Need help w/ quiet cooling for Gainward MX-440

snaimpally · Post by **snaimpally** » Sun Mar 30, 2003 4:13 pm

I have a Gainward video card (650 XP Pro or something) using a GeForce 4 MX440. The fan is very loud.

Any suggestions? I have quieted all the other components (Seasonic PSU, NMB fans, Arctic Cooling CPU cooler) and need some help. Thanks!

icchan · Post by **icchan** » Sun Mar 30, 2003 4:16 pm

You can try the Zalman ZM-50 HP. There's a larger version (80 HP and 80A HP). But since you have an MX card, the ZM-50 looks like it would be sufficient if you're on a budget.

Here's a link to the ZM 50:
http://www.zalman.co.kr/english/product/zm50-hp.htm

miker · Post by **miker** » Sun Mar 30, 2003 5:39 pm

The heat from the MX440 is pretty insignificant. You could easily get away with the ZM17 as well. More permanent, but I bet you could find it cheaper.

http://www.zalman.co.kr/english/product/cnpsvga2.htm

snaimpally · Post by **snaimpally** » Sun Mar 30, 2003 10:09 pm

Thanks, I'll check those out.

snaimpally · Post by **snaimpally** » Sun Mar 30, 2003 10:14 pm

SVC has both products. The ZM17 is $20 while the ZM80 is $25, only $5 more. The ZM80 looks massive and I'm concerned about room in the case. Might try the ZM17 since the ZM80 is likely overkill.

I was also thinking of just mounting an 80mm NMB fan in the next slot and have it blow air on the unplugged gpu fan (which has cooling fins) ...

Need help w/ quiet cooling for Gainward MX-440

Need help w/ quiet cooling for Gainward MX-440

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