How do I make the Winfast A250 quieter?

[JoeKing]

I've got a Winfast A250 ti4400 card I'm very happy with.....except for one thing the noise it make. The fans on the card just have this high pitched whhhhirrrrr that I guess is just part of havng the small fans.

I was wondering if you guys have any suggestiong on perhaps an alternate cooling method thats MUCH quieter than what the stock Heatsink and fan offer? I still game pretty heavy so keeping the card cool is key, but I don't really want to go peltier or water. Any heatsinks with 80mm fans that'll work with this LARGE card?

Thanks

 

[Mingon]

Zalman zm80a or zm80c (what happened to the B!)

 

[JoeKing]

will this will work fine passivly? Do I need to install a fan on this puppy?

 

[Nickel020]

If you don't overclock and you've got a normal case temperature (> 35°C) you should be fine with Zalman heatpipe. If you want it cooler (or if you overclock) you can try something like this.

 

[slpaulson]

I use a zalman cooler on the same card and it works fine. It feels pretty warm but I never had a problem.