VGA Silencer Rev 3 - ramsink clearance?

kelston · Jul 12, 2004, 08:26 PM

I'm looking to get a VGA Silencer to slap on to a 9800 Pro 256 but i'm hearing conflicting numbers on how much clearance there actually is to fit ramsinks with the Silencer installed.

According to this review:
http://www.ocfaq.com/reviews/ArcticC...Silencer_Rev3/

The clearance is 17mm.

However, according to the measurement specs provided by FrozenCPU's website, the maximum height of components on the card should be 15mm (2mm off).

Unfortunately, that number also is contradicted by a friend of mine who works at FrozenCPU and took measurements at their stock room and says that the distance between the GPU contact and the rest of the Silencer is .5 inches or 12.7mm.

So does anyone actually have a VGA Silencer installed and can tell me:

1) Whether or not you have ramsinks installed, and if so, which ones.
2) What the actual measurement is of the clearance to fit a ramsink (in theory, whats the height of the tallest ramsink I can fit?)

dipstick · Jul 13, 2004, 03:45 PM

It will clear the stock ramsinks that come on most 256mb 9800's but it wont clear any aftermarket ramsinks. The smallest I've seen are the tweakmonster sinks and even they are not small enough

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jul 14, 2004, 02:21 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by kelston
I'm looking to get a VGA Silencer to slap on to a 9800 Pro 256 but i'm hearing conflicting numbers on how much clearance there actually is to fit ramsinks with the Silencer installed.

According to this review:
http://www.ocfaq.com/reviews/ArcticC...Silencer_Rev3/

The clearance is 17mm.

However, according to the measurement specs provided by FrozenCPU's website, the maximum height of components on the card should be 15mm (2mm off).

Unfortunately, that number also is contradicted by a friend of mine who works at FrozenCPU and took measurements at their stock room and says that the distance between the GPU contact and the rest of the Silencer is .5 inches or 12.7mm.

So does anyone actually have a VGA Silencer installed and can tell me:

1) Whether or not you have ramsinks installed, and if so, which ones.
2) What the actual measurement is of the clearance to fit a ramsink (in theory, whats the height of the tallest ramsink I can fit?)

I have these LxWxH 16.5mm x 13.5mm x 9mm on my 9500 pro and still have alot of room

figure 15mm total... becouse you also have to figure in that the ram chip, adhasive wil add hight and reduce clearence space

mine are 9mm tall and could add another 1/2 to that i'd be right at making contact, So i'd guess max hight heatsink to be at 14mm... just to be safe.... take a look...

Chaos · Jul 14, 2004, 02:30 AM

Vantec has a nice low profile set of copper ones

http://www.adpmods.com/xcart/custome...304&cat=&page=

Dimensions:16x13x9mm

kelston · Jul 14, 2004, 04:42 AM

Thanks a lot, for all the replies.

The Vantec ones I was interested in but for some reason FrozenCPU has them listed as 19mm high?

**Roadee** · Jul 14, 2004, 06:11 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by kelston
Thanks a lot, for all the replies.

The Vantec ones I was interested in but for some reason FrozenCPU has them listed as 19mm high?

From the Vantec link......

Features:
- Preaffixed Thermal Tapes <<<<
- Excellent Heat Dissipation
- Easy Installation

Model #: CCB-RS8
Material: Copper
Dimensions: 16x13x9mm (9mm high)

For BGA/Video Card Memory Use
Includes Thermal Tape
Package Contains 8 BGA Ramsinks

VANTEC ICEBERQ COPPER BGA RAMSINKS

Though I am sure that you already seen that.

Jul 12, 2004, 08:26 PM	#1
kelston HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: May 2003 Location: Bayside, NY USA Posts: 360 Rep Power: 0	VGA Silencer Rev 3 - ramsink clearance? I'm looking to get a VGA Silencer to slap on to a 9800 Pro 256 but i'm hearing conflicting numbers on how much clearance there actually is to fit ramsinks with the Silencer installed. According to this review: http://www.ocfaq.com/reviews/ArcticC...Silencer_Rev3/ The clearance is 17mm. However, according to the measurement specs provided by FrozenCPU's website, the maximum height of components on the card should be 15mm (2mm off). Unfortunately, that number also is contradicted by a friend of mine who works at FrozenCPU and took measurements at their stock room and says that the distance between the GPU contact and the rest of the Silencer is .5 inches or 12.7mm. So does anyone actually have a VGA Silencer installed and can tell me: 1) Whether or not you have ramsinks installed, and if so, which ones. 2) What the actual measurement is of the clearance to fit a ramsink (in theory, whats the height of the tallest ramsink I can fit?)

Jul 14, 2004, 02:30 AM	#4
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,268 Rep Power: 167 System Specs	Vantec has a nice low profile set of copper ones http://www.adpmods.com/xcart/custome...304&cat=&page= Dimensions:16x13x9mm __________________

Jul 13, 2004, 03:45 PM	#2
dipstick HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,609 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	It will clear the stock ramsinks that come on most 256mb 9800's but it wont clear any aftermarket ramsinks. The smallest I've seen are the tweakmonster sinks and even they are not small enough

Jul 14, 2004, 04:42 AM	Thread Starter #5
kelston HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: May 2003 Location: Bayside, NY USA Posts: 360 Rep Power: 0	Thanks a lot, for all the replies. The Vantec ones I was interested in but for some reason FrozenCPU has them listed as 19mm high?