Best Third Party VGA Cooler?

chazdraves

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Well, it seems that since I received my 9600GT I can no longer leave the side panel on my case without things getting hot enough to cause errors. I'm wondering which cooler is worth the money? I would really rather stick with a single-slot solution, but there don't seem to be many. If I had to, I guess I'd be looking at the Thermaltake Duo-Orb as a double-slot. Anyone have an opinion on the matter? Noise isn't much of a concern.

Thanks for your time,
- Chaz
 

chazdraves

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That looks like it could be unmanageably large with a fan on top of it. It would seem to be a good choice for a silent PC, however.

- Chaz
 

SergeC

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If you use the AC Turbo Module for the fans, it's not much larger at all. Amazing cooling, very quiet.
 

SolMiester

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That Duo-orb looks similar to my calibre heat-pipes, very quite, doesnt break 50c @ load.
 

Mucker

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Maybe a new case is a better solution than a VGA cooler. Clean up your cable runs and get some big 120mm fans on the front and back if you can.
 

chazdraves

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That's just it; my cables are tucked neatly away up top without blocking any fans, all of my runs are tucked under the drive bay so as not to disrupt air flow. I think I just need some case fans that can move some real air. I'm still using the stock fans with my Centurion. Of course, these have never been a problem before, but I can see that there are better options out there. That said, my plan is to get a few new 120mm fans, a 120mm 5.25 fan cage (as I have three open slots in my 5.25 and there's presently no fan up there) and a decent heatsink for the GPU. Maybe that Accelero is the way to go? Seems a lot of you folks are taken by it. I was just figuring on something with active cooling, but I guess that's what case fans are for?

Thanks!
- Chaz