~$50 to cool my GTX 560 Ti. Options?

[AsRock]

Mini HDMI port is broken and it's been more than 30 days since I got it from Newegg.

I don't have any extra good ones hanging around

I have no good ones just some old Rosewell ones which are $7 with a fan controller lol.

 

[wolf]

Mini HDMI port is broken and it's been more than 30 days since I got it from Newegg.

think you might have any chance with an EVGA RMA, and asking them if you can pay the difference and step up to this card; ?

 

[theJesus]

I already tried a standard RMA and they told me it could result in charges "up to the entire value of the card"
That really pisses me off since the only reason I bought the reference card was for the excellent customer service I had in the past from EVGA.

Anyways, I'm starting to think there aren't really any after-market coolers worth getting since the good ones are over-priced and take up way too much room.

 

[AsRock]

I already tried a standard RMA and they told me it could result in charges "up to the entire value of the card"
That really pisses me off since the only reason I bought the reference card was for the excellent customer service I had in the past from EVGA.

Anyways, I'm starting to think there aren't really any after-market coolers worth getting since the good ones are over-priced and take up way too much room.

WTF ?. 1/2 the price of the card for just a simple RMA wtf is with that ?.


3 slots for a after market cooler is not all that much space unless your doing multi card setup. What a 3rd party cooler will do is be much more silent than those leaf blowers that ATI and nvidia put on there's at the very least.

Secondly temp drops.

But yes i do agree with over pricing though but some like mine and others will fix next gen and even the gen of cards after that. My MK is on it's second card and my MUSASHI has been on 2 cards all so.

So if you do get one try to get one that supports later gen cards.

 

[theJesus]

If I could find the Shaman or Acellero XTREME Plus for $50 somehow, that would be awesome but $80 is too much for something that I don't absolutely need. It would be great though if my VF1000 would fit . . . hmm, I wonder if I could make it fit.

 

[AsRock]

Only seen it as low as $59 and every were else i have seen it's like $65+.
http://www.performance-pcs.com/cata...oduct_info&cPath=54_196_684&products_id=29323

 

[theJesus]

Only seen it as low as $59 and every were else i have seen it's like $65+.
http://www.performance-pcs.com/cata...oduct_info&cPath=54_196_684&products_id=29323

$67.34 after shipping, but I found this on ebay for $62.99 shipped. Only problem is that I'm pretty sure I still have to buy the mounting kit separately, which is like $15

 

[basco]

sorry man but my xigmatek cooler is older revision(there are 3) and does not fit the 560.
thought its strange to be over 1year since i bought it and would fit this card.
so no test from me

 

[AsRock]

$67.34 after shipping, but I found this on ebay for $62.99 shipped. Only problem is that I'm pretty sure I still have to buy the mounting kit separately, which is like $15

Sorry not a ebay fan here and would feel happier to spend the extra $5 than go there lol

 

[Shou Miko]

i won't recommand the Gelid Icy Vision if u don't put a fan control on it, i got it on my EVGA GeForce GTX 570 they spin with 2010~2040rpm constantly >.<

and i am thinking about mounting the original cooler or buy the Arctic-Cooling Accelero XTREME Plus + VR004 for my card instead if it will be more quiet and cooler at the same time.

 

[theJesus]

i won't recommand the Gelid Icy Vision if u don't put a fan control on it, i got it on my EVGA GeForce GTX 570 they spin with 2010~2040rpm constantly >.<

and i am thinking about mounting the original cooler or buy the Arctic-Cooling Accelero XTREME Plus + VR004 for my card instead if it will be more quiet and cooler at the same time.

If you can afford the Accelero and don't mind sacrificing an extra slot (that's 4 total), you might as well get the Shaman. From the reviews I looked at, it performs a little better and quieter. If it was in my budget, I'd consider sacrificing 4 slots for it lol

 

[Shou Miko]

yeah 4slots it's a bastered that's why i still don't know, ino that i will need a Flex-Riser for my Audio card and i will buy that next month but still 4slots too much >.<

 

[erocker]

4 slots? My Accelero Xtreme Plus only takes up two and a half or three slots. Heck I'm using two of them in a mid tower case.

 

[theJesus]

4 slots? My Accelero Xtreme Plus only takes up two and a half or three slots. Heck I'm using two of them in a mid tower case.

I meant 4 slots for the Shaman

 

[douglatins]

I never ask for money presents, i do that by myself just fine, I doo appreciate my gf giving me breakfast in bed, some shagging, then a nice lunch, some shaggin, massages, shaggin while playing games, nice dinner, and more shaggin. But i see what you are doing and its nice

 

[txsouthpaw]

If I could find the Shaman or Acellero XTREME Plus for $50 somehow, that would be awesome but $80 is too much for something that I don't absolutely need. It would be great though if my VF1000 would fit . . . hmm, I wonder if I could make it fit.

Mwave has the Xtreme+ for the cheepest ($48.99), but you would still have to buy the VR005 to mount it and pay for shipping. I have one on my 580 and previously used it on an EVGA 560 TI SC with great results. It's extremely quiet and cools wonderfully. It is also better than others in that the fans are connected directly to the 4pin PWM on the motherboard. You can controll it's speed just like the stock cooling solution.

 

[OneMoar]

the 560ti should not _need_ any extra cooling unless you are pushing mad voltage

 

[txsouthpaw]

My SC 560 Ti ran 34C idle and 79C under full load w/ stock cooling. With the Xtreme+, it ran 29C idle and 48C load.

 

[OneMoar]

My SC 560 Ti ran 34C idle and 79C under full load w/ stock cooling. With the Xtreme+, it ran 29C idle and 48C load.

where are you the surface of the sun ?

 

[txsouthpaw]

^^Pretty close. (DFW). Here's the link to mwave: http://www.mwave.com/mwave/SKUSearc...ling Freezer Xtreme Plus VGA Cooler, Universa

 

[theJesus]

I never ask for money presents, i do that by myself just fine, I doo appreciate my gf giving me breakfast in bed, some shagging, then a nice lunch, some shaggin, massages, shaggin while playing games, nice dinner, and more shaggin. But i see what you are doing and its nice

Well, I told her she didn't have to buy me anything but she insisted and kept asking what I wanted. So I said "alright, what's your budget?"

Mwave has the Xtreme+ for the cheepest ($48.99), but you would still have to buy the VR005 to mount it and pay for shipping. I have one on my 580 and previously used it on an EVGA 560 TI SC with great results. It's extremely quiet and cools wonderfully. It is also better than others in that the fans are connected directly to the 4pin PWM on the motherboard. You can controll it's speed just like the stock cooling solution.

Free shipping on that too! With the VR005 at ~$9, sub-total comes to $58.98. That would be great, but . . . no free shipping on the VR005 so then it actually comes out to $67.30 total.
Damn, if I could get the VR005 for $10 shipped, then I'd jump on that Xtreme+ for $49.

the 560ti should not _need_ any extra cooling unless you are pushing mad voltage

No, it does not need it, but I want it. I have two active displays so "2d clocks" don't exist for me. My "idle" is always at 3d clocks and with the fan on auto, it's 60c. On load, it can get up ~80c. I know those temps are safe, but they make my room too warm in the summer (poor ventilation), so I set the fan to 100% and it idles 45-50c and loads up to ~70c. OK, that's better, but it's really loud and annoying.

 

[theJesus]

Alright, I have renewed interest in this after seeing somebody mod an h70 onto their GTX 480. Best Buy has the h50 for $50, do you guys think that would be capable of cooling my 560 Ti?

I'm 100% confident in my ability to adapt it to the card and would use the stock cooler, modded however necessary, to cool the rest of the card. I also have a giant 250mm fan on the side of my case that would provide plenty of airflow to the rest of the card as well.

If the h50 wouldn't be enough, then do you think I could find a used h70 for $50?

 

[OneMoar]

probly
only one way to find out tho ;D
and for gods sake don't forget about cooling the mem chips or vrm's

 

[theJesus]

Yeah that's what I meant about using the stock cooler for the rest of the card since it's full coverage. I'm not that silly The cooler is two parts: heatsink on GPU and full coverage cooling plate/sink on everything else.

In any case, should I try and find a used h70 for $50 or just pick up a new h50?

 

[OneMoar]

h50 would probly do it 560 is not exactly a heat monster