Best fanless VGA heatsink?
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Best fanless VGA heatsink?
I'm trying to decide which fanless heatsink to buy. I think I narrowed it down to the ThermalTake CL-G0003 or the Zalman ZM80D.
I know that ThermalTake has a bit of a bad rep and a lot of ppl are gonna say Zalman right away, but this is fanless, so it is kinda hard to lie about dBA ratings.
Has anyone done a direct comparison with these two heatsinks? Or how about comparisons with these two heatsinks to the VGA Silencers and VF700? I'm leaning towards the ThermalTake cuz it's a bit cheaper to buy, but they both seem to have gotten positive reviews whereever they have been reviewed.
I know that ThermalTake has a bit of a bad rep and a lot of ppl are gonna say Zalman right away, but this is fanless, so it is kinda hard to lie about dBA ratings.
Has anyone done a direct comparison with these two heatsinks? Or how about comparisons with these two heatsinks to the VGA Silencers and VF700? I'm leaning towards the ThermalTake cuz it's a bit cheaper to buy, but they both seem to have gotten positive reviews whereever they have been reviewed.
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Re: Best fanless VGA heatsink?
Between the two I choose neither; VM-101.cyberknight wrote:I'm trying to decide which fanless heatsink to buy. I think I narrowed it down to the ThermalTake CL-G0003 or the Zalman ZM80D.
I know that ThermalTake has a bit of a bad rep and a lot of ppl are gonna say Zalman right away, but this is fanless, so it is kinda hard to lie about dBA ratings.
Has anyone done a direct comparison with these two heatsinks? Or how about comparisons with these two heatsinks to the VGA Silencers and VF700? I'm leaning towards the ThermalTake cuz it's a bit cheaper to buy, but they both seem to have gotten positive reviews whereever they have been reviewed.
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I found a german review at tweakers4u.de where 6 fanless VGA heatpipes coolers are compared:
The Polar Freezer is the winner of their test, NorthQ comes second with the NQ-3801 and the TT Schooner gets the 3rd position...
- Be Quiet! Polar Freezer
- Thermaltake Schooner
- Aerocool VM-101
- Zalman ZM80D-HP
- NorthQ NQ-3800 (single HP)
- NorthQ NQ-3801 (dual HP)
- Cooler-Master VHC-L61 CoolViva
The Polar Freezer is the winner of their test, NorthQ comes second with the NQ-3801 and the TT Schooner gets the 3rd position...
cyberknight wrote:VM-101 huh? looks interesting. Seems like they took the XP-120 and made a VGA heatsink out of it...
Now to find a Canadian store that sells it...
Two canadian retail stores are listed on the Aerocool US website: TigerDirect.ca and NCIX. TigerDirect no longer sells the VM-101. I was unable to find it at NCIX...
With the exception of the zalman, aerocool and the single pipe nortq, those are all pretty heavy, moreso than the CL-G0003. The thermaltake should be a good choice, Burcakb did a user review of it and found it to work very well. Also, a previous thread linked to a review that found it to work better fanless than a zalman with a fan.
Just saw the pic while surfing. Anyway, check out what Thermalright has to offer.len509 wrote:winguy, do you have any information on the Aercool VM-102? This looks very interesting. I'd like to get something like this when I upgrade my GeForce 5600.
http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles/vi ... =1619&pg=7
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Hey! There's a fan on that one!
[Edit] I wonder if the reason that the Be Quiet! Polar Freezer is more efficient is the very sturdy looking brackets? It has one on both the front and the back, so I'll bet the clamping pressure is better than those tiny, adjustable, arms on the Zalman, for instance.
Hey! There's a fan on that one!
[Edit] I wonder if the reason that the Be Quiet! Polar Freezer is more efficient is the very sturdy looking brackets? It has one on both the front and the back, so I'll bet the clamping pressure is better than those tiny, adjustable, arms on the Zalman, for instance.
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Anyone know if any Australian store stock these?Slaugh wrote:I found a german review at tweakers4u.de where 6 fanless VGA heatpipes coolers are compared:
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Is that available now? Any idea when it will be?winguy wrote:Just saw the pic while surfing. Anyway, check out what Thermalright has to offer.
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With a fanless VGA cooler, the airflow that it picks up from other fans in the machine, and how air gets into the case makes more difference than which heatsink is used.
I just was testing my ZM80D-HP on a 6600GT. For testing purposes it was OC'ed to 565/1180. Half an hour of 3dMark05 could not raise the temperature past 69c.
It will idle as low as 42c, but take the cover off the case and the temp will go right up to 46c because it loses the airflow being sucked in from open pci slot covers on each side. That airflow will depend on your overall cooling scheme.
I just was testing my ZM80D-HP on a 6600GT. For testing purposes it was OC'ed to 565/1180. Half an hour of 3dMark05 could not raise the temperature past 69c.
It will idle as low as 42c, but take the cover off the case and the temp will go right up to 46c because it loses the airflow being sucked in from open pci slot covers on each side. That airflow will depend on your overall cooling scheme.
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