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    Zalman 8800gt VF9000 CU Q!!!

    Hey Guys,

    Just putting this on the cooler now. I ripped the old one off. My question to you though- the old RAM chips (i think there are 8) previously had white paste on them. Should i leave this on when i stick the individual blue ram heat sinks on, OR should i just whip that crap off and stick the heat sinks on as normal?

    Im thinking the latter, but didnt want to mess performance up (first time after market cooling a gfx card)

    Many thanks

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    Re: Zalman 8800gt VF9000 CU Q!!!

    wipe it of because when you turn the card upside (how it goes in the case) they will come off.

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    Re: Zalman 8800gt VF9000 CU Q!!!

    Right, its on! Rest of my parts are coming monday so i'll get it all built and we'll see how it does

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    Re: Zalman 8800gt VF9000 CU Q!!!

    You do know that after cleaning the old paste (with some alcohol), you have to put on some new thermal paste, right?

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    Re: Zalman 8800gt VF9000 CU Q!!!

    Quote Originally Posted by Queelis View Post
    You do know that after cleaning the old paste (with some alcohol), you have to put on some new thermal paste, right?
    No, the RAM sinks will most likely have adhesive thermal pads on them, otherwise they would just fall off. Obviously you would need a nice new layer of thermal paste between the new GPU heatsink and the GPU though.

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    Re: Zalman 8800gt VF9000 CU Q!!!

    Did anyone else find it hard to pronounce the title of this thread?


    Anyway, good luck with the build, let us know the temps! These things are hoooot!
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    Re: Zalman 8800gt VF9000 CU Q!!!

    haha, it was written in a rush

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