HR-03 Plus

[njdevilsfan87]

I was thinking about getting a HR-03 VGA cooler. I know there are two revisions specifically made for the pre-8800 series and the 8800 series. Will the HR-03 Plus (the 6 heat-pipe) cooler work on a regular 7900 card?

I just want a VGA cooler that I can throw onto my next video card, and I wouldn't be able to do this with the 4 heat-pipe HR-03.

 

[adairusmc]

I don't think so, unless the 8800 series has the same size for the holes for the heatsink pins to push through as the 7900 cards.

 

[Remedy]

Originally posted by: njdevilsfan87
I was thinking about getting a HR-03 VGA cooler. I know there are two revisions specifically made for the pre-8800 series and the 8800 series. Will the HR-03 Plus (the 6 heat-pipe) cooler work on a regular 7900 card?

I just want a VGA cooler that I can throw onto my next video card, and I wouldn't be able to do this with the 4 heat-pipe HR-03.

The problem with the video cards is that they keep changing the physical mounting layout. So, very rarely will you take the heatsink with you to the next card of a new generation with the thermalright products unless they make an adapter for it.

Thermalright just announced support for the HR-03 R600 edition.

So, it's likely they'll just keep revising new products to flood the market with compatible heatsinks for select Graphics cards.

 

[A5]

From thermalright.com

Question 1:
Is HR-03 Plus exclusively for 8800 series video cards or can I install it on some other video cards?
Answer1:
Yes, HR-03 Plus is exclusively for Nvidia GeForce 8800 series due to the size difference of the GPU in comparison to other series. The original HR-03 does not have enough surface area to cover every corner of 8800 series GPU, therefore rendering HR-03 to be incompatible.

Basically, the 8800 GPU is bigger, so it has different mounting holes which make it incompatible.