Hi all!

I might need to get some replacement coolers for V5 5500 so I wanted to ask u guys if u knew which kind of VGA cooler can be installed on V5?

I found Titan cooling kit that looks like it can be used:
http://www.tiger-electronics.de/KUeHLUNG-und-LUeFTER/Grafikkarte/Chipset/Titan-G...
and revoltec
http://www.tiger-electronics.de/KUeHLUNG-und-LUeFTER/Grafikkarte/Chipset/Revolte...
that I think I saw on some V5 modding pictures. Can these be used without some special modding of the card?

Thanks!

Just a heatsink won't do. It can keep the V5 cool in idle mode but when playing games you need a fan blowing on them.

My advice, try finding a heatsink of about 50x50mm (just a tiny bit less than 2 inches) with a fan. An old CPU cooler (P2/P3 era) would certainly be enough.

elfuego wrote on 10.01.09 at 12:21:49:


I can't load that page, but I think it's this cooler :

http://www.titan-cd.com/images/titan-model/vga/cuv3ab/copper.jpg

It's ok and look nice, don't expect to cool an overclocked V5, but it should handle a V5 at stock cooling. And in time two of these will get quite loud.

What you could also look for is an NB-32 from Zalman plus two 40x40mm fans. (Note that an NB-47 will not work, it's not flat so you can't fit fans on it)

OK guys, its done  I used Titans VGA cooler, since that was the only "compatible one" I found around here. This is the card I got:



This is the whole kit:



Hmm that Titan CUV2AB doesn't look too shabby:



OK the thermal paste is on...



50% done 



And finaly:



Now just for comparison...





So... How do you like it? 

C.Zoui wrote on 31.03.09 at 06:57:52:


1) I binded it together, pulled through the back side of the motherboard holder-plate and plugged them into a 12V connector. That way it doesnt really stand in the way of air-flow.

2)Unfortunately, I have no clue about the temperatures. I got the card without the stock HSFs attached and I disliked the idea of reattaching them "just for the kicks"

3) Compared to the V5 5500 w/stock cooling I have back home on Balkans, this one is noisier. Unfortunately, what RaverX said was true - these two coolers are indeed a bit louder then they should be. Of course, its not *that* bad, but I'm spoiled. I turned off every other cooler in the retro-system - i used only heatsinks for the components that need cooling and I also use a silent PSU... so V5 can really be heard.

Thats why I'm thinking of arming my retro rig with a passive V3 3500 instead.

Apparently no one has gone with the most common after-market solution? ..which i believe for 3dfx is TennMax's Lasagna cooler.

I've swapped the stock cooling on Gary's auctioned VoodooMAC 5500 PCI with those previously installed on my Voodoo5 5500 AGP which i wasn't using.

As you can see they're running on reduced voltage, since i don't fancy noisy fans



Since lowering the voltage resulted in insufficient airflow, i've removed the 12V fan within the heatsink and replaced it with a 5V version. Both chips run much cooler now, although the db levels have gone up a bit.

I got these here. I've purchased a set of BGA Type 0 coolers and swapped the inner fans with those on my BGA Type A's.