Best Possible 9800Pro Cooling
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Best Possible 9800Pro Cooling
If you could spend any amount of money to get the best (quality AND quietness) possible 9800Pro Cooler, what would you get? I am not opposed to modding at all.
My BuiltByATI 9800Pro has a stock HSF on it with a Vantec Tornado 80mm fan pointed at it (yes, its noisy, but i modded it with an on/off switch so its only on when i play games and it pushes ~90cfm ).
So far I'm looking at getting the Zalman passive heatpipe cooler and the only thing stopping me is my wondering if there is anything better out there... Thanks!
My BuiltByATI 9800Pro has a stock HSF on it with a Vantec Tornado 80mm fan pointed at it (yes, its noisy, but i modded it with an on/off switch so its only on when i play games and it pushes ~90cfm ).
So far I'm looking at getting the Zalman passive heatpipe cooler and the only thing stopping me is my wondering if there is anything better out there... Thanks!
Easy answer:
The sapphire 9800Pro Ultimate
The fastest card out there, and it's 0dB. It's also very overclockable.
The sapphire 9800Pro Ultimate
The fastest card out there, and it's 0dB. It's also very overclockable.
Yup.
My guess is that Zalman is being cautious since they don't want to be forced to pay for dead cards. The disclaimer gives them alittle legal CYA material. Since Sapphire know more about the heat production they're in a better position to really know the dangers.
The cooler they use is also not the same as the retail Zalman, but I don't know if that makes the difference or not.
My guess is that Zalman is being cautious since they don't want to be forced to pay for dead cards. The disclaimer gives them alittle legal CYA material. Since Sapphire know more about the heat production they're in a better position to really know the dangers.
The cooler they use is also not the same as the retail Zalman, but I don't know if that makes the difference or not.
Ok, I already have the 9800Pro so buying a Sapphire is out of the question (unless someone has some cash they'd like to blow on my NEW 9800???)
I won't really be over clocking the 9800 and my case is pretty well ventilated (that and currently my case temp never gets above 40C because our house is a steady 75F). Is there really that much danger associated with the zalman??? I've heard that heat pipes are not really ideal, but I do have 2 80mm exhaust Panaflo L1A's on above my 9800. Please, someone tell me now if they have had ANY bad experiences with the Zalman cooler, any heatpipe cooler or any 9800Pro's burning up. I NEED LOTS OF INFO!
If no one can give me any negative advice about the zalman, or at least a better alternative, i'm gonna buy it and give you my impressions.
Thanks!
I won't really be over clocking the 9800 and my case is pretty well ventilated (that and currently my case temp never gets above 40C because our house is a steady 75F). Is there really that much danger associated with the zalman??? I've heard that heat pipes are not really ideal, but I do have 2 80mm exhaust Panaflo L1A's on above my 9800. Please, someone tell me now if they have had ANY bad experiences with the Zalman cooler, any heatpipe cooler or any 9800Pro's burning up. I NEED LOTS OF INFO!
If no one can give me any negative advice about the zalman, or at least a better alternative, i'm gonna buy it and give you my impressions.
Thanks!
Oh by the way I have heard a report of the zm80a being so heavy that it bent their $300. graphic card enough to cause errors and eventually killed it. This is just one report and the guy might have been carrying his case around alot, or maybe had a fan rigged up on the side of the card also adding more weight. But just thought Id let you know. But apparently its rare because alot of people are using zm80's and the zm80c weighs less also.