Better video cooling

[Trigger911]

hello been looking around for a nice copper heat sink for my video card i got a crap one like this (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=170066273304&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=007) and so i need a better to get the heat off the gpu is getting hot at 430 and its stock is 400 i know i can get a hell of allot more out of it with a little better cooling so any help finding some cheap but good would be awesome i believe they are the same size as the north bridge pin holes thanks
thanks in advance
triggz out

[tigger]

there are two options really,if they'll fit.

arctic cooling ATI Silencer 1 (Rev. 2) or VGA Silencer, Rev.3 http://www.arctic-cooling.com/vga1.php

or

zalman vf-700/900 http://www.zalman.co.kr/eng/product/code_list.asp?code=013

[Frogger]

either will do only consideration sliencer will exhust out of case zalman not
why not just mount a 80/90mm case fan in the cage pointing at the vid card.. the stock fan on the sink prob not moving the air enough the.. sink it self will prob cool better with the addd air flow ....you might also reapply your as5 on the gpu ...F

[Trigger911]

Its not conducting heat right its not a good tight fit either. its got some play in it I've even tried changing the hold downs and I'm tired of the low o/c. and btw it does good good air flow it doesnt even heat up.

[Frogger]

all 9600's heat sinks have a wiggle in them but not to much because of the thermal pad Sh*t that comes on stock...did you replace that pad with some better paste???

[Trigger911]

yes as5 i didnt use a ton just enuff to cover it like i did with the 9550 pro i got

[Frogger]

you can try streching the springs on the hold downs abit see if your get a better grip...

[SlipSlice]

For the money you would spend on a cooler, why don't you save it for a new Video card..im sure you would appreciate that more than an XT that is staying cooler. New cards have more pixel pipes, which help A-lot, and faster clocks. And the XK series, and Nvidia 6+ series have Smart shader 3, which help a little. :)

Slip

[lufrey]

there are two options really,if they'll fit.

arctic cooling ATI Silencer 1 (Rev. 2) or VGA Silencer, Rev.3 http://www.arctic-cooling.com/vga1.php

or

zalman vf-700/900 http://www.zalman.co.kr/eng/product/code_list.asp?code=013

I have a Zalman VF900-CU, and according to the box and their website, it's not compatible with the 9600 series AGP video cards :(