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I upgraded my 9400 GT to be fanless.

I upgraded my 9400 GT to be fanless.

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ruralMCgaming
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03-26-2018, 09:18 AM
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My PC is decent, with the G3220, 9400GT, and 8GB Fury Black.
I recently overclocked my 9400GT, which is impressive for a fanless GPU and the thermal paste from six years ago.
Despite what people say online, the GPU performed well and I saw a big boost in FPS while playing DOTA2.
These are the results I achieved.
Temperatures rise up to 76°C (MSI KOMBUSTOR for 10 minutes, otherwise not that high), but the max for this GPU is 105°C—definitely not close.
I think I can go a bit higher if I add a fan to this GPU.
However, the memory clock is near its limit. I increased it to 500Mhz and got artifacts everywhere on the screen. I’m unsure how high it can go, but maybe around 450Mhz?
I used GIGABYTE's Easy Boost because MSI Afterburner didn’t let me adjust Shader Clock.
What do you think? Did I do well?
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ruralMCgaming
03-26-2018, 09:18 AM #1

My PC is decent, with the G3220, 9400GT, and 8GB Fury Black.
I recently overclocked my 9400GT, which is impressive for a fanless GPU and the thermal paste from six years ago.
Despite what people say online, the GPU performed well and I saw a big boost in FPS while playing DOTA2.
These are the results I achieved.
Temperatures rise up to 76°C (MSI KOMBUSTOR for 10 minutes, otherwise not that high), but the max for this GPU is 105°C—definitely not close.
I think I can go a bit higher if I add a fan to this GPU.
However, the memory clock is near its limit. I increased it to 500Mhz and got artifacts everywhere on the screen. I’m unsure how high it can go, but maybe around 450Mhz?
I used GIGABYTE's Easy Boost because MSI Afterburner didn’t let me adjust Shader Clock.
What do you think? Did I do well?

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03-29-2018, 01:57 AM
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I applied a new thermal paste and used this special paste:
The temperatures are around 65°C for:
CORE 750
MEMORY 420
SHADER 1850
The card stays cool, but pushing it higher caused issues: Memory hit 450 and the driver crashed, Core reached 780 started showing screen tearing, and Shader at 1900 also showed tearing.
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FadingRainbow
03-29-2018, 01:57 AM #2

I applied a new thermal paste and used this special paste:
The temperatures are around 65°C for:
CORE 750
MEMORY 420
SHADER 1850
The card stays cool, but pushing it higher caused issues: Memory hit 450 and the driver crashed, Core reached 780 started showing screen tearing, and Shader at 1900 also showed tearing.

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