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NV silencer 5 OR New Zalman VF700-Cu?

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Jamister989

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Does anyone know anything about this new Zalman VF700-Cu, enough to know weather it is better or worse than the NV Silencer 5? I have a Gainward 6800 GT but its WAY too loud, but i also want to keep on overclocking it to 400mhz. I have one 120mm case fan which is nearly silent but i still run at max speed. Anyone got a oponion on which one would be a better choice?

Link the VF700 Review: http://www.rojakpot.com/defaul...tion=3&var1=174&var2=0

Link to Zalman HS: http://www.zalman.co.kr/eng/pr...w.asp?idx=149&code=013

I am biased to zalman because i have the CPU heatsink that look almost the same "Flower" and it is awsome. I move my computer around a lot and i have never had a problem with my very heavy heatsink moving about.
 
zalman isnt known for extreme cooling over stock fans. they primarily specialize on quietness. personally, i would choose the zalman one over the nv silencer.
 
I also have a Zalman CPU HS. I bought the NV5. Without a head-to-head comparison, it's hard to give one the nod over the other, but the Silencer was easy to install and it exhausts its hot air out of the case which helps lower overall temperatures. The Zalman doesn't do this.
 
I have a NV silencer for my 5900XT and don't like it. It is quiet on idle, but that is only achieved with the case open. It actually takes up more than just one PCI slot, the second PCI slot is also slightly affected. Not enough to not fit a card in there but too much for normal fitting of any card. On load it gets very loud.

Very obviously the major advantage is that it gets the air directly out of the case, but otherwise it is not a product to my liking.

I will probably get a Zalman for my Ultra, although I consider not getting aftermarket cooling for some time for warranty reasons.
 
I'd go w/the nV5 because it cools the RAM all in one heatsink makes it nice and easy, and exhausts hot air out the back of the case.

AND it's also VERY quiet.
with the nv5 being basically inaudible, i doubt the zalman can be any quieter.
 
Originally posted by: MartinCracauer
I have a NV silencer for my 5900XT and don't like it. It is quiet on idle, but that is only achieved with the case open. It actually takes up more than just one PCI slot, the second PCI slot is also slightly affected. Not enough to not fit a card in there but too much for normal fitting of any card. On load it gets very loud.

Very obviously the major advantage is that it gets the air directly out of the case, but otherwise it is not a product to my liking.

I will probably get a Zalman for my Ultra, although I consider not getting aftermarket cooling for some time for warranty reasons.
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Not sure about your experiences here, but my NV 5 has NEVER spun up in speed. I spent the first week running it with the case side off listening to it (or listening for it in case it actually made any audible noise as the case was) and even after many hours of HL2, UT 2004, Rome: Total War, and Battle for middle earth, It never got louder.

I highly reccomend the NV silencer. It was super easy to install, reduced my load temps by 10 c, let me overclock even more than before, and reduced my ambient temps by 1c.

The only issue I had was with the 4 screws holding it in place. When I screwed the tops on hard against the rubber washers they seemed to unscrew slightly due to pressure from the washers. This seemed a little unnerving as the heavy silencer could basically unscrew itself if they were not solid. I watched during my initial week and there was no more slippage so I assume it found an equilibrium.

-spike
 
I wonder whether the NV silencer 3 for my 5900XT is a whole different beast that the ones for the 6800 xx. Mine certainly makes a lot of noise when heat comes up.

However, my PCs are otherwise almost completely silent, so maybe it is just a point of reference things.

Thanks for the links, I think I'll get one.
 
Does adding a NV5 silencer void the video card warranty ?? I'm look to quiet down my 6800GT agp card.

Regards,
Jose
 
I think I?m getting the Zalman cooler for my 6600GT because the NV silencer 6 isn?t in the stores here . Hope the zalman will fix my video card heat problem (its over 80 C )

And about the warranty: it will void the warranty but who?s going to tell them that u changed the GPU cooler?😀
I had 9800PRO witch had heat sinks and ATI silencer cooler. The card died :shocked:

I just but the original cooler back and took it to the warranty they gave me a new one.

(it wasn?t busted or burned it just died)
 
I see. Who cares about ethics? Let's just pretend that we didn't do something to void the warranty. What a great idea. Who cares about right and wrong? Some people just disgust me.
 
Uhhh, dude do you work for Microsoft or something? Its just a Cooling fan, its not gonna break the video card unless the cooler didnt work, or the installer was fully retarded.
 
Originally posted by: smc13
I see. Who cares about ethics? Let's just pretend that we didn't do something to void the warranty. What a great idea. Who cares about right and wrong? Some people just disgust me.
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I dint to anything wrong. The card was better with the new cooler. The old stock cooler did not cool the card and the temp was always to high (it was about 70 or over that).

Is this better if I let the card overheat and burn it down? I'm not that rich that I could buy a new card. I hardly can afford a 6600 GT

It is my hardware and I do what I want with it. But if it dies (without a reason) I take it to the warranty and let them decide what to to (they run some tests and decide what to to and they will find out what?s wrong with it). If the card died because of me than they hadn?t gave me a new one. (that?s why there is this thing called warranty because without it all the PC manufactures can sell anything to people. Doesn?t mater if its working or not)

And if u like to c your hardware burn down and listen to noisy fans then ok its fine with me but I prefer a healthy PC.

Some people are just weird. Some PC stores have used some mind devices on them or smt.

I personally don?t like people who misuse the hardware and peak it and then take it to warranty. It?s just mean. And you can see that when someone has done that.

 
I ended up buying the NV Silencer after all, for two main reasons; it was about $10 cheaper and it actually blew the hot air out of my PC. I thought that my Gainward dual fan loud POS would cool as good or even better than the NV silencer would. btw I have 1x very low speed 120x120 silent case fan, a Zilman CNPS7700-Cu cpu fan, and a silent PS fan, so I don?t have too much air flow in my case to speak of. I think if I had 8 case fans like my friend had i might opt to get the zalman, but it wouldn?t matter to me because 8 case fans are very loud. My list of temps are below and are the result of my 6800 GT card OC'ed to 400mhz and memory speeds OC'ed to 1100mhz (it is in the gainward software to overclock, they even keep it in the warranty that your supposed to overclock this card.)

Gainward cooler VGA temp: 58C-61C Ambient temp: 50C-55C
NV Silencer 5 VGA temp: 54C-58C Ambient temp: 40C-43C
 
I have had both coolers. IMO, the Zalman cooler performed better. My idle temps are 48 and full load 56 C. THe zalman is also more quiet then the NV5
 
These two coolers are really built for two different situations.

Use the Zalman if you have a well-ventilated case (i.e. heat buildup inside the case is not an issue, such as in a large tower case).

Use the Arctic Silencer if your case has restricted ventilation, so that the GPU's heat is ducted right out of the case and does not add to the CPU or PSU's thermal burden.

Me, I vote for the Arctic Silencer.
 
I have a Zalman ZM80D-HP for my MSI 6600GT PCI-e, and it works quite well. I get 39-40º idle (slightly higher than the 36-37º on stock fan). But that's a very small price to pay for complete silence since the ZM80D-HP is fanless. The only problem is, the heatsink takes awhile to assemble.
 
I got the Zalman VF700-AlCu because 1) I love Zalman's quiet products and 2) It's compatible with pretty much any performance card, so I'll likely be able to reuse it if I upgrade in a year or so.

Performance is great - My old temps on the 6600GT PCIe were 47C/80C, and after the Zalman was installed, They went down to 40C/60C, quite an improvement, and even at the 12V setting it's pretty quiet. And discworld, it will fit fine, and perform great on a 6600GT, but I've heard that the AGP version is a bit more difficult to fit. The HSI bridge needs to be cooled, so if you don't have a separate heatsink for it, you'll need to get one. Also, Since 2 of the RAM chips are under the stock heatsink on many cards, you might have to shave down some of the RAM heatsinks in order for them to fit.
 
I don't care that he replaced the video card heatsink/fan. I'll am going to do that soon. What disgusts me is that after he voided his warranty by replacing the heatsink/fan, it dies, so he puts the original heatsink/fan back on and send it back to get replaced.

If you void the warranty you shouldn't act like you didn't. It is a matter of ethics. You made a choice to void the warrenty. And don't give me that nonsense about sending it back and letting them do what they want. You know full well that they will honor their warranty. It isn't like you sent it back without the heatsink/fan on or informed them that you replaced it. Your attitude stinks. You only think of what benefits you and you don't consider ethics. You don't care that some company has to swallow the costs of your actions and others like you. You don't consider that your actions could cause the cost of video cards to increase.

Your statement that you didn't do anything wrong when changing the heatsink fan and that you were doing to prevent it from burning is nonsense. 70 C temps aren't high for the 6600 GT. If you had asked the Manufacturer, They would tell you the temps are too high when they get to 120 C. Also, as you know, if your card burns, the manufacturer will replace it. Btw, the NV5 isn't the right heatsink/fan for the 6600GT, the NV 6 is. Look at arctic-cooling's website. It funny that you replace the heatsink/fan with one not designed for your card, your card burns up, you send it back to the manufacturer, and yet you claim that you replaced the heatsink/fan to prevent it from burning. Got to love the irony.

To the person who asked if I work for Microsoft. Hah! I am a Linux Systems Administrator. What is your comment supposed to mean? Are you suggesting that only Microsoft people obey rules and that Linux users are unethical?
 
Originally posted by: Chopstick217
I have had both coolers. IMO, the Zalman cooler performed better. My idle temps are 48 and full load 56 C. THe zalman is also more quiet then the NV5
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yeah i would have gotten the zalman if i were you...it diffenately cools better, and is at least as quiet as the NV5. plus it will probably be compatible with the next gen cards. its not good for small cases with no airflow though, obviously.
Nick
 
If I put an aftermarket cooler on and the card fried I would send it back lol. Your logic is flawed because a properly installed cooler designed for the right card is not going to cause a graphics card to fail. I would put the stock heat sink on and get a replacement. It is kind of like when are car's warrenty is voided because say you put a aftermarket radiator on that is more effecient than the factory and say the powersteering went out but when you bring it to the dealer they tell you "your warrenty is voided on the whole car because it has a aftermarket radiator." You and i both know that a heatsink and fan that lowers temps will not cause the card to fail. This whole morality thing i have been seeing lately is getting old and is really taking a lot of threads off topic. I agree it is wrong to send a cpu in for warrenty that was fried do to overclocking but honestly I do not really care if someone else does it. This not a forrum about morality. It is about computer cases and cooling, i do not see anywhere on this entire site a forrum entitled "morality." people do not come here to be lectured and frankly, this warrenty falsification issue is on the absolute bottom of my morality scale. I think throwing a cigarette but on the ground is a lot worse than falsifying a warrenty claim but i dont lecture people i see doing it.
 
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