HD5850 water cooling mod for overclocking

[albayalde]

Well, to be honest, I wasn't quite sure where to put it, but the fact is that I was thinking about changing the cooling of my Sapphire 5850 Xtreme to be able to squeeze more out of it with the trix, and I thought that perhaps by putting a liquid cooling system I could squeeze more out of it, my case doesn't allow for a conventional RL and I also don't want to spend a fortune, besides, when I play, the noise is infernal.
My idea and hence my doubt is whether it would be possible to modify this system http://www.hard-h2o.com/review/kits-liquida/thermaltake-silentwater.html by changing the block of the PRC for one for the 5850 like the http://www.tienda-traxtore.com/tienda/index.php?page=pp_producto.php&md=0&ref=RL0677
The parts would cost me 75 euros, all new
Currently, when I play, the card is set to
prz 875
memory 1150
voltage 1.168
I turn the fan up a lot and the temp stays low
Would the cooling improve with the previous system? or on the contrary, will the silent water be too small?

[CNCBCN]

it wouldn't be more cost-effective for you: http://www.tienda-traxtore.com/tienda/index.php?page=pp_producto.php&md=0&ref=VEN734

[albayalde]

It looks good, but I would prefer to put in some liquid cooling, which I could then reuse with another graphics card

[CNCBCN]

if you look at the details of this VGA BLOCK SWIFTECH KOMODO HD5800 how many models does it work with? if you buy something like this VGA BLOCK EK EK-VGA SUPREME PLEXY Rev.2 you have more compatibility ( I'm not talking about performance, for now ) this one is air ( some people on the forum have it and are very happy with it ) VGA COOLER ZALMAN VF3000A and the good thing about these is this VR003 · Accessories · Arctic Cooling the heatsink doesn't attach directly to the board ( it attaches to an interchangeable plate ( if you change your graphics card, you buy the plate and you have a heatsink for a while ) )
on the other hand it's still to be seen ( something I haven't looked at, but surely some forum member with experience in RL will tell you something ) if that pump can handle certain blocks.
edit and add:
if this is your brick http://www.amd.com/es/products/desktop/graphics/ati-radeon-hd-5000/hd-5850/Pages/ati-radeon-hd-5850-overview.aspx and you have a warranty, think that as soon as you manipulate the casing you will lose the warranty. You can do the same as the fellow ( I'm about to do it myself to save some money ) Neptunno Photos of our PC's - Page 30 - HardLimit it won't be aesthetic, but effective ….

[albayalde]

The option of the case blowing air out the back is not something I rule out doing if I ultimately don't modify the heatsink, my case is very well ventilated, it's a tancens algeo, but I was more interested in putting a liquid cooler on the graphics card, as I think it should perform better when it's under full load, for the processor I got a corsair h80, and between that and a liquid cooler for the graphics card, I hoped to stretch this system a bit further, until a real leap is noticeable to change the power supply, processor, memory, and graphics card, and reuse the cooling components

[defaultuser]

I'm not sure if this is what CNCBCN is referring to.

Hardlimit - Photos of our PCs

Hardlimit - Photos of our PCs

Best regards.

[CNCBCN]

+1 defaultuser but it seems that albayalde does not distinguish between diego_jaen's photos and Neptunno's photos

[defaultuser]

It's cheaper and improves temperatures quite a bit Also quieter.

[albayalde]

Well, it seems from what I've read that there is no block compatible with the Xtreme model that I have, so I'll have to make some air modifications. The problem is that the GPU is cooled very well by air, but the memory is bare, the VRMs have a small heatsink on top. I'll try to put some heatsinks on the memory, I think I have some at home that were left over from an 8800gt, and I'll see if I can fix a fan to it by removing the case and screwing it directly to the heatsink fins.

[CNCBCN]

ZALMAN HEATSINK ZM-RHS1 HEATSINKS
ARCTIC COOLING VR004 KIT NVIDIA GTX 480 / 570 / 580
only if you live in barna, otherwise look for another store. they say that they have fabric on sale online ;D

edit test putting the two 120 fans in and if you don't like it I still recommend this http://www.tienda-traxtore.com/tienda/index.php?page=pp_producto.php&md=0&ref=VEN734 if you notice it is compatible with ATI from the 3000 series to the 6000 and when they release the 7000 series they will almost certainly release the adapter and it is also compatible with Nvidia from the 7800 series to the 580 and you have 6 years of warranty what more do you want? ;D:D but first try the two 120

[albayalde]

For the streme it's not worth it, it doesn't dissipate the memories, and you have to remove the dissipator from the vrm, which means you lose the improvement. In the end, I think I'll do what everyone does with this card, I'll add some heat sinks for the memories, and maybe if I try putting a few extra fans on it, I have a few old fans that are dead from laughter.

[CNCBCN]

I don't know how Neptunno did it, but I tried it today and I didn't screw up the graphics by miracle :llorar: 95 degrees well past from playing BF3. Two 120s from Revoltec spinning at full silent is but when you push the graphics to the limit ….. I burned the pad of my finger with the top of the graphics (aluminum) I mounted the fans by blowing air. Try it yourself, I don't know what will work better for you than for me, but as soon as I solve my doubts with the artic I think I'll migrate
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[incrediboy]

how strange, I just tried it and my gtx580 works well with two nidec gt, it doesn't even get hot (with the furmark)

[CNCBCN]

well I don't this is my build
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and the temps left much to be desired (playing) at rest the improvements a few degrees 4/5

[albayalde]

Finally!!! I got the perfect combination for this graphic, and for only 3.5 euros I bought some copper memory heatsinks for 3.5 euros, they are narrower than the memory chips and longer with very long fins, I removed the fins so they would fit under the heatsink, and I changed the thermal paste, I put a zalman that came with a vf1000 that I had mounted on an 8800gt and that I had not used, I also put an aluminum heatsink on one of the memory chips right under one of the heatpipes of the heatsink, since the others clashed even without fins, and I sealed the case of the card with insulating tape to force all the air to pass through the circuit of the heatsink and exit the case, although the card came out vague, it asks for quite a lot of voltage to go up, now it doesn't heat up at all, I have run 3d vantage 4 times with 725@920 core 1000@1200 memory 1,086@1,212 I have monitored temperatures with MSI afterburner and the most the card has gone up is to 59º which I think is a temperature of authentic scandal and 3dmar vantage has given me some not negligible 15322 points, which for a computer, with motherboard processor and memory with more than 4 years is not bad I'm going to play Skyrim for a while and if so I'll upload some photos of the invention later yesterday I tried to remove the case of the card to see if it would be viable to put other fans and leave it open, and the temperature skyrocketed, maybe if I decide to do another test I'll make one with cardboard to attach the fans and force the air to pass through the entire heatsink

[defaultuser]

Well, congratulations on the mod, if you've managed to find a way to do it for very little, then it's top notch.

What you say at the end about making a bracket for the extra fans is also a good idea and a way to save money.

Best regards.

[Sylver]

Congratulations on the solution, but there are a couple of things that don't convince me...

The duct tape, the cardboard... :nono: with the heat and the passage of time, the "invention" can deteriorate, apart from looking pretty shabby (not because of the appearance, but to the touch...)

Anyway, if it works and fulfills its purpose, great. But it wouldn't be a bad idea to support that duct tape with some tape that is a bit more prepared to resist, like American tape or similar, it's just a suggestion for the consistency and durability of the mod.

Greetings!

[albayalde]

@Sylver:

Congratulations on the solution, but there are a couple of things that don't convince me…

The duct tape, the cardboard... :nono: with the heat and the passage of time, the "invention" can deteriorate, apart from looking pretty shabby (not because of the appearance, but to the touch...)

Anyway, if it works and fulfills its purpose, great. But it wouldn't be a bad idea to support that duct tape with some tape a bit more prepared to resist, like American tape or similar, it's just a suggestion for the consistency and durability of the mod.

Best regards!

As soon as I get the Corsair H80, I'll disassemble everything to change it, and I'll take photos of the graphics card. The only thing I regret is that I didn't have black duct tape left, and I used the green and yellow earth tape, otherwise it would look pretty aparente.No. I'm not worried about the tape being damaged by temperature since it would withstand those temperatures very well and you'd be surprised at the temperature that materials like cardboard can withstand. A while ago I built a DIY projector and used a 400w lamp as a light source, imagine the heat it generated. All the ventilation holes of the case were protected with cardboard casings so that not too much light came out, and there were zero problems. In the worst case scenario, I suppose there would be fireproof cardboard with which the structure for the graphics card fans could be made, although seeing the results, for now I'll leave it as it is.

[Sylver]

@albayalde:

As soon as I receive the corsair h80 I will disassemble everything to change it, and I will take photos of the graphics card. The only problem was that I didn't have any black electrical tape left, so I used the green and yellow one. If not, the appearance is not something that worries me. I am not worried that the tape could be damaged by temperature since those temperatures would be very well tolerated and you would be surprised at the temperature that materials like cardboard can withstand. A while ago I built a DIY projector and used a 400w lamp as a light source. Imagine the heat that generated. All the ventilation holes of the case were protected with cardboard casings so that not much light came out, and there were zero problems. In the worst case, I suppose there could be fireproof cardboard with which the structure for the graphics card fans could be made, although seeing the results, for the moment I will leave it as it is.

No, I know, household materials can work wonders... xD
If it can last, it can last you until the end of your days, but it's not something you can be sure of. It's about giving consistency and security to the matter. With a couple of solid materials you put it together and forget about it, with electrical tape and cardboard you will surely be checking it from time to time.
But I reiterate: if it works for you and you see it as consistent, excellent. If everything we discuss will be in favor of solidifying and improving the mod as much as possible

Regards