Which GPU brand have the best cooler?

[cool.dx.rip]

Every brand says that their cooler is the best even they can raise strom .But is it really true what they say?pls share ur experience,thought on that matter.

 

[nwo]

Nearly every single card cooler is different. Not all manufacturers put the same coolers on all of their cards.

Are you looking for a silent, high performance, or the best of both worlds type of cooler?

If you are interested in purchasing let's say a radeon 290, do a quick google search for r290 reviews and you will most likely see a comparison of several different brands, coolers, temps, noise, etc.

 

[bunnyfubbles]

IME, the cooler is maybe 3rd or 4th thing I consider when picking out a video card; there are plenty of coolers that can cool the GPU enough, but many times - if not most of the times - they end up skimping on VRMs and/or VRM cooling and thus it doesn't matter how cool the GPU runs because it can't be fed the juice it needs to really achieve crazy overclocks.

I remember pulling off the stock cooler on my 5850 and throwing on a 4-heatpipe Accelero S1 cooler on and strapping a 120mm fan to it. Allowed the GPU to run ~26C idle and barely push 50C when overclocked over 1GHz (from its stock 725MHz), but what I failed to realize is that the dinky stick-on VRM heatsinks the 3rd party cooler provided simply weren't cutting it and my VRMs were skyrocking over 100C and safety mechanisms were kicking in to prevent permanent damage, causing all sorts of weird errors and crashes. I eventually learned I had to install the baseplate from the reference cooler, which cooled all the RAM and even had a dedicated heatpipe built in to it just for the VRMs

Ever since then, that experience has opened my eyes to things I never really thought about before when it comes to overclocking, particularly the importance of VRMs; making sure I have quality ones and that I am keeping them properly cooled has been one of the biggest problems I have had to face while overclocking anything lately - particularly my CPUs more than GPUs.

 

[Bubbleawsome]

THE best cooler in all reviews is the ASUS dcII. They usually come with beefy VRMs and are near silent. I also like the HIS x2 coolers.

 

[T_Yamamoto]

THE best cooler in all reviews is the ASUS dcII. They usually come with beefy VRMs and are near silent. I also like the HIS x2 coolers.

That's more opinion based.

I've heard that the WF3 and the Twin Frozers are just as quiet.

Hell, my 270x with WF3 is quiet.

 

[tulx]

THE best cooler in all reviews is the ASUS dcII. They usually come with beefy VRMs and are near silent. I also like the HIS x2 coolers.

As seen here, the DiCU II actually seems to be the worst custom cooler when tested inside a closed case (almost all review benchmarks are made in open-air setups). Sapphire, MSI (lightning) and HIS seem to offer the better options.

 

[3DVagabond]

Depends which card the OP wants to get. I could say the new Triple fan PCS+ cooler is the best, but if the OP only wants a 280X or an nVidia card, it's worthless information.

 

[jkauff]

As seen here, the DiCU II actually seems to be the worst custom cooler when tested inside a closed case (almost all review benchmarks are made in open-air setups). Sapphire, MSI (lightning) and HIS seem to offer the better options.

I have a DCU II GTX 770 board in a closed case. It's dead silent, and running repeated Furmark 15 min. burn-in tests rarely raises the temperature above 70C.

Maybe I just got a good one, but I'm very pleased.

 

[Headfoot]

I have a DCU II GTX 770 board in a closed case. It's dead silent, and running repeated Furmark 15 min. burn-in tests rarely raises the temperature above 70C.

Maybe I just got a good one, but I'm very pleased.

Different GPU

 

[VulgarDisplay]

Looking at reviews on different sites you can fund numbers all over th place. I think all th aftermarket coolers are comparable.

 

[JDG1980]

Every brand says that their cooler is the best even they can raise strom .But is it really true what they say?pls share ur experience,thought on that matter.

There is no one cooler that is best for all cards. For instance, the Asus DirectCU coolers work quite well on cards with smaller die sizes, but not nearly as well on Hawaii (R9 290 and R9 290X), because it's not optimized for that application and some of the heatpipes do not make contact. For those cards, the Sapphire Tri-X cooler seems to be superior.

If you're going with Nvidia, I'd recommend the stock cooler on the GTX 780 or 780 Ti. It works well, looks good, and has a very high build quality. And it exhausts the air out of the case, which can be a big help on multi-GPU setups or in cases with other hot components.

The GTX 750 and 750 Ti have pretty simple coolers, but they get the job done; they are small and light, work quietly, and provide enough power to keep temperatures under control. I think most of the aftermarket coolers are overkill; they were clearly designed for much higher TDPs than this little card will ever generate. Fanless designs should be coming fairly soon and you might prefer one of those.

 

[Insert_Nickname]

THE best cooler in all reviews is the ASUS dcII. They usually come with beefy VRMs and are near silent. I also like the HIS x2 coolers.

That's more opinion based.

I've heard that the WF3 and the Twin Frozers are just as quiet.

Hell, my 270x with WF3 is quiet.

In my humble experience, the DirectCU2's like a high airflow rate. I guess this is true for most "open"-type coolers. I noticed this playing around with the intake fan in my case. With the fan on low speed the fan on the graphics card spun faster and vice versa.

There is no one cooler that is best for all cards. For instance, the Asus DirectCU coolers work quite well on cards with smaller die sizes, but not nearly as well on Hawaii (R9 290 and R9 290X), because it's not optimized for that application and some of the heatpipes do not make contact. For those cards, the Sapphire Tri-X cooler seems to be superior.

This^^... :thumbsup:

There is no one-size-fits-all cooler design.

 

[Kenmitch]

There is no one cooler that is best for all cards. For instance, the Asus DirectCU coolers work quite well on cards with smaller die sizes, but not nearly as well on Hawaii (R9 290 and R9 290X), because it's not optimized for that application and some of the heatpipes do not make contact. For those cards, the Sapphire Tri-X cooler seems to be superior.

The Sapphire Tri-X cooler works very good. I think it goes beyond just the cooler as it looks like Sapphire also cherry picked the ref boards to make the Tri-X cards.

The thing that gets me is the Tri-X cooler although being very well designed it seems is rather ugly compared to other options. Not everybody cares what a video card looks like but sometimes you can see them. I've been using them for mining so the side covers were left off to help keep the temps down. The placement of the fan cutouts on the HAF stackers aren't ideal for these cards....Going to do side panel mods for them but haven't decided exactly what I'm going to do yet.

The DD looks a lot nicer and refined. It doesn't compete on vrm1 temps tho. The DD is more dependent on ambient temps of room or case to keep the vrm1's cool.

 

[cool.dx.rip]

The Sapphire Tri-X cooler works very good. I think it goes beyond just the cooler as it looks like Sapphire also cherry picked the ref boards to make the Tri-X cards.

The thing that gets me is the Tri-X cooler although being very well designed it seems is rather ugly compared to other options. Not everybody cares what a video card looks like but sometimes you can see them. I've been using them for mining so the side covers were left off to help keep the temps down. The placement of the fan cutouts on the HAF stackers aren't ideal for these cards....Going to do side panel mods for them but haven't decided exactly what I'm going to do yet.

The DD looks a lot nicer and refined. It doesn't compete on vrm1 temps tho. The DD is more dependent on ambient temps of room or case to keep the vrm1's cool.

good rig

 

[R0H1T]

Inno3D & HIS probably have the best aftermarket coolers for GPU's & that includes cards from either AMD or Nvidia.

 

[videogames101]

HIS IceQ is excellent.

 

[MentalIlness]

I like the EVGA ACX coolers. But that is probably because I have one and a little partial to it.

 

[TreVader]

The ASUS Poseidon GTX 780 has the best stock cooler. 1250 on air, 1300+ on water (and it works with both out the box)



http://www.hardocp.com/article/2014/03/25/asus_rog_poseidon_gtx_780_video_card_review

 

[Artorias]

What's the general consensus on XFX Double Dissipation cooler. I'm looking at the Anantech review and it seems to have one of the lowest temps for the 280x.

 

[TreVader]

What's the general consensus on XFX Double Dissipation cooler. I'm looking at the Anantech review and it seems to have one of the lowest temps for the 280x.

VRM temps aren't horrible but aren't great either. It's still a quality cooler.

 

[Kenmitch]

VRM temps aren't horrible but aren't great either. It's still a quality cooler.

Yep....I have a 290 DD and agree about vrm1 temps. Similar cooler but 290 has 1 xtra heatpipe and led logo. Very quiet even with maxed fanspeed. Makes my TriX sound like the stock cooler.

 

[Fastx]

I think the MSI Gaming TF4 on my GTX 770 is a nice/quiet cooler.

Temps with my MSI GTX 770 oc to 1293/1880 in BF4.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvJDIQVHJ5w&list=UU0YC1-DTLDIIsODS2OB6kuA

 

[tviceman]

The MSI gaming coolers are much better than the old twin frozr coolers. Fans are much larger and can push quite a bit of air without getting loud.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_780_Ti_Gaming/28.html

Compared to the other cards, it's the quietest. EVGA and Palit have lower temps, but they're also louder. I'd like to see a shoot-out between all the aftermarket coolers targeting a specific temperature (lets say 75 C) and what kind if fan noise all the different cards make at the same operating temps.

 

[Fastx]

TV check this review out on temps on the 780 TI Gaming. When I checked your link those temps seemed kind of high to me from researching the 780/TI (s) Gaming awhile back so I checked out another site below on the 780TI Gaming. So to be honest I don't know which is more accurate but there is a decent difference between the two imo but yeah I know ambient temp.

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/msi_geforce_gtx_780_ti_gaming_review,8.html

 

[CropDuster]

Yep....I have a 290 DD and agree about vrm1 temps. Similar cooler but 290 has 1 xtra heatpipe and led logo. Very quiet even with maxed fanspeed. Makes my TriX sound like the stock cooler.

I've been very pleased with my 290DD as well. I don't recall seeing VRM1 above 85*C with it locked at 980mhz and afterburners default user fan curve while playing BF4.