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A
Closer Look:::...
Because
I'd removed the shim from this particular X800 Pro to test
Jetart's previous VGA cooler, I used the blue protective
plastic from the cooler's slug as a guide. It's hard to
be deadly accurate but it looks like the slug should fit
inside a normal, shimmed VPU with no problems at all, but
there doesn't seem to be a huge margin for error so a little
care is advised.
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Shim/Slug
size
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The
next step in the installation procedure is to slap on a
little of the supplied thermal grease. It looks and feels
like generic silicone goop so you may want to use something
a little more exotic in its place. It does seem to work
quite effectively though so I wouldn't rush out to buy something
better if you don't have it in already.
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Apply
Thermal Paste
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Once
you've checked which holes you need to use it's time to
screw in the stand-offs. Pinch them up gently to make sure
they don't work loose but go easy, you don't want to strip
the threads.
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Fit
Standoffs
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Then
place the cooler gently on the core making sure it's not
sitting on the shim (if your graphics card uses a shim).
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Slug
Sat On Core
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Then
feed the screws through the holes on the corresponding tensioning
bracket from the rear and tighten them until they reach
the un-threaded portion at which point they will stop turning.
Don't use too much pressure, the screws are quite thin and
you may break them or damage/strip the thread if you're
too heavy handed. The whole assembly will probably twist
slightly with very little effort if you try and move it
but this is nothing to worry about.
The
tensioning brackets have a rubber patch over the point at
which the bracket contacts the rear PCB, plus there's also
a spare adhesive rubber pad in the kit just in case.
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Fitted,
Ready To Tighten
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That
deep copper slug lifts the cooler a good distance from the
front of the card and allows ample room for the front RAM
sinks, even though the original cooler wouldn't have accomodated
them.
It
looksfrom the picture below like the slug would foul the
shim (if there was one), but you need to remember that there's
a small stepped section at the end of the slug where it
narrows very slightly.
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Clearance
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Clearance
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Being
so far from the card means there's no chance of the cooler
making contacting with vital components despite its generous
dimensions. The drawback to this though is that your formerly
single-slot graphics card now becomes a dual-slot graphics
card. More from habit than necessity these days, many users
avoid using the PCI slot adjacent to the AGP slot anyway
but with the JACSH1 installed you've no choice.
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Dual
Slot
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Closer
Look
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The
finished look is quite classy, the cooler certainly looks
more "integrated" than many aftermarket coolers
so often do. The blue light goes mostly to waste slung under
the downward facing side but this is the nature of graphics
cards and there's not a lot you can do about it. An LED
at the top of the cooler behind that blue logo might look
nice though, and be visible with the card installed.
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Cooler
Installed
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