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#1 Sphere

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Posted 02 October 2009 - 09:48 PM

I want a new cooler for my eVGA videocard.

The requirements I have:
Rear Exhaust Heatsink
Auto-fanspeed controlled by card
Got to be very silent, preferably fanless if possible?

And offcourse, I want it to be easy to mount, I'm not a surgeon! (Although I am a BsC of Science in Applied Physics :lol: )

Any tips?
I was thinking to get me that huge-a$$ ThermalTake thing, fanless, but it's kinda pricey.

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Posted 02 October 2009 - 10:15 PM

you already have a dual slot cooler...why would you remove what you have...?

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Posted 03 October 2009 - 01:00 AM

Not worth doing unless going water cooling IMO, yeah you will gain a few clocks, but were only talkin 2-5FPS on air :clarky:

Weigh up the cost and hassle vs a new faster card than what u got?

260/4870/4890 cards are as cheap as MO's wife these days lol :lol:

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Posted 03 October 2009 - 04:19 AM

View Postscaramonga, on Oct 2 2009, 06:00 PM, said:

...as cheap as MO's wife these days lol :lol:
you have no clue...think again :clarky: and, yes, she is scottish...hey, it happens...

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Posted 03 October 2009 - 10:03 AM

View Postm.oreilly, on Oct 3 2009, 12:15 AM, said:

you already have a dual slot cooler...why would you remove what you have...?
Because it's fan is making an annoying rattling sound

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Posted 03 October 2009 - 03:13 PM

:lol: ok S , much like the cpu-hsf approach. 1st unplug the fan from the vga card header, you may have to find an old fan with a mobo type 3 pin plug and extra wire for reach. Connect the vga fan wires to the wire/plug you salvaged, plug it into mobo header that is controlled in the bios h/w monitor set fan speed to 50-75%, whatever mellows it out db-wise and you're done. :clarky:

Edited by stormrosson, 03 October 2009 - 03:15 PM.


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Posted 03 October 2009 - 07:22 PM

The rattling sound is at every speed :lol: the VGA-card has it's own completely working fan-speed controller based on temperature :clarky:

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Posted 04 October 2009 - 12:17 AM

Get a new card and give yours to me, I don't mind the sound :lol:




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