Nice Card...Bit Loud Though...

Matt555 · 11-10-2005, 07:44 PM

I got my XFX 6600GT (128MB AGP8x) today and it performs much better than my old card in Knight Online (pretty much the only game I play at the minute). However one thing annoys me...the noise, when I looked at the box I could see a lovely chrome (probably just coloured that way) cooler showing through a clear plastic cover..."Wonderful!" I thought, but once installed its very loud, my PC was virtually silent before, and now it sounds like Heathrow again

The card came with software but none of it can be used to control the fan speed, any ideas?
Matt

Addis · 11-10-2005, 07:18 PM

I'd remove the HSF on it if it was too loud and install a new one. I've seen a tutorial somewhere on installing quite a large one but can't find it.

Matt555 · 11-10-2005, 07:24 PM

yeah i may look into a new HSF, i did originally order an Arctic Cooling one but realised it was for PCI-e 6600 series cards and not AGP...well i'll search around for another one, i dont think i can control this fan speed either, its only a 2-pin fan otherwise i would have connected it to my gatewatch.
Any suggesstions on a decent (QUIET) cooler for an XFX 6600GT 128MB (AGP8x)

Matt555 · 11-10-2005, 07:43 PM

http://www.pcpop.com/pcpopimg/05/2/2...-165649557.jpg
so thats the cooler thats on it at the minute, and what about zalman VGA coolers? are they really big?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatal...of_Zalman.html
there's some there, and vantec...
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatal...of_Vantec.html

Exfoliate · 11-10-2005, 08:45 PM

I'd say either the Vantec Iceberq 5 Premium VGA kit or the Silent copper Zalman either are a good choice but I'm leaning toward the Vantec as they tend to be quieter even when Zalman states 'silent' I've seen products they call silent that get as lound as 37d so that's not good. Check reviews though.

Matt555 · 11-10-2005, 09:00 PM

yeah will do, i'll search around before making my choice, and i always have you guys an gals...(off to play farcry on this thing now)

Matt555 · 12-10-2005, 09:45 AM

after reading reviews i think i will get the vantec one, the Zalman looks nice but it sticks over the side of the card and will interfer with the case i think, plus the vantec one has a nice blue light

I have searched around and round lots of stuff and people having the same questions as me, I have a different smaller silver cooler on the 6600GT rather than the one with the picture of the dog on it.
http://www.pcpop.com/pcpopimg/05/2/2...-165649557.jpg
Thats the cooler I have on it and the next link is a picture of what i thought the cooler would be.
http://www.yesky.com/imagesnew/hardware/1125/xfx/2.jpg
But it looks like i'm going to get the vantec cooler, I realise why i cant have an Arctic Cooler (and why they dont make them) the PCI-e to AGP bridge is the part with a Heatsink on it and the arctic cooling coolers cant fit over this so they dont make one for the 6600GT agp...damn, well the vantec one looks nice and i have read good reviews about it, and its not too expensive on ocuk, although i will search around for a cheaper one.

Matt555 · 12-10-2005, 03:45 PM

Well i think i'm going to order the Vantec Iceberq 5, i hear the Zalman ones are big and can still be noisy even though they are meant to be silent.

Matt555 · 12-10-2005, 09:14 PM

Just ordered the Vantec Iceberq 5 Kit, from trusty www.overclockers.co.uk
Ordered it on next day delivery (should be here Friday, it's the next day after the order is recieved before like mid-day or something) as the noise is annoying...
Hopefully this shall make temps drop (with a little help from Mr AS5) and keep things quiet again...

Matt555 · 14-10-2005, 05:50 PM

got the cooler today, would have it fitted but one of the metal standoffs they gave me doesn't have a thread on it so i can't screw it into the cooler, I pushed it in but it just falls out and wouldn't hold the cooler in place...I have contacted overclockers and they said take it up with Vantec as it's a machining error and it's their fault (because it was like that sealed) so I am currently awaiting a reply from Vantec...
They should replace it for free though right? As in no way is it my fault...I was going to stick it on using some Arrodite (i think that's what it's called, my dad uses it, its industrial strength glue) but thought I'd better not as if there's any problems in the future then they can blame them on me...

pelvis_3 · 14-10-2005, 10:22 PM

Things just don't like going well for you do they Matt?
Do you have any Motherboard spacers that'll fit?

Matt555 · 14-10-2005, 10:35 PM

lol you're right pelvis_3...i've tried that, the motherboard spacers just aren't long enough...

There's nothing I could have done (overclockers either, they told me to take it up with the company directly as its a manufacturing fault...)

pelvis_3 · 14-10-2005, 10:50 PM

Ohwell, bad luck then, we'll just to wait and see what Vantec have to say for themselves!

Matt555 · 14-10-2005, 10:54 PM

yeah, it shouldn't be a problem though, I have all the plastic packaging etc, although its cut up from where i had to cut it open (it was that anoying sealed stuff that you have to use scissors on)
If they need the whole thing back then they can have it, i just want to get it sorted ASAP

Matt555 · 15-10-2005, 03:24 PM

Yay got a reply from Vantec, they said send us copies of the e-mails from the company you ordered it from (to prove i bought it) and then give them my mailing address and they'll send me out replacement parts.

11-10-2005, 07:44 PM	#1 (permalink) Top
Matt555 iMod Join Date: May 2005 Age: 21 Male Posts: 3,844 Times Helpful: 238 My Mood: Happy Status: Offline My Computer	Nice Card...Bit Loud Though... I got my XFX 6600GT (128MB AGP8x) today and it performs much better than my old card in Knight Online (pretty much the only game I play at the minute). However one thing annoys me...the noise, when I looked at the box I could see a lovely chrome (probably just coloured that way) cooler showing through a clear plastic cover..."Wonderful!" I thought, but once installed its very loud, my PC was virtually silent before, and now it sounds like Heathrow again The card came with software but none of it can be used to control the fan speed, any ideas? Matt __________________

11-10-2005, 07:18 PM	#2 (permalink) Top
Addis The King Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 18 Male Posts: 5,255 Times Helpful: 403 My Mood: Drunk Status: Offline My Computer	I'd remove the HSF on it if it was too loud and install a new one. I've seen a tutorial somewhere on installing quite a large one but can't find it. __________________ Never trust a program you don't have the source code for. My website \| Powerful Desktop Linux \| Linux for human beings \| Linux for power users \| Linux for ricers

11-10-2005, 07:24 PM	#3 (permalink) Top
Matt555 iMod Join Date: May 2005 Age: 21 Male Posts: 3,844 Times Helpful: 238 My Mood: Happy Status: Offline My Computer	yeah i may look into a new HSF, i did originally order an Arctic Cooling one but realised it was for PCI-e 6600 series cards and not AGP...well i'll search around for another one, i dont think i can control this fan speed either, its only a 2-pin fan otherwise i would have connected it to my gatewatch. Any suggesstions on a decent (QUIET) cooler for an XFX 6600GT 128MB (AGP8x) __________________

11-10-2005, 07:43 PM	#4 (permalink) Top
Matt555 iMod Join Date: May 2005 Age: 21 Male Posts: 3,844 Times Helpful: 238 My Mood: Happy Status: Offline My Computer	http://www.pcpop.com/pcpopimg/05/2/2...-165649557.jpg so thats the cooler thats on it at the minute, and what about zalman VGA coolers? are they really big? http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatal...of_Zalman.html there's some there, and vantec... http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatal...of_Vantec.html __________________

11-10-2005, 08:45 PM	#5 (permalink) Top
Exfoliate Captain Dial-up Join Date: Jan 2005 Age: 19 Male Posts: 4,258 Times Helpful: 223 Status: Offline My Computer	I'd say either the Vantec Iceberq 5 Premium VGA kit or the Silent copper Zalman either are a good choice but I'm leaning toward the Vantec as they tend to be quieter even when Zalman states 'silent' I've seen products they call silent that get as lound as 37d so that's not good. Check reviews though. __________________

11-10-2005, 09:00 PM	#6 (permalink) Top
Matt555 iMod Join Date: May 2005 Age: 21 Male Posts: 3,844 Times Helpful: 238 My Mood: Happy Status: Offline My Computer	yeah will do, i'll search around before making my choice, and i always have you guys an gals...(off to play farcry on this thing now) __________________ Last edited by Matt555; 12-10-2005 at 09:39 AM.

12-10-2005, 09:45 AM	#7 (permalink) Top
Matt555 iMod Join Date: May 2005 Age: 21 Male Posts: 3,844 Times Helpful: 238 My Mood: Happy Status: Offline My Computer	after reading reviews i think i will get the vantec one, the Zalman looks nice but it sticks over the side of the card and will interfer with the case i think, plus the vantec one has a nice blue light I have searched around and round lots of stuff and people having the same questions as me, I have a different smaller silver cooler on the 6600GT rather than the one with the picture of the dog on it. http://www.pcpop.com/pcpopimg/05/2/2...-165649557.jpg Thats the cooler I have on it and the next link is a picture of what i thought the cooler would be. http://www.yesky.com/imagesnew/hardware/1125/xfx/2.jpg But it looks like i'm going to get the vantec cooler, I realise why i cant have an Arctic Cooler (and why they dont make them) the PCI-e to AGP bridge is the part with a Heatsink on it and the arctic cooling coolers cant fit over this so they dont make one for the 6600GT agp...damn, well the vantec one looks nice and i have read good reviews about it, and its not too expensive on ocuk, although i will search around for a cheaper one. __________________

12-10-2005, 03:45 PM	#8 (permalink) Top
Matt555 iMod Join Date: May 2005 Age: 21 Male Posts: 3,844 Times Helpful: 238 My Mood: Happy Status: Offline My Computer	Well i think i'm going to order the Vantec Iceberq 5, i hear the Zalman ones are big and can still be noisy even though they are meant to be silent. __________________

12-10-2005, 09:14 PM	#9 (permalink) Top
Matt555 iMod Join Date: May 2005 Age: 21 Male Posts: 3,844 Times Helpful: 238 My Mood: Happy Status: Offline My Computer	Just ordered the Vantec Iceberq 5 Kit, from trusty www.overclockers.co.uk Ordered it on next day delivery (should be here Friday, it's the next day after the order is recieved before like mid-day or something) as the noise is annoying... Hopefully this shall make temps drop (with a little help from Mr AS5) and keep things quiet again... __________________

14-10-2005, 05:50 PM	#10 (permalink) Top
Matt555 iMod Join Date: May 2005 Age: 21 Male Posts: 3,844 Times Helpful: 238 My Mood: Happy Status: Offline My Computer	got the cooler today, would have it fitted but one of the metal standoffs they gave me doesn't have a thread on it so i can't screw it into the cooler, I pushed it in but it just falls out and wouldn't hold the cooler in place...I have contacted overclockers and they said take it up with Vantec as it's a machining error and it's their fault (because it was like that sealed) so I am currently awaiting a reply from Vantec... They should replace it for free though right? As in no way is it my fault...I was going to stick it on using some Arrodite (i think that's what it's called, my dad uses it, its industrial strength glue) but thought I'd better not as if there's any problems in the future then they can blame them on me... __________________

14-10-2005, 10:22 PM	#11 (permalink) Top
pelvis_3 HWF Member For Life Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 22 Male Posts: 2,336 Times Helpful: 265 My Mood: Happy Status: Offline My Computer	Things just don't like going well for you do they Matt? Do you have any Motherboard spacers that'll fit? __________________ Adopt an unanswered thread. \| Who's Online \| vB Code Some people are alive only because it’s illegal to kill them! Support bacteria, it's the only culture some people have!

14-10-2005, 10:35 PM	#12 (permalink) Top
Matt555 iMod Join Date: May 2005 Age: 21 Male Posts: 3,844 Times Helpful: 238 My Mood: Happy Status: Offline My Computer	lol you're right pelvis_3...i've tried that, the motherboard spacers just aren't long enough... There's nothing I could have done (overclockers either, they told me to take it up with the company directly as its a manufacturing fault...) __________________

14-10-2005, 10:50 PM	#13 (permalink) Top
pelvis_3 HWF Member For Life Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 22 Male Posts: 2,336 Times Helpful: 265 My Mood: Happy Status: Offline My Computer	Ohwell, bad luck then, we'll just to wait and see what Vantec have to say for themselves! __________________ Adopt an unanswered thread. \| Who's Online \| vB Code Some people are alive only because it’s illegal to kill them! Support bacteria, it's the only culture some people have!

14-10-2005, 10:54 PM	#14 (permalink) Top
Matt555 iMod Join Date: May 2005 Age: 21 Male Posts: 3,844 Times Helpful: 238 My Mood: Happy Status: Offline My Computer	yeah, it shouldn't be a problem though, I have all the plastic packaging etc, although its cut up from where i had to cut it open (it was that anoying sealed stuff that you have to use scissors on) If they need the whole thing back then they can have it, i just want to get it sorted ASAP __________________

15-10-2005, 03:24 PM	#15 (permalink) Top
Matt555 iMod Join Date: May 2005 Age: 21 Male Posts: 3,844 Times Helpful: 238 My Mood: Happy Status: Offline My Computer	Yay got a reply from Vantec, they said send us copies of the e-mails from the company you ordered it from (to prove i bought it) and then give them my mailing address and they'll send me out replacement parts. __________________

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