Best video card cooler?

[CraKaJaX]

What's the best 'bang for your buck' video card cooler? What is everyone using and what are your temps? I'm looking to buy a new one, the stock cooler is loud and bad.

 

[mwmorph]

what card?

 

[CraKaJaX]

6800gt

 

[mwmorph]

zalman vf700 is best espically since it is 1 step below water cooling(copper version) but it is very heavy. alcu version is slightly worse cooling but much lighter. to save even more money, get a nv silencer.
vf700 cu for max cooling/oc
vf700 alcu for compromise
nvsilencer for value

 

[MX2]

Zalman VF700-CU. There is no comparison between it and an NV Silencer.

 

[monster64]

The Thermalright V-1 is by far the best video card cooler. It is more expensive than the zalman by about $8, but it cools alot better. Also you can get any 80mm fan too.
http://www.systemcooling.com/thermalright_v1-01.html

 

[Fistandantilis]

Originally posted by: MX2times
Zalman VF700-CU. There is no comparison between it and an NV Silencer.

QFT, I am getting 46c on idle with my zalman on the evga 6800gt, what a great product. The NV Silencer is also a great product...and it is really inexpensive too but there have been issues with the installation for some people, I tried forever to get mine to fit right and I really never did but if it does fit right it does the job intended. IMHO go with the zalman you wont ever regret it...never

 

[CraKaJaX]

hows the installation? easy? if it's as easy as the zalman northbridge heatsinks I'm grabbing one, because that's as simple as it gets.

 

[Crescent13]

I LOVE MY VF-700CU. It dropped my idle temps from 56C to 45C, and I couldn't play games without having a fan blowing into my case, now I can play games with the case closed, and with the graphic card overclocked to 590/1200 without artifacts. i'm going to try to get 590/1210 soon. It's VERY easy to put the heatsink on, getting the old one off was my problem. I had to cut the cheap plastic spring things off to get the old cooler off, then I used 91% rubbing alcohol and a q-tip to clean off the old Thermal Interface Material (TIM) off of the GPU. Once it was all ready, then I put on the TIM that came with the zalman, spread it around the chip, and then screwed the zalman on. On a difficulty scale, 10 being the most difficult, for installing it, I would give putting the zalman on a 3/10. The whole process (including getting the old cooler, TIM, and ramsinks off), I would give a 6/10. It's still not too bad really.

 

[MX2]

The VF700-CU was just about the easiest aftermarket cooler I have ever installed.....and I am female

 

[imported_Kensai]

Zalman vf-700Cu.

 

[The Batt?sai]

Verizon xDSL,Wireless @ 1.5 MB per second

How did u get this for your place, Crescent13?
It's supposed to become available for my area soon but I don't know anything else about it. Please tell me how it works. I want some idea! . thanks

-Chris

 

[Elfear]

Originally posted by: monster64
The Thermalright V-1 is by far the best video card cooler. It is more expensive than the zalman by about $8, but it cools alot better. Also you can get any 80mm fan too.
http://www.systemcooling.com/thermalright_v1-01.html

:thumbsup:

My brother just installed one on a 6800NU clocked at 400/900 with the extra quad unlocked and it is extremely impressive. I think he was loading at ~49C.

 

[chinkgai]

acetal maze4

 

[crockman]

Verizon xDSL,Wireless @ 1.5 MB per second

Sorry for the Thread Diversion, but I'd like to know about that also, Thanks