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ATI x1900gt VRM thingies

gurusan

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So I hear these can get pretty hot when overclocking...and mine idle in the mid 50s and go to 68c sometimes during gaming...however I touch them with my finger and they don't seem that hot?

They are the little strip of chips next to the funky heatsink thing on ati cards right? The things there on the left that say Pulse?

The reason I ask is that I will be putting the card under water and pushing it until I can afford an 8800GT....and I have a spare set of BGA heatsinks that I can put on them...just wondering if it's worth it or not?

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im going for performance....although the fan on this IS incredibly loud. I've always been nvidia and WOW ati is freakin loud as ****

Anyway thanks for the input...I might slap them on as they were only 3 quid
 
**update**

moved my HD cage with a 120mm fan in it up 1 slot and my VRM temps don't ever go over 55-58c now! Apparently there was a dead spot in my case or something
 
Well yeah now I got it sorted since I moved my HD cage up. I had the card overclocked to 750/865 and the VRMs were hitting 85c. but like I said now they only go to around 55-58c which is quite acceptable.
 
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