Arctic Cooling's passive solution for 7600 & 7900GT

[Hauk]

I wrote to Arctic Cooling a week ago regarding them having no offering available for the 7900GT. They responded with info about a passive solution to be available in June for the 7600 and 7900GT:


Dear David

Thanks for the feedback.

I absolutely agree with you on the business opportunity regarding 7900GT and the fact that users may move to Zalman's solution.

Our development for a passive high end cooler (fits also the 7900GT) is finished. Now we are working on the production preparation. The product will be available from June.
You can expect the same cooling performance as Zalman's VF900-Cu at high fan speed but at zero noise since passive. Of course memory cooling will be included as well. The solution will be SLI compatible.
There is a news entry in preparation for the Website. You will find this online in a few days.

Best Regards
____________________________________________

Magnus Huber
Managing Director R&D

ARCTIC COOLING Switzerland AG
Huobstrasse 4
8808 Pfaeffikon
Switzerland
Phone: +41 55 420 42 86
Fax: +41 55 420 42 88

 

[Bobthelost]

Nice, you put it up @ SPCR yet? They'd love it to bits.

 

[Hauk]

Not registered there. I bet they'd be interested if someone wants to link...

 

[Bobthelost]

I'll stick it up for you.

Too slow!

http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?p=255362#255362

 

[lifeguard1999]

Here is a passive Gigabyte 7600GT

 

[Hauk]

Oooh, now that looks slick.

Did you scroll down and see this:
EVGA 7900GT KO Superclock

EVGA e-GeForce 7900GT KO Superclocked ? COMING SOON!
Custom Copper Heatsink for the GPU and Memory
Lower operating temperatures

 

[Art Vandaleigh]

Looks nice for a stock HSF, should have been like that from the get go. I have two vf900 zalmans arriving in a day or so anyway.

 

[Hauk]

Yea, that's the kind of stock cooling the 7900GT should have from the start. That 7900GT KO, for marketing purposes will have to be clocked higher than 550. I'm guessing it will be 570-590 unless they ramp up the voltage. That voltage mod I'm reading about leads to astounding OC's, but offers little real world gain.