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Old Sep 3, 2010, 10:46 PM   #897
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First of all, Welcome to TPU!

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Doing some research i found out that i could use ATI Tools or RivaTuner to controle the fan speed and make it a bit silent, but i didn't find which is a good version to use..
All i saw was people saying that things weren't working..
Try the MSI Afterburner.

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I'm also looking for a new cooler for it..
Is a Zalman vf900-cu a good option?
I can find it very cheap here in my country, but i'm not sure if its compatible with the card..
You can find at their site a table with the compatible chips for that cooler. From what I can see the HD 3850 is listed there, so either AGP or PCI-e versions are compatible. Feel free to use that one. Also, if you do purchase that cooler, it comes with a very handy fan controller (FAN MATE 2), so that you don't have to use software to control the fan speed. Considering that the VF900 is a very quiet cooler, even at max speed, I doubt you'll have noise issues.

Have fun with that card!

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