Need 7900GT & 7900GS aftermarket cooling advice.

[Showtime]

I have a 7900GT that I'd like to silence and a 7900GS (KO) on the way that will most likely need some silencing/cooling too.

When I got the 7900GT there weren't many options, but one was to shorten up an AC NV5 cooler. I was hoping that there would be more low cost options by now, but there's not a lot to go on. Are there any other under $30 options besides shortening NV5?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16835186133

Anyone use the vantec iceburq6 and how well does it work?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16835110015

I saw Zalman VF900, but $50 is too much. This thermaltake TMG ND1 looks good, but is $17 more than the NV5.
http://www.svc.com/cl-g0080.html

 

[A5]

Stupid post by me.

The Accelero doesn't fit on the 7900GT

 

[tersome]

If you have the room, one option would be to fit a CPU cooler on your card. I was inspired by this post and put a Sonic Tower on my 7900gs. It mounts diagonally on the card using two holes from the Socket A mounting kit. However, I had trouble finding thin screws to fit the card's small mounting holes.

With the 1.55v mod and no fan, I get temps of 50c idle/ 65c load at 750mhz core.

 

[GundamSonicZeroX]

The Zalman VF700 worked for me.

 

[Showtime]

Thanks for the replys/info!

Tersom,
I was actually thinking of mounting a cpu cooler, but didn't know how and worried about the space. I will be researching this more when I get back tonight.

Gundam,
What kind of temps are you getting with that VF700? Do you oc or run it stock?

Anyone shorten/cut an NV5 and use that? How about that Vantec Iceburq 6?

 

[eno]

http://www.heatsinkfactory.com/Arctic-C...ng-Accelero-X1-VGA-Cooler-p-16424.html

I haven't looked around for the 7900GT but I am running the 7800GT EVGA w/ a Artic Cooling Silencer 5 and it works rather well. Very quiet , one of the easiest aftermarket installs I have ever done for any heatsink. Just dropped right on and tightened down very easily and secure without worry of damage. I don't know what will work for you but I am very pleased with the Silencer I used with my 7800GT.

Good Luck.

EDIT : I just looked at your list of coolers, that ThermalTake looks basically the same design of the artic cooling silencer I am using. That would be my best guess after the few minutes of looking around. I love how it just drops down on each memory module and gpu , perfect fit, no mess.

 

[Showtime]

Accerelo, like most coolers, doesn't fit.

The thermaltake cooler would drop right in, but it's like $49 shipped to me. If it only does what a shortened nv5 does ($25 shipped or less), I'd rather save some money. Plus I might need 2 of them if the 7900GS uses the same kind of cooler as the GT.

 

[Zap]

I have a 7900GT with AC NV5 (shortened) on it. My 7900GS has a passive Evercool dual heatpipe cooler on it - just cooled by an undervolted Yate Loon 120mm case fan between it and the PSU.

 

[Showtime]

Nice. Same cards. Are both of them oc'd or stock or???

I'd like to try that passive technique on the 7900GS and make that box as silent as possible. 3 120mm fans (front/side/rear), a quiet seagate hd, and ss optical drive. Where did you get the evercool dual and how much was it.

Thanks!

 

[Showtime]

Has anyone used one of these Masscool VF1? It's on sale for $23.10 at mwave.

It comes out to a couple of bucks cheaper than the one at newegg (VF-1) and has good reviews there.

 

[Showtime]

Grabbed that masscool vf1 plus from ne for $32 shipped. Used paypal and so it's giving back $15. Hopefully one rig will be quiet and the other will now be silent.