Low profile video card coolers

[avi85]

What is the best video card cooler which will still allow me to use the pci slot right below the video card

I already posted this in cases and cooling but some people here only stay in video, so I posted in both.

Edit: this is gonna be for a 7600gt or gs

 

[BernardP]

I am also interested in this, for the 7600 GT. Some 7600 GS actually have pretty nice coolers which must give much better results than the reference passive heatsink.

BFG 7600 GS

MSI 7600 GS NX7600GS-T2D256E They also have a passive heatsink 7600 GS

Leadtek 7600 GS Leadtek sells both the passive and fanned version of the 7600 GS under the exact same model number. Buyer beware...

And of course, the best 7600 GS:

Galaxy 7600 GS DDR3 witn Zalman cooler Not available in North America.

 

[BernardP]

Always embarassing to reply to oneself...But...

What my previous post meant is that with the above mentionned 7600 GS cards, it is probably not necessary to worry about aftermarket coolers.

Now what I would like to find are web reviews of the BFG, MSI or Leadtek fanned 7600 GS cards listed above, to confirm that they operate quietly at low temperatures. Anybody found such a review?

For the 7600 GT, most manufacturers seem to simply be affixing their sticker to the reference cooler, but I have found a few exceptions (Leadtek, MSI, passive Asus and Gigabyte).

The question of finding a powerful, silent, low-profile replacement for the reference cooler seems most pertinent for the 7600 GT.

 

[keeleysam]

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