Passive cooling for a ATi 9500 Pro

Operandi

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So I've gotten to the point where the loudest component in my box is fan on my retail 9500 Pro. I'd like to get a passive HS, all I've seen is this Zalman. Is there anything else I should be looking at?
 

WobbleWobble

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I have a HP80A installed on my 9500 Pro overclocked a bit. I do have a 120mm fan running at 5V in the middle of my case, loosely blowing over the heatpipe. It's a lot of work to install, but is dead silent :)

Maybe look at Silencers as they're much easier to install and barely make any noise.
 

Tiamat

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I hear ya, I have an aging 8500 and its really loud. Unfortunately Im SOL because there are no mounting holes for Zalman or other alternatives like Arctic Cooling...
 

Nickel020

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If you've got 2" of space between your video card and you hsf, get the Aerocool VM-101. It's better and lighter than the Zalman when fanless and works great if you somehow get a 120mm fan to blow on it.
 

Operandi

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Well I guess I'll just go with the Zalman at some point, I was hoping there would be something smaller/cheaper but I'm guessing the chip produces too much heat.... oh well...

Any recommendations on where to pick one up cheap?