Arctic Cooling VGA Silencer Rev. 3

[GnomeCop]

Does anyone know where to get one of these?
The only revision I see for sale everywhere is the revision 2.
I have a Radeon AIW 9800 pro and the revision 2 will work on it, but the bracket is still incompatible.
The revision 3 has a different bracket that removes the need to uninstall the stock bracket on the video card.
If anyone knows ehre to get it, I'd appreciate a point in the right direction.

 

[kyparrish]

when i bought my vga silencer from newegg like a month ago, it was a rev. 3

 

[GnomeCop]

in the package, was it a single grill bracket for the cooler that was included?
all the other ones seemed to have the dualcard brackets

 

[GtPrOjEcTX]

Originally posted by: kyparrish
when i bought my vga silencer from newegg like a month ago, it was a rev. 3

I wouldn't count on this as one of the reviews for the product at Newegg stated he got a rev2

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=35-186-101&depa=0

 

[kyparrish]

Originally posted by: GtPrOjEcTX

Originally posted by: kyparrish
when i bought my vga silencer from newegg like a month ago, it was a rev. 3

I wouldn't count on this as one of the reviews for the product at Newegg stated he got a rev2

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=35-186-101&depa=0

oh my lord, why would i lie about this...if i hadn't thrown away the packaging, i'd take a pic for you...

to the original poster, the rev. 3 came w/o the special backplate that i thought i would need, it juts came w/ the grill that had the switch between low and high speeds that went in the pci slot below the agp slot

yes, there is a little bit of space between the heatsink and the rear of the case where the warm air blows through

 

[GnomeCop]

I think its because that ordering this product from newegg doesn't garantee that you will get a revision 3 model.

I was hoping some places were carrying the rev. 3 model only or clearly marked.

 

[Cheetah8799]

oh my lord, why would i lie about this...if i hadn't thrown away the packaging, i'd take a pic for you...

Dude, chill out. He didn't say you lied. Only that other people from Newegg are reporting rev. 2. He is basically saying that Newegg may send a Rev. 2 or a Rev. 3.


GnomeCop, you may be able to simply email customer service at Newegg and ask that a Revision 3 version be sent to you. Or ask what their policy is on requesting one version vs. another. Is there a comments field in the order page? I can't remember. Maybe you can type it there.

 

[kyparrish]

true, sorry for flipping out

it's been a rough week

 

[GnomeCop]

still can't find a reliable place to buy the rev. 3
it seems some places offer a grab bag of rev 2 & 3, and they wont garantee which you'll get

performance-pcs.com said they will offer the rev.3 when they get it later this month or next

 

[BAMAVOO]

Originally posted by: GnomeCop
Does anyone know where to get one of these?
The only revision I see for sale everywhere is the revision 2.
I have a Radeon AIW 9800 pro and the revision 2 will work on it, but the bracket is still incompatible.
The revision 3 has a different bracket that removes the need to uninstall the stock bracket on the video card.
If anyone knows ehre to get it, I'd appreciate a point in the right direction.

I am using rev 2 and did not remove the stock bracket. It fits fine and is doing the job quite nicely, unless I have a rev3 and don't know it

Just check definitely a rev 2.

 

[DerwenArtos12]

The only major reason for gettin a a revision 3 that I can see is if you have a 9600 series as they do not fit the 9600 withough a rather major mod(cut/grind away a semi-large chunk of the heasink on the motherboard side).

 

[Spikey217]

Quick Froogle search led to this:

http://epowerhousepc.com/cgi-bin/store/EPHstore.cgi?user_action=detail&catalogno=AVC-10R3

ResellerRatings: http://www.resellerratings.com/seller1585.html

 

[sodcha0s]

The revision 3 has a different bracket that removes the need to uninstall the stock bracket on the video card.

Not sure about where to get a rev3, but changing the bracket is very simple. I wouldn't worry about it if that's you're only concern.

 

[GnomeCop]

its a concern for all in wonder card owners because the bracket that comes with the rev. 2 doesnt fit the AIW cards.

 

[GnomeCop]

www.performance-pcs.com
has them in stock and they are on sale.
You can order it from here without taking a chance of getting a rev 2 by accident.
I just ordered less than 2 hrs ago and mine already shipped.

 

[imported_fleadhfan]

Jab-Tech (http://www.jab-tech.com) is specifically listing Rev 3 at $17.95.

 

[InlineFive]

NewEgg is now specifically listing a Rev. 3 for $20.xx.

 

[GnomeCop]

ordered on weds 4/21 from performance-pcs.com, recieved it on fri 4/23 for 17.95 plus shipping.
this thing works great. All the remaining noise from my system is now all low pitched, barely notice it, even with the cooler set to high.