aftermarket cooler for 8800GTS

[elviswasfat]

Was just looking on newegg and could not tell what gpu cooler might work for an 8800GTS. i have a zalman for my current ATI card but can't tell if any of them for sale are able to be used on an 8800. looking to keep things quiet. thanks.

 

[elviswasfat]

any suggestions for a 8800 at all or are there none?

 

[firewolfsm]

The stock cooler is quiet and does it's job, the only upgrade worth your time would be water cooling.

 

[Cookie Monster]

Currently theres the HR-03 and the HR-11.

HR-03 is a 6 heatpipe (3slot) HSF for the GTX/GTS cards. It becomes 4 slot if you add in a fan i think.

People with such HSF has reported large decrease in temps both idle and load. e.g idle 45C ish and load 50~60ish.

The HR-11 is another thermalright product to cool the backside of the GTX/GTS cards. Not sure about how good this one performs.

Other then that.. no.

Zalman has yet to release their new cooler for G80 based cards.

 

[elviswasfat]

thanks for the info

 

[LOUISSSSS]

what is that additional item u need to get to attach the hr-03 to attach to the GTS?
will they include it with the package of the hr-03?

 

[LOUISSSSS]

bump

 

[Cookie Monster]

Zalman vf1000 is also now available for use. (its expensive due to the ramsinks that it comes with but looks pretty )

Dual slot, similiar to the GTX cooler of the 7900GTX/78000GTX 512mb.

The HR-03 plus doesn't come with a fan. Comes with ramsinks and other things. Its pure Aluminum. Adding a 120mm or 92mm fan is a good idea but takes up many slots.

 

[cytoSiN]

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
what is that additional item u need to get to attach the hr-03 to attach to the GTS?
will they include it with the package of the hr-03?

The HR-03 Plus now comes with everything you need for the 8800GTS. The description on newegg, for example, is wrong about needing an additional part (check the recent reviews from July 2007).

 

[LOUISSSSS]

yea can someone reply back with how many slots adjacent to the pci-x16 slot does the hr-03 take up WITH a 92mm fan attached to it?

 

[cytoSiN]

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
yea can someone reply back with how many slots adjacent to the pci-x16 slot does the hr-03 take up WITH a 92mm fan attached to it?

Depends who you ask and what board you use. But reviews say that the card+hr-03+fan takes up at least 4-5 slots. See here, for example (second post), and here (second post).

In other words, a lot of slots