What's your pick for your VGA cooler

Iridium · Nov 15, 2004, 08:27 AM

I have seen the Giant III, Zalman Heat Pipes, Home Made like myself with an old Thermaltake volcano heatsink w/60 mm 5700rpm fan bolted onto the card...yikes!! I have some pictures but those will have to wait for tomorrow night. What I am really liking is this little Arctic Cooling ATI Silencer 1. It looks like a great unit and for the person who isn't pushing their card to the max all the time, it looks to be a nice fix.

Anyone out there using this yet, and if so, whaddya think of it??

Zebra · Nov 15, 2004, 03:13 PM

My vote is for the Arctic Cooling unit. I have the V4, which is so far the best unit since it includes RAM heatsinks.

BurL · Nov 15, 2004, 03:44 PM

I just got my AC silencer1 and its great. I switched from my zalman to this and was able to clock the gpu 10 more mhz too 421 from 411 with the zalman. I would recommend the AC silencer over the zalman ( the AC is way easier to install also ).

mkk · Nov 15, 2004, 04:08 PM

I wouldn't go with any cooler that does not help pushing some of the heat out the back of the case. It's a simple idea that works really well, especially as the graphics card is one of the hottest running parts in a system today.

I use the AC ATI Silencer 1 on my R9800pro and it was easy to mount. That it is very inexpensive also shows in some details of the construction, so I wouldn't have minded it if they had gone for a bit higher production cost. Quite a few have had issues with the fan emitting an audible ticking noise at full speed, and since the new cooler series does not have the high/low switch that the original did you'll have to lower the voltage yourself somehow. It's rumored that Arctic Cooling will or already have fixed the ticking noise on later manufacturing series, but many flawed units have been shipped at any rate. Apparently I happened to get an especially noisy fan as I needed to lower it down to around 5-7V to get the noise down, but even then the cooling is good enough for some overclocking. Another nod towards the direct exhaust solution, no doubt.

Volcom929 · Nov 15, 2004, 04:08 PM

I have the Version 1 on my 9800Pro and I am at XT speeds with no artifacts or heat problems. been thinking about getting one for my X800 but I havent decided if I want to void that warranty yet

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Zebra · Nov 15, 2004, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Volcom929

I have the Version 1 on my 9800Pro and I am at XT speeds with no artifacts or heat problems. been thinking about getting one for my X800 but I havent decided if I want to void that warranty yet

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Seeing as how you don't have to break any seals of any type to install the Arctic cooling unit, you should be able to clean up your card, put the stock cooler back on and still make it look like the original unit.

riles9262 · Nov 15, 2004, 08:11 PM

I like the arctic silencer or the 1u coolers.

Lowfat · Nov 16, 2004, 02:04 AM

I have a Artic Cooling VGA Silencer rev3 on my 9700pro. It cools nice and its soo damned quite you cant even hear it.

Nov 15, 2004, 08:27 AM	#1
Iridium DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: St. Louis, MO. Posts: 402 Rep Power: 0	What's your pick for your VGA cooler I have seen the Giant III, Zalman Heat Pipes, Home Made like myself with an old Thermaltake volcano heatsink w/60 mm 5700rpm fan bolted onto the card...yikes!! I have some pictures but those will have to wait for tomorrow night. What I am really liking is this little Arctic Cooling ATI Silencer 1. It looks like a great unit and for the person who isn't pushing their card to the max all the time, it looks to be a nice fix. Anyone out there using this yet, and if so, whaddya think of it?? __________________ [color=navy]Win XP-Home Sp 2[/color] [color=blue]P4 3.2c @ 3.52 @1.6v w/SLK-900U[/color] [color=royalblue]Abit IC7-G BIOS Rev. 27[/color] [color=deepskyblue]1GB Corsair XMS XL Pro @ 2.5/3/2/6 1:1 @ 220FSB[/color] [color=lightblue]XFX 6600GT @ 585/1175 w/Stock Cooling[/color] [color=lightblue]74gb Raptor/40gb WD Caviar[/color] [color=lightblue]Ultra-X Connect 500w[/color] [color=white]3DMark03[/color],[color=white]PCMark04[/color]

Nov 15, 2004, 03:13 PM	#2
Zebra DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: California,USA Posts: 198 Rep Power: 0	My vote is for the Arctic Cooling unit. I have the V4, which is so far the best unit since it includes RAM heatsinks. __________________ My current system as of 04/20/06: M/B: ABIT K8U Socket 754 RAM: 1024MB Corsair Select CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3700+ (Clawhammer) VIDEO: ATI Radeon AIW X800 XT 256MB AGP8X AUDIO: SB Audigy 2 DISK: Maxtor 7200rpm 200GB 8MB cache SATA drive DVD/RW: Sony DRU-800A DL Dual Format DVD/CD Burner CD/RW : TEAC 48X CD Burner OS: WIN XP PRO w/SP2 VID DRIVERS: Latest Omega Radeon Drivers PSU: ANTEC 500W

Nov 15, 2004, 03:44 PM	#3
BurL Liver SUCKS!!!! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 228 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	I just got my AC silencer1 and its great. I switched from my zalman to this and was able to clock the gpu 10 more mhz too 421 from 411 with the zalman. I would recommend the AC silencer over the zalman ( the AC is way easier to install also ). __________________ If I had a bean burrito I would smash it all over my chest.

Nov 15, 2004, 04:08 PM	#5
Volcom929 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 175 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	I have the Version 1 on my 9800Pro and I am at XT speeds with no artifacts or heat problems. been thinking about getting one for my X800 but I havent decided if I want to void that warranty yet . __________________ AMD FX-53 w/ XP-120 & Panasonic 120mm Panaflow fan Asus A8V Deluxe Rev 1.02 BIOS 1009 ATI Radeon X1950 Pro AGP 2 GB Corsair XMS PC3200XL 2-3-3-6 Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro 2*WD 10,000 RPM Raptor Hd's Raid 0 120GB Seagate 7,200 SATA LiteOn 8x dvd +/- RW LiteOn 52X CD-RW LiteOn 16X DVD-ROM PC Power and Cooling Turbo-Cool 510 Deluxe

Nov 15, 2004, 08:11 PM	#7
riles9262 Driverheaven brewmaster Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,842 Rep Power: 72 System Specs	I like the arctic silencer or the 1u coolers. __________________ A beer a day keeps the doctor away.

Nov 15, 2004, 04:08 PM	#4
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,481 Rep Power: 132 System Specs	I wouldn't go with any cooler that does not help pushing some of the heat out the back of the case. It's a simple idea that works really well, especially as the graphics card is one of the hottest running parts in a system today. I use the AC ATI Silencer 1 on my R9800pro and it was easy to mount. That it is very inexpensive also shows in some details of the construction, so I wouldn't have minded it if they had gone for a bit higher production cost. Quite a few have had issues with the fan emitting an audible ticking noise at full speed, and since the new cooler series does not have the high/low switch that the original did you'll have to lower the voltage yourself somehow. It's rumored that Arctic Cooling will or already have fixed the ticking noise on later manufacturing series, but many flawed units have been shipped at any rate. Apparently I happened to get an especially noisy fan as I needed to lower it down to around 5-7V to get the noise down, but even then the cooling is good enough for some overclocking. Another nod towards the direct exhaust solution, no doubt.

Nov 16, 2004, 02:04 AM	#8
Lowfat Xtreme Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grande Prairie, AB, Can Posts: 4,254 Rep Power: 101	I have a Artic Cooling VGA Silencer rev3 on my 9700pro. It cools nice and its soo damned quite you cant even hear it. __________________