2)
    Maxtor Diamond MAX VL40
    ATI Radeon 8500 64MB @ Catalyst 3.0
    Hauppauge WinTV TV-Card
    Iiyama Vision Master Pro 400
    Plustek Optic Pro U12B
    HP Deskjet 959C
    Plantronics LS1 Headset
    all on W2k Professional SP2
    </font>

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    • #3
      I forgot to attach the screenshot:
      Attached Files
      <font size="1">
      Celeron II 700 @ 1,1 GHz
      ASUS CUSL2-C, Bios 1009 final
      Alpha 6035MFC, 60 -> 80mm adapter
      2 x 80mm Papst Cooler 19/12dB
      256 MB PC133 Crucial 7E (CAS2)
      Maxtor Diamond MAX VL40
      ATI Radeon 8500 64MB @ Catalyst 3.0
      Hauppauge WinTV TV-Card
      Iiyama Vision Master Pro 400
      Plustek Optic Pro U12B
      HP Deskjet 959C
      Plantronics LS1 Headset
      all on W2k Professional SP2
      </font>

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      • #4
        I used an old 486 CPU fan on mine. The size was just right. I saw the other day that you can still get 486 CPU fans at Radio Shack. At least they were in the one I went to.

        Joel
        Libertarian is still the way to go if we truly want a real change.

        www.lp.org

        ******************************

        System Specs: AMD XP2000+ @1.68GHz(12.5x133), ASUS A7V133-C, 512MB PC133, Matrox Parhelia 128MB, SB Live! 5.1.
        OS: Windows XP Pro.
        Monitor: Cornerstone c1025 @ 1280x960 @85Hz.

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        • #5
          IIRC Maggi had a few screen shots of his awesomely modded G400 a long time back!

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          • #6
            Pics of my G400Max mod were also posted here... also on [VH]
            "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." -- Dr. Seuss

            "Always do good. It will gratify some and astonish the rest." ~Mark Twain

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            • #7
              I had my G400 16mb SH running at 180/180 just by adding a fan to the default heatsink.
              "That's right fool! Now I'm a flying talking donkey!"

              P4 2.66, 512 mb PC2700, ATI Radeon 9000, Seagate Barracude IV 80 gb, Acer Al 732 17" TFT

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              • #8
                My G400 is limited to 148/198 MHz core/ram with active cooling. If I set the card any higher, I get artifacts after a few seconds. Obviously my rams are holding me back.

                MK
                Attached Files
                <font size="1">
                Celeron II 700 @ 1,1 GHz
                ASUS CUSL2-C, Bios 1009 final
                Alpha 6035MFC, 60 -> 80mm adapter
                2 x 80mm Papst Cooler 19/12dB
                256 MB PC133 Crucial 7E (CAS2)
                Maxtor Diamond MAX VL40
                ATI Radeon 8500 64MB @ Catalyst 3.0
                Hauppauge WinTV TV-Card
                Iiyama Vision Master Pro 400
                Plustek Optic Pro U12B
                HP Deskjet 959C
                Plantronics LS1 Headset
                all on W2k Professional SP2
                </font>

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                • #9
                  My case temp is usually around 22C, but my CPU will go as high as 60C (AMD Tbird) under load. The case never gets above 30C, and that's when my air conditioner is off, the sun is shining directly on the case, and the machine is pinged at 100%.

                  I just threw out a couple old heatsinks when I moved last month. I knew they'd be useful someday.

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                  • #10
                    Ah and welcome on board !

                    MK
                    <font size="1">
                    Celeron II 700 @ 1,1 GHz
                    ASUS CUSL2-C, Bios 1009 final
                    Alpha 6035MFC, 60 -> 80mm adapter
                    2 x 80mm Papst Cooler 19/12dB
                    256 MB PC133 Crucial 7E (CAS2)
                    Maxtor Diamond MAX VL40
                    ATI Radeon 8500 64MB @ Catalyst 3.0
                    Hauppauge WinTV TV-Card
                    Iiyama Vision Master Pro 400
                    Plustek Optic Pro U12B
                    HP Deskjet 959C
                    Plantronics LS1 Headset
                    all on W2k Professional SP2
                    </font>

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                    • #11
                      I should say that my card is a MAX, so its already got a fan on it. I've read that that MAX's fry without fans, even with good HS's.

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