🚀 go-pugleaf

RetroBBS NetNews Server

Inspired by RockSolid Light RIP Retro Guy

Article View: alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia
Article #491

Re: Overclocking the TNT2 model 64 - Success !

#491
From: ^Tawakullna
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 04:03
44 lines
2760 bytes
yes you can get a cooling card, ie a pcb with one or more fans mounted in
it, that fit a spare pci or isa slot. as I recall they're about �7. I wonder
if they actually work?

Lee Arnold <lbarnold@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:87v2m8$3pe$1@nntp9.atl.mindspring.net...
> Tenn-Max makes a great cooler for the TNT2 chip ~$21
> Comes in three different mounting styles for different board layouts. Has
> fan built-in.
>
> ben-j <ben-j@hornsey57.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:87ta1k$j4b$1@newsg3.svr.pol.co.uk...
> >
> > Vikram wrote in message <86t0mq$45d$1@news.vsnl.net.in>...
> > >Hi guys,
> > >
> > >I have overclocked my TNT2 Model 64 successfully.
> > >I put a CPU fan at a distance from the heat sink of the card.
> > >Like most people before I put the fan, the card would heat up
> > >a lot .It would heat up so much that I was unable to touch it for
> > >long due to heat.Now its normal.I spent $2.75 in buying a fan.
> > >
> > >I think ALL TNT2 Model 64 based cards need cooling which
> > >in most cases is not provided ....
> > >
> > >My advice to anybody using a Model 64 without a fan is to somehow
> > >fit a fan so that it blows air on to the heat sink on the TNT2 M64
> > >
> > >For more details on ideas to cool the cards : mail me at
> > >vikram_s@SoftHome.net
> > >
> > >Vikram
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
Technical Details
Message-ID: <8tlled$1tg$1@news8.svr.pol.co.uk>
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!supernews.google.com!sn-xit-02!sn-xit-03!supernews.com!news.tele.dk!194.25.134.62!newsfeed00.sul.t-online.de!t-online.de!diablo.theplanet.net!news.theplanet.net!newspost.theplanet.net!not-for-mail
References: <86t0mq$45d$1@news.vsnl.net.in> <87ta1k$j4b$1@newsg3.svr.pol.co.uk> <87v2m8$3pe$1@nntp9.atl.mindspring.net>

Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII
X-Google-Thread: 10b6e7,7741af20977b4d2b,start
X-Google-Attributes: gid10b6e7,public
X-Google-Thread: feaeb,7741af20977b4d2b,start
X-Google-Attributes: gidfeaeb,public
X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2000-10-30 21:31:16 PST
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!supernews.google.com!sn-xit-02!sn-xit-03!supernews.com!news.tele.dk!194.25.134.62!newsfeed00.sul.t-online.de!t-online.de!diablo.theplanet.net!news.theplanet.net!newspost.theplanet.net!not-for-mail
From: "^Tawakullna" <tawakullna@jamod115.fsnet.co.uk>
Newsgroups: alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia,creative.products.3d_blaster.riva_tnt2
Subject: Re: Overclocking the TNT2 model 64 - Success !
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 04:03:35 -0000
Organization: is there any?
Lines: 46
Message-ID: <8tlled$1tg$1@news8.svr.pol.co.uk>
References: <86t0mq$45d$1@news.vsnl.net.in> <87ta1k$j4b$1@newsg3.svr.pol.co.uk> <87v2m8$3pe$1@nntp9.atl.mindspring.net>
Reply-To: "^Tawakullna" <tawakullna@jamod115.fsnet.co.uk>
NNTP-Posting-Host: modem-86.copper.dialup.pol.co.uk
X-Trace: news8.svr.pol.co.uk 972970253 1968 62.136.28.86 (31 Oct 2000 05:30:53 GMT)
NNTP-Posting-Date: 31 Oct 2000 05:30:53 GMT
X-Complaints-To: abuse@theplanet.net
X-Priority: 3
X-MSMail-Priority: Normal
X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300
X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300