Which silent cooler?
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Which silent cooler?
I have an XFX 7900GS whose cooler is too loud, I have an Antec P180 and when I unplug the graphics fan it's almost silent, with the case open!
So I need to shut it up.
I've thought about removing the metal cover, pulling off the fan and attaching a large slower fan to the current heatsink - not sure that this is a good idea though.
I've thought about the passive coolers, like the HR-03 which seem pretty cool, a passive cooler would be great, but all the reviews seem to recommend a fan on them anyway. - The zalman VNF100 even states "Fanless VNF100 does not emit any noise and can be used semi-permanently." What the hell is semi-permanently supposed to mean?
Are there any truely quiet coolers with fans out there, Zalman VF900-Cu?
Any thoughts?
So I need to shut it up.
I've thought about removing the metal cover, pulling off the fan and attaching a large slower fan to the current heatsink - not sure that this is a good idea though.
I've thought about the passive coolers, like the HR-03 which seem pretty cool, a passive cooler would be great, but all the reviews seem to recommend a fan on them anyway. - The zalman VNF100 even states "Fanless VNF100 does not emit any noise and can be used semi-permanently." What the hell is semi-permanently supposed to mean?
Are there any truely quiet coolers with fans out there, Zalman VF900-Cu?
Any thoughts?
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S1 all the way. I just straped on to my X1950Pro and it works so nicely. No fan = same C as stock cooler at 80%. Add a 120mm fan working at 600RPM gets it even lower (roughly around 40C on load).
If you really really really want the fan there's always the X1 by Arctic cooling which cools the card greatly but the S1 is still the better choice.
If you really really really want the fan there's always the X1 by Arctic cooling which cools the card greatly but the S1 is still the better choice.
Cool, gonna put an order in now.Chocolinx wrote:S1 all the way. I just straped on to my X1950Pro and it works so nicely. No fan = same C as stock cooler at 80%. Add a 120mm fan working at 600RPM gets it even lower (roughly around 40C on load).
If you really really really want the fan there's always the X1 by Arctic cooling which cools the card greatly but the S1 is still the better choice.
Thanks All.
Well it's all installed - this thing is incredible, 25-30°C less than max temp of stock cooling, and that's with no fan! Installed in a P180.
My pc is now so silent I can hear an annoying buzz from the monitor.
Here's a temp graph, Idle & playing HL:2 & NFS Pro Street
http://www.monkeysandstuff.co.uk/acs1/temps.gif
Some pics of the progress
http://www.monkeysandstuff.co.uk/acs1/
My pc is now so silent I can hear an annoying buzz from the monitor.
Here's a temp graph, Idle & playing HL:2 & NFS Pro Street
http://www.monkeysandstuff.co.uk/acs1/temps.gif
Some pics of the progress
http://www.monkeysandstuff.co.uk/acs1/