Will Zalman VF-700 CU fit on 7900GT?

[Muhadib]

I?m thinking about getting a 7900GT and a 2407 or 2405FPW. I wanted to transplant my Zalman VF-700 CU on to it. Does anybody have any experience or insight on if it will fit?

 

[samusaraniv]

I'm guessing that it will. I'm not sure how it performs on the 7900 GT cards, tho. Anyone have any insight? I'm curious, as well.

 

[Golgatha]

The 7800 series PCB was used on the 7900 series. The GPU is pretty much an electrically compatible upgrade from what I understand. I would think all the coolers made for the 7800 series would work on the 7900 series.

 

[Bobthelost]

There is a small difference in the PCB, the NV silencers stick out a bit too far at the back so they need to be cut down a bit. However it looks like the 700 would still work fine as the mounting holes are the same size and roughly the same position.

 

[MyNameIsLarry]

Yes it does. I installed one on mine just yesterday. No problems at all.

 

[Megatomic]

I miss DHES, but I may install a Zalman VF700 on my 7900GT since it fits. The stock cooler is just too noisy IMHO.

 

[Muhadib]

Originally posted by: MyNameIsLarry
Yes it does. I installed one on mine just yesterday. No problems at all.

Thanks

 

[Cygnus X1]

Originally posted by: Megatomic
I miss DHES, but I may install a Zalman VF700 on my 7900GT since it fits. The stock cooler is just too noisy IMHO.

I can't even hear mine even after 1 hour of BF2. I guess my Cool & Quiet Sonata was a good buy

 

[Megatomic]

Everything in my computer is quiet, even the stock heatpipe cooler on my CPU. This cooler is not noisy by normal standards, but my standards a little more stringent.

I ordered the VF700 CU from the egg just minutes ago. I can't wait for silence to reign supreme once again.

 

[samusaraniv]

MyNameIsLarry: Really? What are you getting in respect to idle/load temps? Do you have two 7900s in a SLI setup?

EDIT: Disregard the SLI question -- just looked at your system sepcs. Can you provide some temps, tho?

 

[MyNameIsLarry]

I should mention I have the VF700AlCu, not the VF700Cu like you guys are talking about, so you might wind up with better temps than me.

Idle with the stock heatsink was around 49/50 and now I'm around 42 with the fan on the slowest speed. Can't give you load temps or much more temp info yet as I only installed it last night and haven't had much time with it.

I mostly installed it for the reduction in noise. I have a Sonata II w/ 120mm TriCool Fan on the slowest speed and a CNPS7000AlCu on the slowest speed so it was the noisest thing in my case but now I'm back to being almost silent.

 

[the Chase]

Also be on the lookout for the new VF900 from Zalman- same design but with heatpipes- has fan controller included- it's up on their website now but hasn't hit retail yet.

 

[ubercaffeinated]

VF 900 should be mega nice. Gotta save up some cash and dish out for something nice to put it on.

 

[unsped]

will vf700cu cool the 7900gt adequetely? how about the 700alcu?