Best Graphics Cooling System?

i-got2 · Sep 26, 2005, 10:11 PM

In an earlier post I established that my Radeon 9700 Pro card is suffering a commonly reported problem

: that of overheating. I'm therefore gonna replace the cooling system. Have found a couple of likely candidates so far: Artic Cooler Silencer 1 and the Zalman Fatality FS-V7. Does anyone have any comments about either of these, or any other suggestions?

Thanks for your time.

Ubergrendle · Sep 26, 2005, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by i-got2

In an earlier post I established that my Radeon 9700 Pro card is suffering a commonly reported problem

: that of overheating. I'm therefore gonna replace the cooling system. Have found a couple of likely candidates so far: Artic Cooler Silencer 1 and the Zalman Fatality FS-V7. Does anyone have any comments about either of these, or any other suggestions?

Thanks for your time.

Installed a Zalman VF-700Cu last week on a 9800XT. Less than a 15 minute job, highly recommended. The FS-V7 looks similarly constructed, should be a breeze to install.

SexPistoL · Sep 26, 2005, 10:36 PM

Hey M8,
I have had a AC" for 3 months now and it is an absolute dream compared to the stock cooler. Before I replaced the stock, my OC was 5%, now I can OC 10% easily, more if I want too

i-got2 · Sep 27, 2005, 08:52 AM

hmmmm....OK. 1 vote for each. Best of 5?

SFOSOK · Sep 27, 2005, 09:18 AM

I'd go with the Zalman also, focuses on seperate memory cooling along with cooling the surrounding area and board.

H3X4D3C1M4L · Sep 27, 2005, 02:11 PM

Another vote for Zalman here

i-got2 · Sep 27, 2005, 07:00 PM

Looks like the Zalman then. Thanks for the input

Sandok · Sep 27, 2005, 07:13 PM

ATI Silencer... DHES roccks and owns zalman

H3X4D3C1M4L · Sep 27, 2005, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Sandok

ATI Silencer... DHES roccks and owns zalman

Yeah well USB bracket + ATI Silencer = fail.

Zalman + USB bracket = pass.

Besides, the Zalman looks like a pretty flower.

Sep 26, 2005, 10:11 PM	#1
i-got2 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 9 Rep Power: 0	Best Graphics Cooling System? In an earlier post I established that my Radeon 9700 Pro card is suffering a commonly reported problem : that of overheating. I'm therefore gonna replace the cooling system. Have found a couple of likely candidates so far: Artic Cooler Silencer 1 and the Zalman Fatality FS-V7. Does anyone have any comments about either of these, or any other suggestions? Thanks for your time.

Sep 26, 2005, 10:36 PM	#3
SexPistoL DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: UK Posts: 604 Rep Power: 0	Hey M8, I have had a AC" for 3 months now and it is an absolute dream compared to the stock cooler. Before I replaced the stock, my OC was 5%, now I can OC 10% easily, more if I want too __________________

Sep 27, 2005, 09:18 AM	#5
SFOSOK 939 Goin Strong Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ontario Posts: 7,033 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	I'd go with the Zalman also, focuses on seperate memory cooling along with cooling the surrounding area and board. __________________ Warning - Explicit Content Preceeding METAL!!

Sep 27, 2005, 08:52 AM	Thread Starter #4
i-got2 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 9 Rep Power: 0	hmmmm....OK. 1 vote for each. Best of 5?

Sep 27, 2005, 02:11 PM	#6
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	Another vote for Zalman here

Sep 27, 2005, 07:00 PM	Thread Starter #7
i-got2 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 9 Rep Power: 0	Looks like the Zalman then. Thanks for the input

Sep 27, 2005, 07:13 PM	#8
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 0	ATI Silencer... DHES roccks and owns zalman