Radeon 6970 - damaged casing?

[satanicguardian]

Hey guys, my 6970 is looking a bit worse for wear, few broken clips etc has let it start to look a little shabby, I think it's starting to reflect in it's cooling as well - are there any decent aftermarket coolers I can swap to? I've tried taping the casing shut but the heat from the card just makes the tape melt a bit and stretch









Any suggestions?

 

[Jono8]

How on earth have you done that?

 

[satanicguardian]

How on earth have you done that?

I literally don't know, they just started to break bit by bit, I did snap one accidentally when i cleaned it and re pasted about 2 years ago, the rest seem to have followed suit :\

 

[arc@css]

There are coolers on the website, though I'd recommend going for a second hand one seeing as they're quite expensive.

For example :

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-035-TL&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=787


I'm fairly sure the 'Gelid Icy Vision' cooler will fit a reference 6970, and be a little cheaper than the above example :

Another brand to look out for is 'Arctic Cooling'. Both are excellent choices.

 

[satanicguardian]

There are coolers on the website, though I'd recommend going for a second hand one seeing as they're quite expensive.

For example :

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-035-TL&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=787


I'm fairly sure the 'Gelid Icy Vision' cooler will fit a reference 6970, and be a little cheaper than the above example :

Another brand to look out for is 'Arctic Cooling'. Both are excellent choices.

Hmm, then again, is it even worth doing? I mean, how long will my 6970 be a viable card for? I've had it nigh on 3 years now, it's worked very hard for me, gaming and folding

 

[arc@css]

Hmm, then again, is it even worth doing? I mean, how long will my 6970 be a viable card for? I've had it nigh on 3 years now, it's worked very hard for me, gaming and folding

As I said, I'd only go for a second hand cooler, or one that was very good value for money, due to the card being so old and having depreciated heavily. Otherwise, unless there's a simple, cheap fix, I'd start looking around at a new card. However, if it's still doing all you ask of it, then a cheap and cheerful home made solution might be the best answer.

 

[Doco]

Could you buy a damaged (like gpu melted damaged so hopefully cheap) card and swap coolers ?

 

[panyan]

why not just go around and put a neat strip of duck tape to hold it together (good quality tape that can handle the heat)

the sealed seam may improve temps too

 

[satanicguardian]

why not just go around and put a neat strip of duck tape to hold it together (good quality tape that can handle the heat)

the sealed seam may improve temps too

Duct tape would look butt ugly though at least red and black electric tape is kind of themed

 

[panyan]

Duct tape would look butt ugly though at least red and black electric tape is kind of themed

electrical tape doesnt do well with heat though

ive used it before in a computer and it does all sticky and gloopy and falls off

 

[satanicguardian]

electrical tape doesnt do well with heat though

ive used it before in a computer and it does all sticky and gloopy and falls off

Aye, that's the problem, superglue perhaps?

 

[NoobCannon]

Why not just wrap a couple cable ties round it? Would have been the first thing i did!

 

[Nightglow]

Duct tape would look butt ugly though at least red and black electric tape is kind of themed

Actually you can buy Duct tape in several colours, red & black being two of them.

 

[satanicguardian]

Cable ties could work I guess :O not sure if I have any long enough, and duct tape, it's still all stringy and reinforce, would definitely work, but would look a bit of an eyesore

 

[Diagro]

Some High temp super glue would be best

 

[chaotic_uk]

Some High temp super glue would be best

i had to do this and it worked well

 

[satanicguardian]

Hmm, recommend any good brands? Would standard loctite do it?