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Coherence

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Bad enough I had to replace the NB fan on my mobo, now my video card fan is making noise and is likely to give out. I haven't even done any gaming in months, so it's not even as if the card is getting overworked.

Any good recommendations on a replacement cooling solution for a 9800 Pro card? (Specifically Gigabyte, if that makes a difference.)
 
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hellokeith

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I actually like the vanilla Arctic Cooling VGA Silencer (get the highest rev possible). It fits the 9800 Pro just fine, has selectable fan control, and can fit other cards (ATI or Nvidia) too.
 
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Coherence

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hellokeith, is this the one you mean? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835186110 Looks like another two-slotter like the one jonesthewine suggested, only half the price.

Budman, the Zalman you recommend seems to have separate pieces for the RAM heatsinks, right? Are they enough to cover the 9800 Pro? The main fan looks like it only covers the VPU, and the extra blue sinks are for the RAM. How do they attach?
 
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langpfeife

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The Thermaltake CL-G0003 is a fanless heatpipe cooler which works well, more than enough cooling for stock speeds, but you might need a little airflow for overclocking...I run 430/460 stable with a little breeze blowing across the card. Downside is install is a b and there isn't really any room for ramsinks.

 
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Coherence

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Originally posted by: langpfeife
The Thermaltake CL-G0003 is a fanless heatpipe cooler which works well, more than enough cooling for stock speeds, but you might need a little airflow for overclocking...I run 430/460 stable with a little breeze blowing across the card. Downside is install is a b and there isn't really any room for ramsinks.
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I took a look at a Zalman heatpipe solution. Buyer reviews have mentioned the same thing about these being a pain in the arse to install.
 
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LocutusX

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I tried both a VGA Silencer rev. 3 and the newer "ATI Silencer 1". Unfortunately the newer ATI Silencer did not properly secure itself to the Radeon's backside and eventually snapped.

Fortunately the GPU was unharmed (this was about 6 months ago) so I tried the VGA Silencer rev. 3 instead and it installed PERFECTLY, and I've been running with a terrific overclock ever since...

The VGA Sil is indeed quite "heavy" though, and makes me feel the card is more fragile now, than when it was stock.

I hope that when the time comes to sell this thing on a forum, it'll be able to handle being shipped to whoever buys it.
 
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bREwIn dOdgEr dUDe

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i replaced my 9800 pro-256 fan with the zalman vf700-cu very cool, easy to install, good heatsinks count, and very quiet... a very big difference from the oem fan...

newegg
 
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hellokeith

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Coherence, that's the exact one I bought.. from Newegg.

The benefit of the VGA Silencer is that it pumps the hot air out the back of the case. Lowered my case temps 3-5 degrees C. If you are going to get a new video card cooler, and 2 slot is ok, the VGA Silencer is really the only way to go. Alot of the other fans and heatsinks and heatpipes are two slot, but just dissipate the hot air into the case.
 
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Coherence

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Originally posted by: hellokeith
Coherence, that's the exact one I bought.. from Newegg.

The benefit of the VGA Silencer is that it pumps the hot air out the back of the case. Lowered my case temps 3-5 degrees C. If you are going to get a new video card cooler, and 2 slot is ok, the VGA Silencer is really the only way to go. Alot of the other fans and heatsinks and heatpipes are two slot, but just dissipate the hot air into the case.
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Since SpeedFan is reporting some rather high temps somewhere in my rig (not sure which reading is for what in SpeedFan, but one is 52C!), anything to reduce overall temps as well as solve the videocard issue makes the two-slotter a pretty good call, I guess.

A couple buyer reviews at Newegg mentioned issues with it not fitting around capacitors on some boards (that was a 9600 pro, though), and also an issue with 2-pin v. 3-pin fan power connectors on-board not being compatible with it (I'll have to see which I have). Otherwise, it's cheap and sounds like it's effective, so I guess I'll go with it, provided the power connector issue isn't a problem.

I wish I could afford to go watercooling!

All these suggestions were good, thanks all!
 
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Elcs

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Does the Zalman VF700 fit the Sapphire 128mb 256-bit 9800Pro or are we talking about 256mb versions only?

EDIT: Zalmans site says yes.
 
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Coherence

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Wow, am I impressed by this cheap cooler. It was pretty easy to install (hope I didn't mess up the thermal paste when my girlfriend bumped me while attaching the board, though; I probably should have checked it and put more on to be safe), and it is really quiet! I don't even notice a difference in noise when switching it to high speed on the rear switch.

The only "bad" part is that the heatsink airflow tunnel is not flush with the end of the board, so there's a gap between it and the rear slot vent, but I figure that's not a big deal.

I'll keep an eye on temps and see how well it helps. Regarding the high/low switch, is low sufficient for it? When I replaced the north bridge fan on my mobo, it was suggested to me to get a fan regulator with it, because it runs at a much higher speed than it needs to, so slowing it down will help it last longer. Might the same be the case for this VGA cooler?
 
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