Arctic Silencer 5 Rev. 3 vs Zalman VF700-CU

[compgeek89]

Which would be better for dual 7800 GTs?

Strictly performance here, side off case (air blowing out back isnt important). Noise is no factor.

I'm trying to decide....

 

[Matt2]

Make sure you have room for those dual slot coolers!

Two NV5 silencers would not fit in my DFI LP Ultra-D. I dont even think a VF700 + NV5 Silencer would fit without cutting down the screws that stick out the back.

If you have an Asus A8N32-SLI or a DFI Expert or some other mobo with lots of room between coolers then it's not an issue, but beware!

That being said, I really like my NV5 Silencer. GPU2 (one with Silencer) runs 33*C idle and ~45*C load depending on game. Pretty effin good if you ask me.

 

[jiffylube1024]

Yup by far the safest bet is either 1X Silencer (the bottom card) and 1X VF-700 Cu (the top card) or two VF-700 Cu's since the VF-700 only hangs over the first slot by a bit (but works in all SLI configurations), while the Silencer uses two full slots.

I owned both for my 7800GT and found performance to be very similar - both perform great .

 

[Matt2]

Jiffy-

So the VF700 for sure works in the top slot with a normal SLI mobo?

I've almost bought it so many times, but I've heard it takes a slight mod to the screws that come out of the back to make it fit.

 

[AzNpXdD913]

I think a Artic Silencer for the top card and a Zalman VF for the bottom would be the best solution. The top card doesn't have much room to breath if you put a Zalman there, however, with the Silencer, the hot air is blow out of the case. The bottom card has much more room, so a putting a Zalman there would be better. (From my experience, the VF cools much better than the Silencer).

 

[compgeek89]

The Silencer is supposed to go on the bottom because it wont fit between the 2 cards..

 

[Matt2]

Silencer definately wouldnt fit ont he top card, trust me. I jsut ahve the standard CO HSF for the top card with an 80mm fan blowing the air towards the back of the case. 41*C idle, 58*C load

 

[moonboy403]

i had my silencer on the bottom, zalman on top

 

[compgeek89]

is there any point in doing a silencer on the bottom? Or should I just do both Zalmans?

 

[moonboy403]

it really doesn't matter since they perform similarly
zalman might be able to outperform the silencer by a few degrees

but that's it

i personally liked the silencer because it exhausts the air out of the case unlike the zalman which dumps the air inside the case