best vga cooler for my X1950XT?

[newschool]

As you all know the stock fan on the Sapphire X1950XT is very loud. So can you guys recommend me an aftermarket vga cooler? The Arctic S1 seems very good..

 

[JPB]

Originally posted by: newschool
As you all know the stock fan on the Sapphire X1950XT is very loud. So can you guys recommend me an aftermarket vga cooler? The Arctic S1 seems very good..

Thermalright HR-03 Rev A

 

[bryanW1995]

accelero x2

 

[Laminator]

Zalman VF900-Cu. There, now we've got the "Big Three" covered.

 

[newschool]

Iv looked around a little bit and the accelero seems the best. And its very cheep.

 

[bryanW1995]

LMK how it goes. I'm thinking about keeping my x1950xt for a while since none of my current games give it any problems at all.

 

[newschool]

allright, I just bought the S1 and ill soon report back with temps

it is better than the hr03 and the zalman vnf100 in every reviews i readed.

 

[Jschmuck2]

Bryan - I don't want to hear about your xt anymore! At least not until I get one.

 

[pilipnoi]

I'm also going to go with the Accelero S1 for my x1950xt....whenever it is that I get one..haha...seems like myself and Jschmuck have been on a search for one recently...I wonder who'll get theirs first...also can't wait to see the results!

 

[ronnn]

I had an x2, but it became very noisy. Now have an S1 and like it lots. This is with a 1900gt.

 

[Ludwig795]

I think that Zalman VF900-Cu is best solution now.

You can see comparison with others coolers for example at www.abcHW.com - here : http://www.abchw.com/node/19

 

[DNyholm]

any updates on the S1??

I'd like to purchase this since the stock cooler is so loud, but I am a little concerned that it won't cool as well?? Currently I am running about 65-70*c when I am playing my games. The other thing I am concerned is now the heat will be rising back up at the card and up toward my CPU cooler, so it might raise my CPU temps as well?? Any feedback on this??

 

[Ludwig795]

Comparison of Accelero-S1 with Thermalright HR-03, Zalman VF900-Cu, Zerotherm GX815
and Stock Sapphire cooler you can find in already mentioned review at abchw.com - http://www.abchw.com/content/v...igh-end-cooler-roundup

in chapter

http://www.abchw.com/content/comparative-graphs

 

[Jschmuck2]

How are the noise levels on the Accelero x2? This HIS fan is like a jet turbine.

 

[Ludwig795]

It is 46.6 dB (see http://arctic-cooling.com/vga2.php?idx=90). Well, quite noisy.

 

[jawknee530]

ive got a zalman vf900 on an x1950pro and i couldnt be happier with it.

 

[Ludwig795]

Do you realize guys that as years running, we have still more and more collers/fans in our computers. Funnny, I start just with passive cooled 486, and now :-D