Help me pick my cooler! (8800gt)

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Originally posted by: sunlihwa
This is simple, to choose the cheap one!

That's like skimping on good coolant for a car, you don't do that.

 

[ja1484]

Originally posted by: Syntax Error

Originally posted by: sunlihwa
This is simple, to choose the cheap one!

That's like skimping on good coolant for a car, you don't do that.

All of the models the OP is considering are high quality. It really does *not* matter in this instance which one he goes with.

 

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I assumed he meant to get the cheapest cooler you could find...obviously if it was between the HR-03 or the Accelero S1, you'd have to weigh whether or not the HR-03 is worth the extra cost to you.

 

[cboath]

Cheapest? No. 30-40 isn't cheap. I do feel 60 is too much for me plus i didn't have the space for it.

Zalman and heatsinks are actually 43 and Duorb was 42 i think at newegg and 38 at zzf. With a $5 difference, which one's cheaper doesn't make too much difference.

The HR-03 was the best rated in the hardocp article. But the Zalman and Duorb were 2 of the next 3 highest rated. Looks like the accelero would have given the 03 a run for it's money, or maybe even won the roundup had it been included. Both are definite considerations for the next build.

 

[cboath]

Zalman and sinks just got in today...

The zalman fan plugs into the connector on the card from what i've read. Seeing as the bios still uses 29% as a default, i assume i still need to continue using my fan profiles via rivatuner, right? If so, should i use multiples or just set one profile at about 90% or something?

 

[zod96]

The accelero s1 cools as good as the zalman vf900 and the thermalright hr-03 but without a fan completely passive and yet it cools as good if not better than the other two. and it only takes up two slots, like a normal gts or gtx would and its only about $20