spitcodfry
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Saw a recommendation for this on another forum in response to a gamer's artifacting issues with D3. He had same card as me, 9800 Pro, and I, too, am experiencing these same overheating problems. Since this seems like a real good deal for a cooling solution (on sale for $14 at local shop) I'd just as soon go with this aside from any other fan/psu addition.
Is this a good product for my card, and will it squash most of my overheating issues with an application like Doom 3? My biggest concern is that it requires you to remove the current fan on the board (duh can't use it unless you do this), apply thermal paste around GPU core and then attach the Silencer to where the original fan once was. What's the likelihood that a novice with this sort of thing will damage the video card if they're fiddling around something like the GPU core?
I certainly don't want to risk damaging my card. The instructions seem fairly straightforward (culled from a review of the silencer) and done carefully enough I bet I could do it without many issues. Any input/suggestions wholly appreciated.
Is this a good product for my card, and will it squash most of my overheating issues with an application like Doom 3? My biggest concern is that it requires you to remove the current fan on the board (duh can't use it unless you do this), apply thermal paste around GPU core and then attach the Silencer to where the original fan once was. What's the likelihood that a novice with this sort of thing will damage the video card if they're fiddling around something like the GPU core?
I certainly don't want to risk damaging my card. The instructions seem fairly straightforward (culled from a review of the silencer) and done carefully enough I bet I could do it without many issues. Any input/suggestions wholly appreciated.
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