Finding an aftermarket cooler

[vois2]

Thanks for reading. As you'll see below, I do not know much about aftermarket coolers for graphics cards.

Here's the situation. I have two gaming machines in separate locations, each contains the XFX 7900 GT model UDF7.

I'm very happy with the cards. These XFX 7900GTs have the stock reference fan, which certainly does the trick at original clocking of 470 core and 685 memory.

I've tested each card patiently and know that right now (at 470/685) they cap out at 64 C temperature under stress.

I started overclocking now slowly, and when applying a small clock increase to 474 / 688 ,
the temps on each card go up to 67 C. So that is a 3.0 C degree increase only after what could be considered the slightest detectable overclocking test.

I'd like to get a better cooler for one of my 7900Gt cards, but I don't have any idea where to start. Do "all" aftermarket GPU coolers work on "all" PCI-X graphics cards? Any particular suggestions on a specific cooler?

Again, thank you.

 

[Ulfhednar]

The Zalman VF900-Cu and Arctic Cooling Acellero are both excellent options.

Even though it's more expensive, the VF900 has my vote by quite a margin. It got my X1800XT to 730/900.

 

[CKXP]

AFAIK the Accelero X1 will not fit most 7900GT boards, the zalman VF-900 is a good choice(as previously mentioned) also a NV5 silencer Rev.3 is also a good choice it's also cheaper. both will fit a 7900gt, although with the NV5 it might require a cut/saw modification of about a 1/2 inch of the cooler, or the cooler might stick out the back of your case.

 

[Pens1566]

VF900