On Zotac GTX275 non-Amp

[Genghis99]

I plan to use .. blah, blah ... on a GTX275 .

Any hints before i start ?

[Genghis99]

So i got started.

At first: When i remove the original cooler - is saw that the setsugen manual does not match.
There where 6 VRM to be cooled and 14 VRAMs, the NVIO, the VRM on top of it, and the small ones below the NVIO.

So if i haven't got 14 recycled (cleaned and 3M Pad added) Zalman RAM Coolers my plan to mount Setsugen on my GTX275 could have failed.

The Temperatures are not satisfiing me - Idle it looks good - but under full load setsugen is far from being icey ...
With full Fan RPM the Temps rise up to critical under Furmark just in a few minutes.
The Slip Stream Slim is a plaything - much to loud at full speed, much to weak at full heat. Don't ask - i flipped it.

Don't tell me about airflow in case. One Slipstream Slim 120mm in sidedoor venting fresh air on the cards, 2 80mm exhaust top back, 120mm exhaust power supply, one 120mm exhaust front top.

Only to mount a 120mm LED Kama with more Airflow was a little cure. Next time i will give the normal (25mm) Slip Stream PWM (120 cfm) a try.

[Genghis99]

After All - cut off the fins to place the fan - was ... stupid.

[qbcio]

I was just planning to buy setsugen on my zotac 275 non amp too. Genghis99 i see You're not satisfied with this cooler. Can You tell me is it more noisy than stock cooling? Have You made some new modifications lately? I'm a bit surprised with how setsugen is dealing with temperatures. It looked a lot better in tests. Anyway thanks for Your small "tutorial".

[Genghis99]

I recommend to wait - Scythe promised that we'll hear about Musashi.

I can't recommend you to use a Setsugen on a GTX275. It cannot handle maximal TDP of a GTX275 and Higher.

Update : last modification : change to another cooler.

[qbcio]

Originally Posted by Genghis99

I recommend to wait - Scythe promised that we'll hear about Musashi.

That what i'll do, interesting thing about Musashi, is that information officialy confirmed?

There're other coolers like Xtreme GTX PRO by AC, surely efficient but too big for my case.

[Okiwana Okimoto]

Hello qbcio,

I think you can all see more on Cebit this year. So wait a bit and in march we will show some new stuff "hopply "

[qbcio]

Hope so too. Almost forgot about Cebit, too bad i won't be able to be there personally. Another reason to wait