Reply 38080 of 54413, by Ozzuneoj
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W.x. wrote on 2021-02-13, 21:44:amadeus777999 wrote on 2021-02-12, 21:09:I have two of these Geforce2Mx's(PCI) and have always been wondering why there's no heatsink.
Someone has taken down the heatsink, probably for other card. Another reason is, as in its time, it was famous for overclocking, they've put something bigger on it, that covered also memory. As geforce 2 MX most performance gain was through overclocking memory. Most of GF2MX gained 20-25% after overclocking in most favourites resolution in its time 1024x768x32.
I doubt these were user-modified overclocking cards... many many Geforce 2 MX cards were produced and sold without heatsinks. They could function fine this way and I have had at least a couple dozen like this in the last few years. For what it's worth, I have never come across an MX with an aftermarket heatsink.
Now for some blitting from the back buffer.