3870 Aftermarket cooling

reverze · Dec 28, 2007

Well, as you 3870 owners know, this cooling is kinda loud at 100% and dosen't do a very good job..

Just sold my x1950xt with my old ZALMAN on it which was a mistake.. should have stuck it on this card..

What would everyone recommend for cooling for the 3870? Looking for quiet and cool.. ZALMAN might be the best bet in my mind:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118001

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118006

Suggestions?

panchoman · Dec 28, 2007

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835106112

thermaltake duorb all the way!

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=46166

as for the stock cooling, the stock cooling is excellent on the 3870's, make sure its properly seated and stuff

Hawk1 · Dec 28, 2007

Are the Zalmans compatible with the 3850/3870 cards? If so, either one of those will be fine.
Oh, and I happen to have a new one here for sale if you want to save a bit (I know, shameless plug

). Seriously, you cant go wrong with either of the Zalmans, or pancho's suggestion, they are all good (just make sure to check compatibility).

reverze · Dec 28, 2007

Think I am going to go with the ZALMAN VF900-CU LED...

thanks

Processor	AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE Deneb @ 3.7GHz
Motherboard	GIGABYTE GA-MA790XT-UD4P
Cooling	ZALMAN CNPS9700 CPU Heatsink
Memory	OCZ 4GB DDR3 1600 @ 7-7-7-24 1.85v
Video Card(s)	ATI Sapphire OC 7850 1200c/5800m @ 64c Full Load
Storage	Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB + Western Digital 1TB External Drive
Display(s)	SAMSUNG ToC T240 24'' LCD
Case	Silverstone FT01-BW
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	ZALMAN ZM-750
Software	Win 7 x64 SP1

Processor	Amd Athlon X2 4600+ Windsor(90nm) EE(65W) @2.9-3.0 @1.45
Motherboard	Biostar Tforce [Nvidia] 550
Cooling	Thermaltake Blue Orb-- bunch of other fans here and there....
Memory	2 gigs (2x1gb) of patriot ddr2 800 @ 4-4-4-12-2t
Video Card(s)	Sapphire X1950pro Pci-E x16 @stock@stock on stock
Storage	Seagate 7200.11 250gb Drive, WD raptors (30/40) in Raid 0
Display(s)	ANCIENT 15" sony lcd, bought it when it was like 500 bucks
Case	Apevia X-plorer blue/black
Audio Device(s)	Onboard- Why get an sound card when you can hum??
Power Supply	Antec NeoHe 550-manufactured by seasonic -replacement to the discontinued smart power series
Software	Windows XP pro SP2 -- vista is still crap

Processor	E6600@3.6Ghz (8x450)
Motherboard	Commando
Cooling	TRUE
Memory	2GB Ballistix Tracers @900 4-4-4-12
Video Card(s)	ATI X1950XTX w/TR HR-03
Storage	2 x WD250GB (RAID0) 1x WD150GB Raptor 1x500GB external
Display(s)	Dell 24" Ultrasharp
Case	TT Armour
Audio Device(s)	Xfi xtreme Gamer (X-230s/HD595s)
Power Supply	TT 750W modular
Software	xp pro SP2/Vista Ultimate 32

Processor	AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE Deneb @ 3.7GHz
Motherboard	GIGABYTE GA-MA790XT-UD4P
Cooling	ZALMAN CNPS9700 CPU Heatsink
Memory	OCZ 4GB DDR3 1600 @ 7-7-7-24 1.85v
Video Card(s)	ATI Sapphire OC 7850 1200c/5800m @ 64c Full Load
Storage	Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB + Western Digital 1TB External Drive
Display(s)	SAMSUNG ToC T240 24'' LCD
Case	Silverstone FT01-BW
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	ZALMAN ZM-750
Software	Win 7 x64 SP1

3870 Aftermarket cooling

reverze

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