What is the quietest cooler for a 7900GT

[alpha88]

I have an eVGA 7900GT, and I'm looking for the quietest cooler to put on it. Any advice?

 

[1Dark1Sharigan1]

Zalman VF700/VF900.

 

[alpha88]

BTW, thanks for the 7900, it's running at 1800mhz on the ram

 

[Jeff7181]

See if you can order an OEM 7900GTX heatsink/fan from EVGA or BFG or MSI or one of those companies that carries a lot of nVidia boards. I bet it would be cheaper than an Arctic Silencer or Zalman and would work incredibly well on a 7900GT assuming no modification is necessary to attatch it.

 

[QuantumPion]

My evga 7900gt was very loud stock. I liked the vf700 that I had on my 6800 gt so much I got a vf900 for my 7900 gt. It is pricey but your video card will be the coolest and quietist part in your rig.

 

[alpha88]

Any idea if: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835118216 would fit on the card, I'd give it plenty of airflow.

 

[gobucks]

hey, i've got a used VF700 for sale if you're interested. It's nice and quiet, and I would use it on the X1800XT i have except the stock cooling is pretty good and blows the air out of the case which is nice. PM me if you're interested.

 

[1Dark1Sharigan1]

That NV Silencer you have will be quiet as well . . .

 

[alpha88]

Yep, but I'm getting a second 7900GT, and I'd like to buy another cooler (and one that wont need mods to fit)

 

[alpha88]

bump for more opinions.

 

[imported_ST]

wait about 1 month for AC's Accelero S1 ....passive heatpipe solution for 7900GT

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Umm why is everyone recommending the VF700 when the 900 cools better?

900 wins HANDS DOWN.

Heatpipe = hotttt. No point
900 = winnar in temps + noise.
700 = louder + not as cool

 

[alpha88]

Heatpipe = silent, lots of point in that.

 

[aatf510]

Originally posted by: DLeRium
Umm why is everyone recommending the VF700 when the 900 cools better?

900 wins HANDS DOWN.

Heatpipe = hotttt. No point
900 = winnar in temps + noise.
700 = louder + not as cool

Well because the VF900 is almost 200% the price of VF700, and it cools 2-3C better?

 

[fliguy84]

Originally posted by: toattett

Originally posted by: DLeRium
Umm why is everyone recommending the VF700 when the 900 cools better?

900 wins HANDS DOWN.

Heatpipe = hotttt. No point
900 = winnar in temps + noise.
700 = louder + not as cool

Well because the VF900 is almost 200% the price of VF700, and it cools 2-3C better?

And there's no LED version of the VF900 (i.e. VF900CU-LED)

 

[hemmy]

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=373501

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: toattett

Originally posted by: DLeRium
Umm why is everyone recommending the VF700 when the 900 cools better?

900 wins HANDS DOWN.

Heatpipe = hotttt. No point
900 = winnar in temps + noise.
700 = louder + not as cool

Well because the VF900 is almost 200% the price of VF700, and it cools 2-3C better?

Plus there are coolers that are cheaper and better. Doesn't explain the VF-700 recommendations, though.

 

[Munky]

At full speed the vf900 is actually louder than the vf700 at full speed. Neither is good enough to cool the hot cards like x1900xt, but I've had great results using a vf700 on a OC'd x800xt, so anything that runs cooler than that would easily be cooled by the vf700.

 

[biggestmuff]

cool. will a vf900 work on a set of 7900GT OC's?

 

[Art Vandaleigh]

I have two vf900's on my SLI setup and they are great. At full speed i cannot hear them over my other fans like CPU and whatnot.

 

[alpha88]

I'm not looking for amazing cooling, but silence if at all possible.

 

[nullpointerus]

EDIT: NVM, the Accelero S1 coolers are passive. :shocked:

 

[Fallengod]

Just get the NV5 silencer rev. 3 Its on sale for $20 at svc.. I believe it works with 7900gts. Although, I dont own a 7900gt so I couldnt say for sure.

 

[Munky]

Originally posted by: modempower
Just get the NV5 silencer rev. 3 Its on sale for $20 at svc.. I believe it works with 7900gts. Although, I dont own a 7900gt so I couldnt say for sure.

It "works" but you have to cut off part of the exhaust if you want it to fit inside a case.

 

[aatf510]

Originally posted by: munky

Originally posted by: modempower
Just get the NV5 silencer rev. 3 Its on sale for $20 at svc.. I believe it works with 7900gts. Although, I dont own a 7900gt so I couldnt say for sure.

It "works" but you have to cut off part of the exhaust if you want it to fit inside a case.

But the NV5 doesn't cool the ram chips on the 7900GT, right?