Recommend GPU cooler for 8800 Ultra

[imported_spike99]

Hi,

I was thinking about buying a VGA cooler for my 8800 Ultra but was holding back to see what GTX 280 was made of... The only reason for me to upgrade is to be able to play Crysis at very high settings... but looks like this is still not possible at 1920x1200 unless if I go SLI. I prefer no to go with SLI, let alone spend $1,300.

So it looks like I'll be sticking with 8800 Ultra for a little while longer. Can someone recommend a good GPU cooler ?

I had looked at Thermalright HR-03 PLUS, but had checked a review and it appears it takes 5 full slots spaces in MOBO. The stock cooler only takes up two. I have a sound card... so I don't know if this will fit...

Any other recomendations ?

Note: I'm not looking to further OC card... I'm more intereseted in getting a cooler temp case.

 

[BlueAcolyte]

Accelero Xtreme... Or watercooling.

 

[imported_spike99]

BlueAcolyte,

I was just checking further reviews... and it appears Accelero Xtreme 8800 is the one to go with... It's actually better than Thermalright HR-03 PLUS and takes up less space (3 slots)

I only hope this will lower my case temp... Let's see...

Thanks for your suggestion.

 

[error8]

Originally posted by: spike99
BlueAcolyte,

I was just checking further reviews... and it appears Accelero Xtreme 8800 is the one to go with... It's actually better than Thermalright HR-03 PLUS and takes up less space (3 slots)

I only hope this will lower my case temp... Let's see...

Thanks for your suggestion.

Why are you thinking that a cooler videocard translates into a cooler air inside the case?

Your stock videocard cooler exhausts the hot air outside the case, so by that the videocard components get cooler without interfering with the air inside your case.
That Accelero Xtreme will use the air from your case to cool the gpu and all that heat will be dumped inside your case and all your other components will be hotter, except the videocard. This can be overcome if you have some kind of a wind tunnel for the card, so that it will be isolated from the rest of the case and the hot air from it, will be taken outside .

My 8800 GT with an Accelero S1 on it, increased my cpu temperature under load, with 5 C. And my GT has a maximum TDP of 104 W, but your Ultra has 177 W, so think about what all those extra watts will translate into.

 

[BassBomb]

You can mount the HR upwards so it does not actually block slots

It takes alot of room regardless though, I had it mounted down w/ 120mm fan and it would block ALL my slots.

I mounted it vertically so now it blocks pcie 1x so I could install my Audigy.

I get about 55 load right now in summer (I think my pull config is not very good though or I may not have put the right amount of paste)

Using old way I would get ~50 load when it was winter

 

[aigomorla]

ahhh this is why i love open bench systems.

My 8800GT's using crappy zalman V900's only get 50C when loaded. This was last night as i was installing vista Ultimate.

Oh and its SLI'd also.

Id say go with either or. And yes these coolers will make your internal case temps go up.



OT: why is vista ultimate so expensive. It feels and acts like home preimium. Am i missing something out of it? :[

I spent a lot of money on ultimate cuz i wanted to try it. I think im gonna grab home premiums from now on.

 

[zagood]

I'd say go with the Accelero with its lower profile.

going with the aigo thread hijack...

The main benefit of Ultimate is that you combine the media center capabilities of home premium with the business features like backup/restore, remote desktop, etc. Also includes BitLocker but that's really only useful for paranoid people or laptops.

The coolest thing in Ultimate though is DreamScene. It can chew up a little CPU usage though so keep an eye on it.

-z

 

[imported_spike99]

Why are you thinking that a cooler videocard translates into a cooler air inside the case?

Your stock videocard cooler exhausts the hot air outside the case, so by that the videocard components get cooler without interfering with the air inside your case.
That Accelero Xtreme will use the air from your case to cool the gpu and all that heat will be dumped inside your case and all your other components will be hotter, except the videocard. This can be overcome if you have some kind of a wind tunnel for the card, so that it will be isolated from the rest of the case and the hot air from it, will be taken outside .

My 8800 GT with an Accelero S1 on it, increased my cpu temperature under load, with 5 C. And my GT has a maximum TDP of 104 W, but your Ultra has 177 W, so think about what all those extra watts will translate into. :

I figured that by getting a GPU cooler, I would get lower GPU temps which would translate in a cooler case temp... which in turn would translate in a cooler CPU temp...

Yes, I knew that the heat from Accelero Xtreme would be dumped in my case... but thought... since the GPU is going to be cooler the hot air would not be as hot as when using the stock cooler... I just also noticed that the ultra has an exhaust at the back... I'm going to be checking if I can feel the hot air being exhausted from the back....

error8, if you have a GPU cooler and it increased your CPU temp... Hmmm, maybe it's not a good idea to get a GPU cooler...

Argh !! I thought I had a good idea to cool my case temp

You mention that a solution would be a wind tunnel for the card, so that heat is isolated from the rest of the case... I would like to look into this option... Can you give me some info on this... Like where to look for this.

Thanks !!

 

[RallyMaster]

Uhh...your GPU still produces the same amount of heat when you put on a new heatsink. You just take more heat away from it with a bigger heatsink. The video card doesn't use less power as a result

 

[imported_spike99]

Uhh...your GPU still produces the same amount of heat when you put on a new heatsink. You just take more heat away from it with a bigger heatsink. The video card doesn't use less power as a result

Makes sense.

So is there a way to enclose the GPU so the heat generated is isolated from the rest of the case ?

 

[RallyMaster]

Yes, there are video card coolers that blow air directly out the back of the case but those are rarely made any more and none of them will cool your 8800Ultra down enough unless they had 6 heatpipes and 500 g worth of aluminum fins. You will have to settle for higher temps unless someone has a better idea.

 

[imported_spike99]

OK,

I guess I'll wait for the next card to come out G71 ? That will most likely be produced in smaller production process, with less power consumption and lower price


Thanks.

 

[error8]

Originally posted by: spike99

Why are you thinking that a cooler videocard translates into a cooler air inside the case?

Your stock videocard cooler exhausts the hot air outside the case, so by that the videocard components get cooler without interfering with the air inside your case.
That Accelero Xtreme will use the air from your case to cool the gpu and all that heat will be dumped inside your case and all your other components will be hotter, except the videocard. This can be overcome if you have some kind of a wind tunnel for the card, so that it will be isolated from the rest of the case and the hot air from it, will be taken outside .

My 8800 GT with an Accelero S1 on it, increased my cpu temperature under load, with 5 C. And my GT has a maximum TDP of 104 W, but your Ultra has 177 W, so think about what all those extra watts will translate into. :

I figured that by getting a GPU cooler, I would get lower GPU temps which would translate in a cooler case temp... which in turn would translate in a cooler CPU temp...

Yes, I knew that the heat from Accelero Xtreme would be dumped in my case... but thought... since the GPU is going to be cooler the hot air would not be as hot as when using the stock cooler... I just also noticed that the ultra has an exhaust at the back... I'm going to be checking if I can feel the hot air being exhausted from the back....

error8, if you have a GPU cooler and it increased your CPU temp... Hmmm, maybe it's not a good idea to get a GPU cooler...

Argh !! I thought I had a good idea to cool my case temp

You mention that a solution would be a wind tunnel for the card, so that heat is isolated from the rest of the case... I would like to look into this option... Can you give me some info on this... Like where to look for this.

Thanks !!

The wind tunnel is just an idea. It depends on your case and you can make something out of a cardboard so that you'll have fresh air going into the card's cooler and somehow the warm air exhausted outside the case. But, I think it's pretty hard to do it or maybe impossible.
If you are not planning to overclock the card, I think it's better to leave it as it is. The stock cooler does its job good enough so that the card will live so you can play your games on it until your next upgrade. If it feels hot you can always play with the fan speed with riva tuner.

 

[imported_spike99]

OK,

As mentioned previously, I will leave my GPU as is and see if it's worth upgrading when we have the next best cards available.

Suggestions were much appreciated !!

 

[aigomorla]

Originally posted by: spike99
I figured that by getting a GPU cooler, I would get lower GPU temps which would translate in a cooler case temp... which in turn would translate in a cooler CPU temp...

okey, this is a myth

Why? for your GPU's to run cooler, the sink needs to pull out more heat.

The more heat the sink pulls, the hotter the outside of the sink will become.

The hotter the outside, the increase case temps you got.


This is the biggest myth in H2O cooling. Everyone automatically assumes water is some big green dinosaur named yoshi and all it does is gobble heat.


Well lesson in physics, energy can not be created or destoryed. So, heat needs to go somewhere. IF your cards and cpu are running cooler, its because heat is being moved out faster.


Also People who get h2o cooling becuase there room is too hot. H2o will make your room HOTTER then AIR. Why? Once again, water can pull heat almost at a factor of 3x compared to air.

That heat needs to go somewhere, your room is a nice big area for that heat to go.

 

[iBPJohn]

Originally posted by: spike99
OK,

As mentioned previously, I will leave my GPU as is and see if it's worth upgrading when we have the next best cards available.

Suggestions were much appreciated !!

If you don't mind ATI the 4870 X2's are looking promising, haven't seen an benchmarks though.