Did I just blow up my 700$ video card?

daedal · Jun 23, 2005, 03:44 PM

So I received my Arctic ATI Silencer 5 Rev 2 today and got it installed on my ATI X850XT. I also added some Arctic Silver 5 thermal paste but when I plugged the card into the PC, I'm getting a scrambled screen (artifacting) but I did notice some red flashing message. No idea what it could be and yes, the molex connector is on and the fan turns.

I don't know what to do! This damn card cost my nearly 700$ and there's no way I can RMA now.. did I just blow up my card??

daedal · Jun 23, 2005, 04:52 PM

I put my stock cooler back on and it's back up and running.. guess my ATI Silcencer is messed up.

riles9262 · Jun 23, 2005, 05:54 PM

Good thing man

That would have been really bad. Was the silencer installed wrong or was the fan bad or something?

CDsDontBurn · Jun 23, 2005, 06:32 PM

did you get the correct silencer for your card? The NV5 is meant for the 6800GT/Ultra. The NV4 is the one you need for your ATI card.

e v o · Jun 23, 2005, 06:38 PM

did you forget to plug in the power connector? There is a message in red that pops up if you forget.

edit: http://www.arctic-cooling.com/vga2.php?idx=61
yeah that one should be fine, the NV ones are just for NV cards, although they might work on some ati cards

daedal · Jun 23, 2005, 07:19 PM

Thanks for the replies guys. I have NO CLUE what happened.

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Good thing man [img]images/smilies/lol.gif[/img] That would have been really bad. Was the silencer installed wrong or was the fan bad or something?

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Good thing man [img]images/smilies/lol.gif[/img] That would have been really bad. Was the silencer installed wrong or was the fan bad or something?

The fan was running fine. I triple-checked it and there Molex connector was properly plugged in. I don't think the fan would spin if it wasn't but still, I made sure it was seated properly.

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did you forget to plug in the power connector? There is a message in red that pops up if you forget.

edit: http://www.arctic-cooling.com/vga2.php?idx=61
yeah that one should be fine, the NV ones are just for NV cards, although they might work on some ati cards

Yup, that's the one I got. It fit on there great. Every RAMsink was right on the dot and every hole lined up perfect. Guess I just got one of the duds.. I contacted the store and they'll RMA it.

H3X4D3C1M4L · Jun 24, 2005, 10:25 AM

It could have a reversed wire somewhere, so it puts in the wrong amount of voltage or it flows the wrong way

daedal · Jun 24, 2005, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by H3X4D3C1M4L

It could have a reversed wire somewhere, so it puts in the wrong amount of voltage or it flows the wrong way

Reversed wire? Hmm, doubt it. There only two wires involved those are form fitted. (molex and on-baord fan control) No idea what's wrong with the unit.

[EDIT] I contacted the store who sold the Silencer. They offered a refund or exchange but I went for store credit and will order a 36gb Raptor next pay.. I'm not screwing around with that video card again!

H3X4D3C1M4L · Jun 25, 2005, 03:00 PM

I would.

Just go buy a Zalman heatsink for it and you'll be fine.

Right now my friend uses a Zalman that he had, and his Arctic Silencer had much the same kind of problem after a week, but he got the Zalman and it works just as well and problem free

**Asmoday** · Jun 25, 2005, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by H3X4D3C1M4L

I would.

Just go buy a Zalman heatsink for it and you'll be fine.

Right now my friend uses a Zalman that he had, and his Arctic Silencer had much the same kind of problem after a week, but he got the Zalman and it works just as well and problem free

Yeah, I'm using the Zalman VF700Cu on my X800XL....works very good cools just as good as the silencer i had on earlier..