I'd advise against aftermarket cooling, if you have a card die on you you're screwed. My 4850 went from 79c idle / 83c load to 47c idle with just the soft fan mod @ 50% - it's not even any louder. Granted, my case has superb airflow & cooling to begin with.Originally posted by: JPB
If you must upgrade, go with a HD 4850. Just get one with an aftermarket cooler on it.
Originally posted by: SneakyStuff
For those games your system is great, IMO save your money for now.
Originally posted by: JPB
I am referring to the *retail* cards that come *with* an aftermarket cooler on it.
I didn't mean to purchase one and install it. As I said...Just get one *with* an aftermarket cooler on it.
Like this.
Originally posted by: CKent
I'd advise against aftermarket cooling, if you have a card die on you you're screwed. My 4850 went from 79c idle / 83c load to 47c idle with just the soft fan mod @ 50% - it's not even any louder. Granted, my case has superb airflow & cooling to begin with.Originally posted by: JPB
If you must upgrade, go with a HD 4850. Just get one with an aftermarket cooler on it.
But yeah, WoW will probably run on a commodore 64, I see no reason to upgrade
They are great coolers. The card ran in the 90s celsius @ stock speeds at load. Bout a week later I bought an arctic cooler that put it under 60c load while heavily overclocked. Everything was fine for ~9 months, then it started artifacting hard and just got worse & worse. It's in a box in my basement now, if I ever need a 2d card with radical cooling, I've got it :laugh:Originally posted by: JPB
I didn't mean that in a smart way. Just specifying
Artic Cooler ? I always thought those were great coolers. Did your XT die ?
It voids your warranty.Originally posted by: 40sTheme
What's wrong with aftermarket cooling?
Originally posted by: CKent
It voids your warranty.Originally posted by: 40sTheme
What's wrong with aftermarket cooling?