System Name | The ShadowFold Draconis (Ordering soon) |
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Processor | AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 2.8ghz |
Motherboard | ASUS M4A87TD EVO AM3 AMD 870 |
Cooling | Stock |
Memory | Kingston ValueRAM 4GB DDR3-1333 |
Video Card(s) | XFX ATi Radeon HD 5850 1gb |
Storage | Western Digital 640gb |
Display(s) | Acer 21.5" 5ms Full HD 1920x1080P |
Case | Antec Nine-Hundred |
Audio Device(s) | Onboard + Creative "Fatal1ty" Headset |
Power Supply | Antec Earthwatts 650w |
Software | Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit |
Benchmark Scores | -❶-❸-❸-❼- |
I wouldn't get one if you are planning on using it on an ATi card. The pipes don't make full contact with the core.
I looks like it cools really well:http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coolers/display/xigmatek-auras-vga_4.html#sect0
I found them here:http://cgi.ebay.com/Xigmatek-Battle-Axe-VD964-VGA-Cooler-92MM-Fan-31944T_W0QQitemZ150330630107QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_2?hash=item150330630107&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A570%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=31944&vpn=ACXTHDT%2DVD964&manufacture=Xigmatek
http://a-power.com/product-8762-0-1
Looks like they might be discontinued, from reading around or close to it. It is still on Xig's web site. Goodluck, they are hard to find.
System Name | Crossflow III |
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Processor | AMD 965 (4.04Ghz) |
Motherboard | Asus Crosshair III |
Cooling | Air |
Memory | 4 gigs Mushkin 7-7-7-20@1T |
Video Card(s) | single 9800GT |
Storage | Raptor 150's in Raid0 |
Display(s) | LG Flatron 24" |
Case | Custom |
Audio Device(s) | AuzenTech X-Raider W/OP637 |
Power Supply | Custom modded Corsair 750HX |
Software | Win 7 64/Solaris Utility |
Benchmark Scores | 3DMark06--21963 so far |
I have a couple and 2 I modded a bit. PM me...
there is an AC S2 also
System Name | Crossflow III |
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Processor | AMD 965 (4.04Ghz) |
Motherboard | Asus Crosshair III |
Cooling | Air |
Memory | 4 gigs Mushkin 7-7-7-20@1T |
Video Card(s) | single 9800GT |
Storage | Raptor 150's in Raid0 |
Display(s) | LG Flatron 24" |
Case | Custom |
Audio Device(s) | AuzenTech X-Raider W/OP637 |
Power Supply | Custom modded Corsair 750HX |
Software | Win 7 64/Solaris Utility |
Benchmark Scores | 3DMark06--21963 so far |
check the reviews first. The prob with the scythe (and others like it) is the orientation of the fins. Not the best for cooling.
Take a look at the ones in my pict, notice the fins run from front to back, thats the best for cooling the cards.
System Name | Crossflow III |
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Processor | AMD 965 (4.04Ghz) |
Motherboard | Asus Crosshair III |
Cooling | Air |
Memory | 4 gigs Mushkin 7-7-7-20@1T |
Video Card(s) | single 9800GT |
Storage | Raptor 150's in Raid0 |
Display(s) | LG Flatron 24" |
Case | Custom |
Audio Device(s) | AuzenTech X-Raider W/OP637 |
Power Supply | Custom modded Corsair 750HX |
Software | Win 7 64/Solaris Utility |
Benchmark Scores | 3DMark06--21963 so far |
the best way is how I cool them, no fans mounted on the coolers and a 120mm fan blowing along their axis and out the back.
Its extremely quiet, effecient and directs the heat out the case instead of swirling it around (and thus adding the GPUs heat to the inside of your case)
Here is my 9600GTs in the Rosewill case
I have a 120mm fan in front cooling the Hdds and GPUs (my 9600s run in the 20-30C range)
System Name | Norfree |
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Processor | i5 3570k @4.4 |
Motherboard | Gigabyte UD5H |
Cooling | 212 Evo |
Memory | 4x4GB Kingston 1600 @ 1833 9cl |
Video Card(s) | Sapphire Nitro Fury |
Storage | Corsair SSD, WD Black |
Display(s) | 1080p TV |
Case | Corsair 300-R |
Audio Device(s) | Auzentech Prelude > Fidelio X2s and AD-700s |
Power Supply | PCP&C Silent 950w |
Software | Win 10 Pro 64 |
I bought a battleaxe for my 4850 and the heat pipes block the ram-sinks for two memory modules. not sure if that would make a big difference in cooling or not..but leaving ram without any heatsink on it made me too nervous to leave the cooler on.
that said, I have a xigmatek battleaxe laying around the house if you are dead set on it.
System Name | Crossflow III |
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Processor | AMD 965 (4.04Ghz) |
Motherboard | Asus Crosshair III |
Cooling | Air |
Memory | 4 gigs Mushkin 7-7-7-20@1T |
Video Card(s) | single 9800GT |
Storage | Raptor 150's in Raid0 |
Display(s) | LG Flatron 24" |
Case | Custom |
Audio Device(s) | AuzenTech X-Raider W/OP637 |
Power Supply | Custom modded Corsair 750HX |
Software | Win 7 64/Solaris Utility |
Benchmark Scores | 3DMark06--21963 so far |
By the way what GPU are you using the cooler on?
System Name | Crossflow III |
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Processor | AMD 965 (4.04Ghz) |
Motherboard | Asus Crosshair III |
Cooling | Air |
Memory | 4 gigs Mushkin 7-7-7-20@1T |
Video Card(s) | single 9800GT |
Storage | Raptor 150's in Raid0 |
Display(s) | LG Flatron 24" |
Case | Custom |
Audio Device(s) | AuzenTech X-Raider W/OP637 |
Power Supply | Custom modded Corsair 750HX |
Software | Win 7 64/Solaris Utility |
Benchmark Scores | 3DMark06--21963 so far |
I noticed the passive coolers are perfect for the 9600gt, the 9800GT/GTX is about 7C warmer. I think the 4870 would be warmer still.. If I was gonna cool a 4870 I would get the Accelero 1
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186016
Its amazing what kick ass cards are available for under $200.