Cooling solution for GTX570

axon1988

axon1988

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So, I have this GTX570.
And it's got a damaged cooler.

It works fine, and the cooler still works perfectly, but two small plastic pillars that hold a plastic mold onto the heatsink have snapped. So to remedy this I have used some cable ties to keep that mold from separating.
It works, but is not ideal. Anyone got any alternative solutions for me? Or perhaps a aftermarket cooler that comes to mind?

The specific GPU I have is this one: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3955#ov
 
PsychoFish said:
Get a Zalman VF3000F GTX 570/580 GPU Cooler, it will take you all of 15min to install start to end.
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Yeah I have been looking at that. But was wondering about other solutions as well, current cooler is actually really decent, and the 3 fans on it work wonders, specially on the VRM cooling end, which most other coolers seem to ignore.

Other issue is finding this bloody cooler locally. As it is already quite a couple of years old.
 
PsychoFish said:
how carefully can you drill and are you willing to possibly lose your card?
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It's entirely possible to drill out the pillars. On the one end it just screws in and on the other end where it snapped it is molded in. So I could with a very small drill bit try and bore out that side. And then maybe use longer metal bolts to keep it together. It might even end up looking better. And it might just be a fun little project and the motivation I need to get to cleaning out and reseating the GPU again...

Here's a pic of how it broke: (phone pic)
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Maybe look at some clear Pratley putty and then sand it smooth afterwards. It doesn't look like it's worth the time to drill holes and screw pieces back together.
 
Ike_009 said:
Maybe look at some clear Pratley putty and then sand it smooth afterwards. It doesn't look like it's worth the time to drill holes and screw pieces back together.
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It's not really about whether it's worth the time or not. But rather a question of: Can it be done? Or what other solutions we could try.

I want to do it as a fun little project, but might expand on it as well if I cannot find another cooler to use.
 
Ike_009 said:
Maybe look at some clear Pratley putty and then sand it smooth afterwards. It doesn't look like it's worth the time to drill holes and screw pieces back together.
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I used epoxy when I butchered out the seized fan of my GTX 570 and replaced it with a new one. Worked like a charm until I upgraded to 970.
 
Wyzak said:
I used epoxy when I butchered out the seized fan of my GTX 570 and replaced it with a new one. Worked like a charm until I upgraded to 970.
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Do tell, how did you replace the fan? Got some pictures? Because I was actually thinking about this...
 
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