Fan suggestion X1950XT

x800professor · Feb 4, 2007

I have a sapphire X1950XT with a horrible stock fan/heatsink. It can get into the 90s and if I turn the thing up, it runs at around 5000RPM and sounds like a dustbuster. I'm going to get a new fan. I'm not going to go liquid, simply because I don't feel like spending that much. Any suggestions?

Batou1986 · Feb 4, 2007

acceleo x2 now supports 1950 cards

sneekypeet · Feb 4, 2007

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835116017

what about somethin like this if you dont want to go all out H2O

x800professor · Feb 4, 2007

sneekypeet said:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835116017

what about somethin like this if you dont want to go all out H2O

Don't think it would fit on my EVGA 680i motherboard. The lower PCI slot is right next to the second PCI-E 16x. I'm just going to go with a regular fan.

x800professor · Feb 4, 2007

Batou1986 said:
acceleo x2 now supports 1950 cards

Hmm, this one? Or is there a new version of it that supports x1950 cards?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835186002

sneekypeet · Feb 4, 2007

my buddies card uses that cooler....only drawback i see w/it is the air blows into your mobo!

x800professor · Feb 4, 2007

sneekypeet said:
my buddies card uses that cooler....only drawback i see w/it is the air blows into your mobo!

Um......hmm. I wonder if there is any way to fix that outside of designing some sort of tube...

Lazzer408 · Feb 4, 2007

Does your card have the same fan issues as the x1950 pro where the fan doesnt hit 100% till >90c? If your fan is running full speed then find a new heatsink. If the fan isnt running full speed then use a utility like ATItraytools to make it run 100% by 65c

x800professor · Feb 4, 2007

Lazzer408 said:
Does your card have the same fan issues as the x1950 pro where the fan doesnt hit 100% till >90c? If your fan is running full speed then find a new heatsink. If the fan isnt running full speed then use a utility like ATItraytools to make it run 100% by 65c

ATItraytools causes crashes with this card for some reason. 100% = ~5000RPM = Dustbuster like I said in the first post. With the card in dustbuster mode, the temps do go down, but it is louder than any computer related fan I have ever heard.

Ketxxx · Feb 4, 2007

VF900cu.

Lazzer408 · Feb 4, 2007

x800professor said:
ATItraytools causes crashes with this card for some reason. 100% = ~5000RPM = Dustbuster like I said in the first post. With the card in dustbuster mode, the temps do go down, but it is louder than any computer related fan I have ever heard.

Sorry I didnt know how fast those fans ran. I guess now that I think about it yeh, 5000 is hauling.

Batou1986 · Feb 4, 2007

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=24625

lufrey · Feb 4, 2007

Batou1986 said:
http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=24625

This is an interesting comparison worth reading, especially the conclusion:
http://www.sudhian.com/index.php?/articles/show/graphics_cooler_roundup/

x800professor · Feb 4, 2007

Ketxxx said:
VF900cu.

I like that one too, but it says X1900, not X1950 for the one one newegg. Any newer versions out there or does this one actually support X1950 series cards? Then again, I wonder if the X1950XT has the same cooling setup as the XTX. It looks like a cooler from an X1900 card...

Zubasa · Feb 5, 2007

x800professor said:
I like that one too, but it says X1900, not X1950 for the one one newegg. Any newer versions out there or does this one actually support X1950 series cards? Then again, I wonder if the X1950XT has the same cooling setup as the XTX. It looks like a cooler from an X1900 card...

The Accelero X2 was updated to support X1950Pro
The X1950XT PCB is very similar (if not identical) to the X1900series that it was long supported

AND yes! That cooler on your X1950XT is the same thing on the X1900XT/XTX.

x800professor · Feb 5, 2007

Zubasa said:
The Accelero X2 was updated to support X1950Pro
The X1950XT PCB is very similar (if not identical) to the X1900series that it was long supported
AND yes! That cooler on your X1950XT is the same thing on the X1900XT/XTX.

I don't want the X2 because I don't want hot air blown over my motherboard. The Zalman is certainly a possibility though. I was thinking about putting that fan on my x800GTO at one point. I didn't because it's an R430, it wasn't terribly hot and a better fan wasn't going to help my overclocking.

Zubasa · Feb 5, 2007

x800professor said:
I don't want the X2 because I don't want hot air blown over my motherboard. The Zalman is certainly a possibility though. I was thinking about putting that fan on my x800GTO at one point. I didn't because it's an R430, it wasn't terribly hot and a better fan wasn't going to help my overclocking.

So you rather have hot air blown over your card with the Zalman :respect:

trt740 · Feb 5, 2007

Had both Zalmon vf900 and Arctic Cooler both are good but the Accelerox2 is silent the vf900 is almost silent and has a fan controller. In my opinion the Arctic cooler is a little better, but The Zalman is very good too. Both make fantastic products and if your case has good ventilation it really doesn't matter where the fan blows. I can comment on this since Ive had both you can't go wrong with either. Also remember Zalman makes works of art that cool fantastic but Arctic Cooler is dedicated to making great cooling products that are inexpensive and it shows in this case the Zalman is beautiful but cost alot, the Arctic cooler is cheaper and looks less attractive.

x800professor · Feb 5, 2007

trt740 said:
Had both Zalmon vf900 and Arctic Cooler both are good but the Accelerox2 is silent the vf900 is almost silent and has a fan controller. In my opinion the Arctic cooler is a little better, but The Zalman is very good too. Both make fantastic products and if your case has good ventilation it really doesn't matter where the fan blows. I can comment on this since Ive had both you can't go wrong with either. Also remember Zalman makes works of art that cool fantastic but Arctic Cooler is dedicated to making great cooling products that are inexpensive and it shows in this case the Zalman is beautiful but cost alot, the Arctic cooler is cheaper and looks less attractive.

My case has very good ventilation. It's an armor with the 25cm fan. This is a tough decision.

Batou1986 · Feb 5, 2007

well no one mentioned that the x2 cools the gpu the ram and the voltage regulators and the zalman only cools the gpu and the cooling system on the x2 is hella larger and has heat pipes

image provided from wizz's review

Pinchy · Feb 5, 2007

Arctic cooler IMHO

Uber silent
Keeps temps cool
Cant go wrong

x800professor · Feb 5, 2007

Batou1986 said:
well no one mentioned that the x2 cools the gpu the ram and the voltage regulators and the zalman only cools the gpu and the cooling system on the x2 is hella larger and has heat pipes

image provided from wizz's review

That looks like it would barely miss that 25cm fan.

lufrey · Feb 5, 2007

Batou1986 said:
well no one mentioned that the x2 cools the gpu the ram and the voltage regulators and the zalman only cools the gpu and the cooling system on the x2 is hella larger and has heat pipes

image provided from wizz's review

The Zalman does cool the RAM as it comes with ramsinks, the fan cools them as the air blows through the heatsink fins. The same goes for the voltage regulators.

Loghic · Feb 5, 2007

Anyone of you knows, if there is an aftermarket soultion for the X1950 XT which delivers the hot air outside the case?

Sasqui · Feb 5, 2007

These are the only ones I came up with:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835110015

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835106089

Processor	E6600 @ 3.5GHz
Motherboard	EVGA 680i
Cooling	Thermaltake Big Typhoon with high CFM LED fan + 25cm case fan
Memory	2GB Corsair Dominator DDR2 1066 C5 @ 1130 5-5-5-15
Video Card(s)	EVGA 8800 GTS 655/909
Storage	400GB Seagate Barracuda
Display(s)	20.1" SCEPTRE X20WC-Gamer
Case	Thermaltake Armor with 25cm fan
Audio Device(s)	On board for now
Power Supply	FSP Group (Fortron Source) FX700-GLN
Software	Windows XP Professional

Processor	Ryzen 5900X
Motherboard	ASUS Prime X470 Pro
Cooling	Arctic liquid freezer II 240
Memory	2 x 16 Gb Gskill Trident Z 3600 Mhz
Video Card(s)	MSI Ventus 3060 Ti OC
Storage	Samsung 960 EVO 500 Gb / 860 EVO 1 Tb
Display(s)	Dell S2719DGF
Case	Lian Li Lancool II Mesh
Audio Device(s)	Soundblaster Z
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x
Mouse	Logitech G703
Keyboard	Logitech G513
Software	Win 11

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Processor	Intel i7 13700K
Motherboard	Asus ROG Maximus Z690 HERO EVA Edition
Cooling	ASUS ROG Ryujin III 360 with Noctua Industrial Fans
Memory	PAtriot Viper Elite RGB 96GB @ 6000MHz.
Video Card(s)	Asus ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 24GB OC EVA Edition
Storage	Addlink S95 M.2 PCIe GEN 4x4 2TB
Display(s)	Asus ROG SWIFT OLED PG42UQ
Case	Thermaltake Core P3 TG
Audio Device(s)	Realtek on board > Sony Receiver > Cerwin Vegas
Power Supply	be quiet DARK POWER PRO 12 1500W
Mouse	ROG STRIX Impact Electro Punk
Keyboard	ROG STRIX Scope TKL Electro Punk
Software	Windows 11

Processor	E6600 @ 3.5GHz
Motherboard	EVGA 680i
Cooling	Thermaltake Big Typhoon with high CFM LED fan + 25cm case fan
Memory	2GB Corsair Dominator DDR2 1066 C5 @ 1130 5-5-5-15
Video Card(s)	EVGA 8800 GTS 655/909
Storage	400GB Seagate Barracuda
Display(s)	20.1" SCEPTRE X20WC-Gamer
Case	Thermaltake Armor with 25cm fan
Audio Device(s)	On board for now
Power Supply	FSP Group (Fortron Source) FX700-GLN
Software	Windows XP Professional

Processor	E6600 @ 3.5GHz
Motherboard	EVGA 680i
Cooling	Thermaltake Big Typhoon with high CFM LED fan + 25cm case fan
Memory	2GB Corsair Dominator DDR2 1066 C5 @ 1130 5-5-5-15
Video Card(s)	EVGA 8800 GTS 655/909
Storage	400GB Seagate Barracuda
Display(s)	20.1" SCEPTRE X20WC-Gamer
Case	Thermaltake Armor with 25cm fan
Audio Device(s)	On board for now
Power Supply	FSP Group (Fortron Source) FX700-GLN
Software	Windows XP Professional

Processor	i7 2600k@4.6ghz
Motherboard	MSI z68ma-ed55
Cooling	Silentx Extreem 120mm
Memory	2x4gb XMS 7-8-7-20 1600
Video Card(s)	HD6870
Storage	2x128gb Kingston Hyper-X (Raid0), 2x750gb RE3 (RAID1), 2x750gb RE3 (RAID1)
Display(s)	Soyo 24", Gateway 22"
Case	Fractal Design Arc Mini 6x120mm fans.
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Zalman 750w
Software	Windows 7

System Name	Ravens Talon
Processor	AMD R7 3700X @ 4.4GHz 1.3v
Motherboard	MSI X570 Tomahawk
Cooling	Modded 240mm Coolermaster Liquidmaster
Memory	2x16GB Klevv BoltX 3600MHz & custom timings
Video Card(s)	Powercolor 6800XT Red Devil
Storage	250GB Asgard SSD, 1TB Integral SSD, 2TB Seagate Barracuda
Display(s)	27" BenQ Mobiuz
Case	NZXT Phantom 530
Audio Device(s)	Asus Xonar DX 7.1 PCI-E
Power Supply	1000w Supernova
Software	Windows 10 x64
Benchmark Scores	Fast. I don't need epeen.

Processor	AMD Athlon64 X2 4600+ s939 OC @ 2.67GHz
Motherboard	DFI LANPARTY UT NF4 SLI-DR Expert
Cooling	CPU:Zalman CNPS9700NT GPU:Zalman VF900-Cu
Memory	G.Skill F1-3200PHU2-2GBNS 2GB (2x 1GB) PC3200 DDR400 2.5-3-3-6 Dual Channel
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GV-RX195P256D-RH x1950pro 256MB DDR3
Storage	2 @ Seagate 320Gb 7200 rpm SATA II 300 HDD
Display(s)	Acer 32" (81cm) LCD
Case	SilverStone Lascala LC20 ATX
Audio Device(s)	Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Pro
Power Supply	Cooler Master 650W ATX Extreme PSU
Software	Windows XP Pro SP2

Processor	Core i7-12700k
Motherboard	Z690 Aero G D4
Cooling	Custom loop water, 3x 420 Rad
Video Card(s)	RX 7900 XTX Phantom Gaming
Storage	Plextor M10P 2TB
Display(s)	InnoCN 27M2V
Case	Thermaltake Level 20 XT
Audio Device(s)	Soundblaster AE-5 Plus
Power Supply	FSP Aurum PT 1200W
Software	Windows 11 Pro 64-bit

System Name	Apple Bite
Processor	Intel I5
Motherboard	Apple
Memory	40gb of DDR 4 2700
Video Card(s)	ATI Radeon 500
Storage	Fusion Drive 1 TB
Display(s)	27 Inch IMac late 2017

System Name	UltraPC
Processor	E8500 Core 2 Duo, 1333Mhz FSB, 3.16Ghz @ 4.5GHz (got into Windows @ 4.75GHz)
Motherboard	ASUS P5Q-e
Cooling	CPU Cooler - TT V14 Pro, 2x120mm CM Blue LED fans, 1x90mm CM Blue LED fan
Memory	G.Skill Pi 4GB (2x2GB) Dual Channel DDR2 PC8000 (1000MHz), 5-5-5-15
Video Card(s)	Sapphire HD4850 512mb with ASUS EAH4850 BIOS
Storage	2x 500GB Seagate 7200.12 Raid 0
Display(s)	Acer AL1912, 19" LCD screen
Case	Thermaltake Soprano Black ATX case
Audio Device(s)	Onboard 7.1, Speakers - 5 + Sub + Monitor speakers
Power Supply	Thermaltake 850W Toughpower Cable Management - Quad (2x18A and 2x30A) 12V rails
Software	Win 7 Pro x64, MSN, CS:Source, etc etc

System Name	Senile
Processor	I7-4790K@4.8 GHz 24/7
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 Gaming
Cooling	Be Quiet Pure Rock Air
Memory	16GB 4x4 G.Skill CAS9 2133 Sniper
Video Card(s)	GIGABYTE Vega 64
Storage	Samsung EVO 500GB / 8 Different WDs / QNAP TS-253 8GB NAS with 2x10Tb WD Blue
Display(s)	34" LG 34CB88-P 21:9 Curved UltraWide QHD (34401440) FREE_SYNC*
Case	Rosewill
Audio Device(s)	Onboard + HD HDMI
Power Supply	Corsair HX750
Mouse	Logitech G5
Keyboard	Corsair Strafe RGB & G610 Orion Red
Software	Win 10

Fan suggestion X1950XT

What would you put on your X1950XT?

ARCTIC COOLING Accelero X2 [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835186002[/url]

ZALMAN VF900 – CU 2 [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835118001[/url]

VANTEC CCB-A6C [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835110015[/url]

Thermaltake CL-G0076 [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835106089[/url]

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