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Anyone here have a Zalman VF700-Cu on a 6800 GT?

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Chopstick217

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I was wondering wat temps people are getting with the Zalman VF700-Cu. Additionally, i would like to know if it is more quiet when compared to the Arctic Cooling NV5. I did a search on the forums and only found results for the 6600 GT and x800 Pros. Thanks in advance.
 
Originally posted by: otispunkmeyer
meh i already have a healthy chunk of copper on mine...leadtek all the way baby
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I wanted a Leadtek, but couldn't find any for a good price. Now I'm stuck with a MSI. It has a nice all copper heatsink and adjustable fan, but it's loud.
 
Heres a review from newegg:
"The VF700-Cu cools my 6800 GT with no problems, and can run it at 422/1180 from the stock 350/1000. I was able to reach this same overclock with the stock Leadtek cooler (after I applied Arctic Silver 5), which is massive as well. With the stock Leadtek cooler, however, temps were 39 C idle and 55 C under load, while the Zalman keeps it at 36 C idle and 54 C under load with the same overclock."

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Also, it seems a good amount of people on the silentpc forums like this cooler. Mine is arriving tommorow from Jab-tech , ill let you guys know my temperatures.
 
Just installed mine the other week. Its only running 2-4 degree's(51-53c) cooler than stock(around 55c) but I have it set to 5 Volts. Its basically inaudible.

Oh, and i'm not overclocking the 6800 GT.
 
I just installed mine and i must say it performs better when compared to the stock or NV5 Silencer. Not only is it only 18 Dba @ 5 volts; my idle temps are also 49 idle and under load its 56 C. Additionally i am /cing my card to 400/1100.
 
Could someone with the Zalman on an AGP 6800GT take some measurements for me? I'd like to know how tall it is and more importantly on the bottom edge (by the AGP slot) how far from the rear of the card is the heatsink? I'm wondering because this may be a suitable replacement for my NV5 Silencer that I had to take off because it interfered with the SATA ports on my Epox 9NDA3+.
 
Here are the specs taken from the Zalman website:
- Dimensions : 91(L) x 126.4(W) x 30(H)mm
- Weight : 270g
- Base Material : Pure Copper
- Bearing Type : 2-Ball
- Speed : 1,350 ~ 2,650rpm ± 10%
- Noise Level : 18.5 ~ 28.5dB ± 10%

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I'm going to give it a shot, worst case is I have to snip a couple fins off the heatsink to get it to work. Anyone have a link to a side by side review of the Cu and AlCu versions?

EDIT: Could I possibly install it like this but rotated so that the bigger fins are towards the backplate?
 
Originally posted by: MDE
I'm going to give it a shot, worst case is I have to snip a couple fins off the heatsink to get it to work. Anyone have a link to a side by side review of the Cu and AlCu versions?

EDIT: Could I possibly install it like this but rotated so that the bigger fins are towards the backplate?
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This compares the temps for the Cu and AlCu.
 
so has anyone tried this on a pci-e 6800gt? I have 2 coming in on thursday, and I want a better hsf than stock. With SLI, not sure if I can fit the silencer, so these might be a good alternative.
 
Originally posted by: likwidkool
so has anyone tried this on a pci-e 6800gt? I have 2 coming in on thursday, and I want a better hsf than stock. With SLI, not sure if I can fit the silencer, so these might be a good alternative.
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I don't remember the link to the review, but they said that the VF700 does a VERY poor job in a SLI setup. This is because it is a two slot solution, so the top video card won't get very good ventalation.
 
What I dont' understand is why they can't make an adapter to plug right into the power plug on the card. 😕
Any possible reasons for this?
 
Originally posted by: RockHydra11
What I dont' understand is why they can't make an adapter to plug right into the power plug on the card. 😕
Any possible reasons for this?
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Maybe they're worried that some older cards won't be able to provide enough power since most newer high end cards have seperate power cords.
 
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