Zalman VF700 Review

[fatcat1785]

Originally posted by: johnnqq
does the fan get in the way of a pci slot?

Yes it'll take up one PCI slot, atleast for my motherboard(Foxconn 939).

 

[RampantAndroid]

Which is better, the Zalman 700 or the Artic Cooling NV5 Silencer??

 

[CKTurbo128]

I too, am curious to how this compares to the NV Silencer 5 on the GeForce 6800 GT/Ultra series. So far, I've heard vague comments that it was slightly better, but no definitive answers. Can anyone share any information on comparison between these two VGA coolers?

 

[RampantAndroid]

I'm thinking the fact that the NV5 vents outside would be better (even better if it pulled air in from outside!)

 

[fatcat1785]

Has anybody use the combination of VF700 and PCI slot fan?

 

[RampantAndroid]

OK....so I'll revive this thread.....I'm looking into a NV5 silence rev 02 or a VF700-CU

My 6800U currently Idles at 60C and load in HL2 and BF:V (prepare yourself for a shocker) is 85C....THAT f*cking bad. Yes. So I'm going to get a VF700-CU, because it seems to be listed as doing a little better.....although I wouldn't think that, since the nv5 vents the hot air outside....

oh well, I have a PCI blower unit (called a blower, but it moves a fair amount of air with little noise...maybe 25DB or around .7-.8 sone) and I'll try that in conjuntion with my VF700-CU to see how I do....I'll let everyone know how it goes!

Anything, I say ANYTHING is better than a 85C load....it crashes if it gets any hotter (and it has gone a bit higher twice now, and caused a system crash.) My question: is that just a complete hardware or software failure due to the temp, or is my card going into "ultra" protection mode? (pun intented)

 

[lordsaytor]

You guys used it for 6600GTs. How bout the new highend cards like the 7800GTX or GT. Will the VF700 cool newer and faster cards just as well?

 

[RampantAndroid]

Look to Zalman for that answer. From what I gather however, the 7800GTX doesn't run that hot....not as hot as the 6800 ultras at least.

Mounting holes look like they may be the same.

 

[rise]

Originally posted by: lordsaytor
You guys used it for 6600GTs. How bout the new highend cards like the 7800GTX or GT. Will the VF700 cool newer and faster cards just as well?

mines on a 7800gtx. its excellent.