New VGA Silencers

[W1zzard]

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<table class="resulttable" border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<th colspan="2" align="center" style="text-align:center">NVidia</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Geforce 3 </td>
<td align="center">ATI Silencer 1 (yes)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Geforce 4 </td>
<td align="center">NV Silencer 1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>FX5700</td>
<td align="center">NV Silencer 1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>FX5700 Ultra </td>
<td align="center">NV Silencer 2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>FX5800</td>
<td align="center">NV Silencer 4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>FX5900</td>
<td align="center">NV Silencer 4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>FX5900 XT </td>
<td align="center">NV Silencer 3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>FX5950</td>
<td align="center">NV Silencer 4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>All FX6800</td>
<td align="center">NV Silencer 5</td>
</tr>
</table>

<table class="resulttable" border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0">
<tr align="center">
<th colspan="2" align="center" style="text-align:center">ATI</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>9000/9200</td>
<td align="center">-</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>9500 </td>
<td align="center">ATI Silencer 1 </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>9500 Pro </td>
<td align="center">ATI Silencer 1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>9600</td>
<td align="center">ATI Silencer 1, ATI Silencer 2 </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>9600 Pro </td>
<td align="center">ATI Silencer 1, ATI Silencer 2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>9600 XT </td>
<td align="center">ATI Silencer 1, ATI Silencer 2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>9600 AIW </td>
<td align="center">VGA Silencer Rev. 3 </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>9700 </td>
<td align="center">ATI Silencer 1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>9700 Pro </td>
<td align="center">ATI Silencer 1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>9700 AIW </td>
<td align="center">VGA Silencer Rev. 3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>9800 </td>
<td align="center">ATI Silencer 1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>9800 Pro </td>
<td align="center">ATI Silencer 1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>9800 Pro 256MB</td>
<td align="center">ATI Silencer 1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>9800 XT </td>
<td align="center">ATI Silencer 3 </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>9800 AIW </td>
<td align="center">VGA Silencer Rev. 3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>All X800</td>
<td align="center">ATI Silencer 4 </td>
</tr>
</table>

[Xenn0X]

2 bad there so freakin huge that they don't fit into my barebone!

[Unregistered]

At newegg.com they are $30, which seems a bit expensive for an ATI cooler1, on the companys website the suggested retail price is $22
Newegg seems to overprice their cooling stuff

[pablofrogo]

At least newegg have them in... UK stores only have the ATI 4 :( guess I'll just have to wait for the ATI 3...

[sersalpha]

They seem to be hovering around $30 at most major web retailers. The lowest I've seen is $24.95 (http://store.pctoys.com/840556035404.html)

[wazzledoozle]

Which one do you think would work with a powercolor 9550? Heres a shot of the card:
http://img.neoseeker.com/v_image.php?articleid=1662&image=13

[sersalpha]

I believe the #1 is the one that will fit that card

[pablofrogo]

Is this review gonna come anytime soon? :rolleyes:

[W1zzard]

i'm working on the zalman zm-80d review at the moment.. got set back by a week by the world of warcraft stress test :D


i also emailed arctic cooling about the 9550

[mustrum]

Nice reviews.
I'll add my impressions about the ATI Silencer 4.
I bought it to do a volt mod. I don'T see a reason for this äheatsink when you run a card at stock clocks since it'S not too loud and cool enough.
When i did a voltmod to 1.48 volts my stock HS wet up to 85 degrees wich was much too high for my liking. ATITool with fan control wasn't released back then.
I bought the ATI Silencer 4 and used AS5 and got a load temperature of 65 degrees or 59 @100% fanspeed at same clocks and voltage!!! I must add that i reaplied my stock HS and used AS5 so the 85 degrees weren't because of a bad mounted HS + thermalpad.
People report only small differences after the installation but it seems they either do it wrong or they compare at stck speeds where the stock HS is not too bad.

I can highly recommend the ATI Silencer 4 to overclockers and people who want to di a volt mod.

[Ramine]

which one is for the 9600XT 256 if i want ramsinks?

[pablofrogo]

ATI silencer 2 is the one that covers RAM on the 9600XT.

[Ramine]

cheers, and if i want to add me own ramsinks?
for some reason me ram isnt BGA, its Tsop or what ever the abbrv is:)

Ramine

[kirunaboy]

guys! how do i make my own ramsinks???

[The Rage]

u can get 8 pure copper heat sinks at newegg for $7 or u could find a piece of copper and drill holes in it :p

[wazzledoozle]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
OMG Bumped from the depths of hell!
RUN, ITS CONSUMING ALL MORTAL BEINGS

[The Rage]

:confused:

[Dedodido]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
OMG Bumped from the depths of hell!
RUN, ITS CONSUMING ALL MORTAL BEINGS

it's only 3 months y'know :P

I've seen threads bumped from 3 years before!


any info from arctic on the 9550 w1zard?

[wazzledoozle]

cheers, and if i want to add me own ramsinks?
for some reason me ram isnt BGA, its Tsop or what ever the abbrv is:)

Ramine
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=35-116-012&depa=0

[Unregistered]

thanks!! :))

[47thSamurai]

Yea, I've got a 9550, wot should I use?? Is 1 the best option?

[SanderV]

Is an ATI Silencer really worth the money? I think I'll get problems with installing. Is it difficult to install a Silencer? I have a Hercules 9700 Pro 128MB.

[Christer]

I can recommend the ATI Silencer for my X800Pro. The temps are around 20degC lower(!) and the Silencer is quieter at 100% than the stock at 30%.....at least to my ear....easy to install, although I had to move oneof the HD,s to a lower slot because of the size of the thing....but no probs!

[SanderV]

Hmmm, I'm afraid of destroying my card :eek: :confused:

[soxsox]

Just got a NV5(rev2) and the heatsink is not even flat,2mm gap on the ram chips when fully tight and no reply from Arctic after 4 days and 2 emails.if this is what their products and service are like its very poor.Just found out its a faulty discontinued line but still sold in Australia.