GPU COOLER

[ALECUBA]

i got the video card u can see in my sig...now i want to buy an aftermarket cooler for the gpu since its always near 60 at iddle....i was wondering if with an aftermarket cooler i could get the temp to go down more.....please let me know what good/decent gpu coolers i can buy for my vid card...ill take in account all opinions...
thanks

 

[Noubourne]

Well 60C idle is fine. What are 7900s rated at, like 135C before failure? Unless you plan to OC it, or want to reduce noise, it's not worth slapping a cooler on just to reduce temps.

If you DO plan to OC (VOLT MOD FTW!!!), then a VF900 will do you nicely (it did me right!). And if you need silence you can slow down the fan and get it to pretty much inaudible. Mines at 50% speed kicking a fairly respectable OC, and I load at about 65.

 

[ALECUBA]

If you DO plan to OC (VOLT MOD FTW!!!), then.

what do u mean by Volt mod ftw?? sry but im roughly new at all this....and also, it is not recommended to oc my vid card since its already oced, what do u say about that? it is at 525mhz core from 450standard....
thx

 

[aigomorla]

Originally posted by: Noubourne
Well 60C idle is fine. What are 7900s rated at, like 135C before failure? Unless you plan to OC it, or want to reduce noise, it's not worth slapping a cooler on just to reduce temps.

If you DO plan to OC (VOLT MOD FTW!!!), then a VF900 will do you nicely (it did me right!). And if you need silence you can slow down the fan and get it to pretty much inaudible. Mines at 50% speed kicking a fairly respectable OC, and I load at about 65.

i love these GPU coolers. There bling bling, and they work well. The only thing i pick over these is waterblocks.

 

[zagood]

I have the 7900GS, and the vf900 cooler. I idle around 35 and max out around 42 with the fan at 7v (a little faster than half speed). About 41 idle/46 load with overclocking.

-z

 

[ALECUBA]

how can i oc my gpu more????
its said to be oced already from 450mhz core(standard) to 525mhz....do u have the exact same gpu as me???if so how do u oc it???
edit::::
i went and bought the Zalman FC-ZV9 Fatal1ty Band Heatpipe Style VGA Cooler Pure Copper w/ Red LED...is it any different than the vf900???thx

 

[ALECUBA]

sry for the double post, i just wanted it my last edit to be read....thx