Help with after market cooler for Video card

[onyxdragon]

i have a Sapphire Radeon R9 280 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IZXOW80?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00 one of the fans has gone out and i need an aftermarket cooler . What you guys recommend ? would this work http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...6098&cm_re=280x_cooler-_-35-186-098-_-Product ? Is there something cheaper something closer to 50 or 60 dollars?

 

[MongGrel]

I used a similar Artic one to the second listed on a dual x4870 card in the past.

It worked well, but yeah a bit pricey.

 

[MrTeal]

The Accelero Extreme is a great cooler, but spending $100 on cooler for that card is a little out there.

Honestly, unless you have a windowed case you can see, I'd just zip tie a couple 120mm or 92mm fans to the existing cooler and call it a day.

 

[Killrose]

I bought my Zalman vf3000a on ebay new for $15 plus shipping. I had to add a small 1/32" thick washer between each of the (4) mounting studs and the copper mounting foot of the heatsink to get what I determined was a better fit for assembly. This is ment for older 58xx/59xx-68xx/69xx series cards. It works great and comes with a Fan speed controller so you will loose PWM fan control but even at it lowest setting 7v, my gpu might hit 70C max OC'd 1050Mhz on my gpu benchmarking Firestrike.

I have a reference R9 290. The drawback is that it takes upto 3slots wide. And the fans are Blue LED fans

 

[Killrose]

I have also seen people tie wrap some 90mm or 120mm fans to the stock heatsink after removing the fan/shroud system. Very ghetto, but about as cheap as it gets.

 

[ClockHound]

I have also seen people tie wrap some 90mm or 120mm fans to the stock heatsink after removing the fan/shroud system. Very ghetto, but about as cheap as it gets.

Doesn't have to be ghetto tho. And it can work better than even the 'best' of the stock coolers. Most gpu fans have weak static pressure and low air flow numbers compared to decent 25mm thick fans of the same size.

Had a Giga 280x OC - its fans were failing and would hit 80+c on load. The vrm temps would be great for a not-so-slow cooker, 90+c. Removed the useless faux shroud. Removed and cleaned the cooler and gpu hsf. Replaced the gpu TIM with Kryonaut and replaced the vrm pads with FujiPoly.

Created a custom mount for 3x 2500rpm 92mm Scythe S-flex fans so the fans were contacting the heatsink, but their weight carried by the mount connected to the case, reducing card sag.

Resulting temps at load were 58-60c gpu and 76c vrm. And far quieter at any load than stock coolers I've used.

System had a green theme even tho it was powered by team red. ;-)

 

[SKORPI0]

$99 for a cooler? D:

Why not replace the broken fan with something like this? $27.77+shipping.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/85mm-Sapphi...-X-Fan-Replacement-40mm-0-40A-B-/181365339616

 

[onyxdragon]

$99 for a cooler? D:

Why not replace the broken fan with something like this? $27.77+shipping.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/85mm-Sapphi...-X-Fan-Replacement-40mm-0-40A-B-/181365339616

AWESOME!! thank you SKORPIO !!!! You Rock !!!

 

[IEC]

Doesn't have to be ghetto tho. And it can work better than even the 'best' of the stock coolers. Most gpu fans have weak static pressure and low air flow numbers compared to decent 25mm thick fans of the same size.

Had a Giga 280x OC - its fans were failing and would hit 80+c on load. The vrm temps would be great for a not-so-slow cooker, 90+c. Removed the useless faux shroud. Removed and cleaned the cooler and gpu hsf. Replaced the gpu TIM with Kryonaut and replaced the vrm pads with FujiPoly.

Created a custom mount for 3x 2500rpm 92mm Scythe S-flex fans so the fans were contacting the heatsink, but their weight carried by the mount connected to the case, reducing card sag.

Resulting temps at load were 58-60c gpu and 76c vrm. And far quieter at any load than stock coolers I've used.

System had a green theme even tho it was powered by team red. ;-)

This is the most economic and quiet solution, if you have modding skills and the slot space

 

[ClockHound]

Yes, it was. $15 in S-Flex fans, $1.50 in brass tubing, sleeving and misc bits. With the little dab of Kryonaut and Fujipoly pads total was about $25. The slot space was free.

Mod skill required is minimal. Just need a bad attitude and some tin snips. ;-)

 

[ElFenix]

the R9 280 isn't yet 2 years old, so you should be covered under sapphire's 2 year warranty.

Yes, it was. $15 in S-Flex fans, $1.50 in brass tubing, sleeving and misc bits. With the little dab of Kryonaut and Fujipoly pads total was about $25. The slot space was free.

Mod skill required is minimal. Just need a bad attitude and some tin snips. ;-)

can we get some more pics to better illustrate how it's all put together?

 

[ClockHound]

the R9 280 isn't yet 2 years old, so you should be covered under sapphire's 2 year warranty.



can we get some more pics to better illustrate how it's all put together?

Sorry, missed this request. I've posted a few more details over in the cooling section, in this thread: http://forums.anandtech.com/showpost.php?p=38077003&postcount=3