Replacement cooler for the x1900 xtx?

[imported_browsing]

The stock cooler on my Sapphire x1900 xtx is very loud. A lot louder than I thought, in fact, when I turned everything else onto low or off to check where the humming was coming from. Well, now I need a replacement cooler for it, but I can't afford to hurt the temps in my case. What's the best thing out there for it? Any ideas, or have you replaced the cooler on a x1900 that you own?

 

[WaTaGuMp]

I was running a Zalman VF900 on my 1900XT, I say was cause now I have an 8800GTX.

 

[1Dark1Sharigan1]

It really depends on the case. A well-ventilated case shouldn't be a problem (it'll still raise your CPU and motherboard temps but not by too much.)

I've been using a Thermalright V1 Ultra for a while now on my X1900XT and the temps are good (low 60s C on load) and it hasn't warmed up my case considerably (CPU temps increase about 3C)

And from what I've heard the Thermalright HR-03 is a pretty good heatsink as well (better even than the V1 Ultra)

 

[CaiNaM]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835106089

 

[Roy2001]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835186002

I just bought this, good price, quiet, efficient. Perfect VGA cooler if it won't blow hot air to MB.

 

[Mucker]

I replaced the stock cooler on my x1900xt with this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835186002

Excellent cooling and quiet. I didn't notice any rise in case or mb temperature, but i do have adequate airflow through the case, that is the key. I did notice a great decrease in GPU temp though, gpu temps never exceed 60C so far....

 

[Munky]

I've tried a bunch of coolers on my x1900xt: zalman vf700, vf900, accelero X2, and now I'm using the thermalright hr-03. The zalmans were much quieter than the stock cooler, but both could only keep the gpu in the high 80's or low 90's temps, so that's no good. The accelero keept it in the low 80's, but it blew the hot air directly on the mobo chipset, and raised its temps by 9C. The hr-03, paired with a 92mm quiet fan, is much better - it allowed me to overclock the video card higher, and it barely reaches 70C under load. I have a 12cm intake fan and a 12cm exhaust fan, and I did not notice a change in my cpu temps with either cooler.

 

[soydios]

My Zalman VF900-Cu keeps my X1900XT (stock clocks on card, 12V to fan) at 70 Celsius during full load. It does, of course, exhaust into my case, but I have decent airflow, so that's not a problem.