HD 4550 Cooling

bonzo 96 · 08-02-2009, 09:01 PM

Okay. I found a low profile video card that works with my slim system. It consumes only 20 watts on load. But when playing the sims 2 with all expansions on the highest settings, there are no hiccups, but my readouts say it is at 105 degrees celcius. What can I do to cool it in such a small case?

it is a Gateway SX2800 by the way,

the card only has a heatsink

**emosun** · 08-03-2009, 03:25 AM

Add some side panel fans , there cheap and easy as pie to install on most any case.

bonzo 96 · 08-03-2009, 02:29 PM

okay. I found that I can fit a 60mm fan in there. I was thinking of mounting a thin one that's 10mm think and putting it right in front of the gpu as that would work perfectly. My only problem is, is there a way to mount without holes? Maybe some non permanent adhesive?

Phædrus2401 · 08-03-2009, 03:42 PM

You mean just mount a fan to the side of the case? Without an air vent it won't do any good. In order to add a side fan where there isn't a space for one you'll need to do some modifications to the panel, at minimum cut a circular hole for the fan to intake air and screw holes to secure it. A strong adhesive like super glue *might* work, but I wouldn't want to chance it.

**emosun** · 08-03-2009, 05:15 PM

Not only that but just mount the fan on the outside of the panel and you can fit bigger sized fans. But yea you have to cut a hole for the air to go through.

bonzo 96 · 08-03-2009, 08:37 PM

there is vents for it to go through I just don't think there are any specific fan holes. I was thinking some sort of double sided tape. it's a light and thin and flat fan.

**emosun** · 08-03-2009, 10:30 PM

The second best thing to screws would be zip ties , you could zip tie it trough the vent holes. I'm not really gonna tell you to tape your computer together though.

Phædrus2401 · 08-03-2009, 10:45 PM

Why not? I've found duct tape to be useful for cable management.

**emosun** · 08-03-2009, 10:53 PM

Yea well zip ties don't leave sticky stuff behind. Not only that but there better for cable management as well.

bonzo 96 · 08-04-2009, 11:36 AM

that's not a bad idea. where can I get those?

**emosun** · 08-04-2009, 10:46 PM

Anywhere , wal-mart , hardware stores , a sorta big gas station.

08-02-2009, 09:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
bonzo 96 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 18 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 2	HD 4550 Cooling Okay. I found a low profile video card that works with my slim system. It consumes only 20 watts on load. But when playing the sims 2 with all expansions on the highest settings, there are no hiccups, but my readouts say it is at 105 degrees celcius. What can I do to cool it in such a small case? it is a Gateway SX2800 by the way, the card only has a heatsink

08-03-2009, 03:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 6,961 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: HD 4550 Cooling Add some side panel fans , there cheap and easy as pie to install on most any case. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

08-03-2009, 02:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
bonzo 96 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 18 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 2	Re: HD 4550 Cooling okay. I found that I can fit a 60mm fan in there. I was thinking of mounting a thin one that's 10mm think and putting it right in front of the gpu as that would work perfectly. My only problem is, is there a way to mount without holes? Maybe some non permanent adhesive?

08-03-2009, 03:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
Phædrus2401 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,794 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: HD 4550 Cooling You mean just mount a fan to the side of the case? Without an air vent it won't do any good. In order to add a side fan where there isn't a space for one you'll need to do some modifications to the panel, at minimum cut a circular hole for the fan to intake air and screw holes to secure it. A strong adhesive like super glue might work, but I wouldn't want to chance it. __________________ Good PSU brands: Corsair, SeaSonic, CWT, PC Power and Cooling, Thermaltake Toughpower, CoolerMaster Real Power Pro On 80+ Certification - PSU Information and Selection - Power Supply Myths You don't get what you don't pay for.

08-03-2009, 05:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 6,961 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: HD 4550 Cooling Not only that but just mount the fan on the outside of the panel and you can fit bigger sized fans. But yea you have to cut a hole for the air to go through. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

08-03-2009, 08:37 PM	#6 (permalink)
bonzo 96 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 18 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 2	Re: HD 4550 Cooling there is vents for it to go through I just don't think there are any specific fan holes. I was thinking some sort of double sided tape. it's a light and thin and flat fan.

08-03-2009, 10:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 6,961 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: HD 4550 Cooling The second best thing to screws would be zip ties , you could zip tie it trough the vent holes. I'm not really gonna tell you to tape your computer together though. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

08-03-2009, 10:45 PM	#8 (permalink)
Phædrus2401 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,794 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: HD 4550 Cooling Why not? I've found duct tape to be useful for cable management. __________________ Good PSU brands: Corsair, SeaSonic, CWT, PC Power and Cooling, Thermaltake Toughpower, CoolerMaster Real Power Pro On 80+ Certification - PSU Information and Selection - Power Supply Myths You don't get what you don't pay for.

08-03-2009, 10:53 PM	#9 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 6,961 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: HD 4550 Cooling Yea well zip ties don't leave sticky stuff behind. Not only that but there better for cable management as well. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

08-04-2009, 11:36 AM	#10 (permalink)
bonzo 96 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 18 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 2	Re: HD 4550 Cooling that's not a bad idea. where can I get those?

08-04-2009, 10:46 PM	#11 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 6,961 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: HD 4550 Cooling Anywhere , wal-mart , hardware stores , a sorta big gas station. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list