How are you cooling your graphics card? got something special/different? show it off.

Patches O'Houlihan · Dec 21, 2010

i would not hessitate on getting a second for the other 275, its just effin awesome

Arctic Cooling makes some really good stuff for such a low price. I have AC F fans in my case and they are very quiet, and best of all, CHEAP!

I almost pulled the trigger on getting the AC Accelero Extreme Plus for the GTX460, but it would've been over-kill, plus it costed ~$25 (with the VR005 bracket) more than the Gelid.

(FIH) The Don · Dec 21, 2010

460 is already a very cool card imo

i would only get such expensive cooler for higher end cards such as 470, 480, 570, 580, 69xx and so on

PopcornMachine · Dec 21, 2010

Are there any good air coolers that take less than 3 slots anymore?

bear jesus · Dec 21, 2010

(FIH) The Don said:
got this beatie boy on one of the 275s
http://img.techpowerup.org/101221/004.jpg

great effin cooler

idle is around 30c and load is around 45c

Awesome temps, once i get a higher powered card i shall be trying to choose between the accelero xtreme and the thermalright shaman.

PopcornMachine said:
Are there any good air coolers that take less than 3 slots anymore?

Yes but the bigger the better and the more fans the better

Patches O'Houlihan · Dec 21, 2010

i would only get such expensive cooler for higher end cards such as 470, 480, 570, 580, 69xx and so on

True, true. I only got the aftermarket cooler because the bearings on the OEM fan was faulty and made a horrible sound. Well, also because I like aftermarket shtuff and installing it makes me feel manly.

I probably won't upgrade my card until this one dies, or if I find one that is incredibly cheap. I got the PNY XLR8 GTX460 1Gb for ~$135 after MIR, no tax, and no S&H.

theonedub · Dec 21, 2010

PopcornMachine said:
Are there any good air coolers that take less than 3 slots anymore?

The best dual slot slot coolers are the ones bundled on certain cards- Gigabyte's SOC cooler and MSI's Twin Frozr come to mind. Unfortunately they can't be bought solo (I tried a lot

), the rest of the aftermarket is pretty much triple slot, but they do perform. If you have the space, go for it.

PopcornMachine · Dec 21, 2010

bear jesus said:
Yes but the bigger the better and the more fans the better

theonedub said:
The best dual slot slot coolers are the ones bundled on certain cards- Gigabyte's SOC cooler and MSI's Twin Frozr come to mind. Unfortunately they can't be bought solo (I tried a lot ), the rest of the aftermarket is pretty much triple slot, but they do perform. If you have the space, go for it.

Maybe I should take a ZEROtherm CoolMaxx 2000 off one of my 4830s and try it on my HD 6950?

Widjaja · Dec 21, 2010

PopcornMachine said:
Are there any good air coolers that take less than 3 slots anymore?

It is a shame aftermarket cooling manufacturers are not really thinking about being compact anymore.
But then the masses will drool over a massive cooler which bends the PCB rather than something understated.
Right now I am looking at a Twin Turbo Pro which takes up two slots.

bear jesus said:
Yes but the bigger the better and the more fans the better

E-Peen upgrades!
Size does matter!

EarthDog · Dec 21, 2010

In the case of heatsinks, size does usually matter.

bear jesus · Dec 21, 2010

Widjaja said:
It is a shame aftermarket cooling manufacturers are not really thinking about being compact anymore.
But then the masses will drool over a massive cooler which bends the PCB rather than something understated.
Right now I am looking at a Twin Turbo Pro which takes up two slots.

E-Peen upgrades!
Size does matter!

Open bench unit with a single card side on so size and bending is not a problem, the bigger the cooler the lower the temp the higher the voltage and 24/7 overclock without being too hot...... but i guess a bigger e-peen is always nice

PopcornMachine · Dec 21, 2010

Widjaja said:
Right now I am looking at a Twin Turbo Pro which takes up two slots.

What I've read indicates that is also a 3 slot cooler.

And while size does matter, my case and motherboard just won't work more than a 2 slot cooler.

Probably will just stick with stock cooler.

pantherx12 · Dec 21, 2010

PopcornMachine said:
What I've read indicates that is also a 3 slot cooler.

And while size does matter, my case and motherboard just won't work more than a 2 slot cooler.

Probably will just stick with stock cooler.

The non pro version took up 3 slots for sure, it literally just about obstructed the 2nd pci-ex16 slot on my old p5q3.

By the way, putting a zerotherm 2000 on a 6950 would probably result in overheating.

de.das.dude · Dec 22, 2010

ghetto is about to be redifined....
hang on to your senses!!

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=50372&id=100000478611462

LOOOOOOOL

bear jesus · Dec 22, 2010

de.das.dude said:
ghetto is about to be redifined....
hang on to your senses!!
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos...35257342_100000478611462_610709_7809410_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos...91924003_100000478611462_610710_8188210_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos...21924000_100000478611462_610711_7831691_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos...61923996_100000478611462_610712_3787898_n.jpg

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=50372&id=100000478611462

LOOOOOOOL

nice, i hope you used some thermal paste on the ram chips and not just some double sided tape

Patches O'Houlihan · Dec 22, 2010

In the words of Dave Chappelle, "That shit is ballin', son!"

HammerON · Dec 22, 2010

Water:

bear jesus · Dec 22, 2010

HammerON said:
Water:

http://img.techpowerup.org/101222/IMG_0337.jpg

I'm jealous, although you better have some nice overclocks on those 470's

coodiggy · Feb 18, 2011

HammerON said:
Water:

tried it... had some issues, still working on it.. got any suggestions.. stock screws with the springs are bottoming out before the thermal pads compress enough to allow the GPU core to seat

Mussels · Feb 18, 2011

coodiggy said:
Water:

tried it... had some issues, still working on it.. got any suggestions.. stock screws with the springs are bottoming out before the thermal pads compress enough to allow the GPU core to seat

tried removing the metal shim?

coodiggy · Feb 18, 2011

Thanks for the quick reply.. I looked closely at that part and put thermal paste around that area on the waterblock to make sure it wasn't hitting. Prior to that I set the waterblock on the GPU core with no thermal pads or screws installed, with just the waterblock sitting on the GPU core I can see between the block and the bracket/shim and didn't get any transfer of paste to the shim.. I'm currently looking for non shoulderd/non spring screws that will fit the waterblock to bottom the waterblock out, with maybe some paper/plastic washers inbetween to protect the circuit board.... I don't like the idea of the stock screws allowing the circuit board to flex away from GDDR/VR I can see on my other card that still has the stock cooler installed that the stock thermal paste stuff pulls away from two of the top GDDR chips and the top row of VR's once the PC is set upright.. I'm pretty sure it's because the stock screws/springs are alowing the cooler to pull away about a paper's width where the GPU's circuit board is flexing.

Widjaja · Feb 18, 2011

PopcornMachine said:
What I've read indicates that is also a 3 slot cooler.

And while size does matter, my case and motherboard just won't work more than a 2 slot cooler.

Probably will just stick with stock cooler.

I can't count.
Yes 3 slots.
1 slot for the card and 2 slots for the cooler.

Nick [D]vB · Feb 23, 2011

Great thread guys, here are a few junk-yard modz I've done over the years...

My old 8600GT is under there somewhere:

My 8800GT RAM sinks cost me a fortune:

My 5850 really needed a full-coverage block, but I went with an old i7 sink, and a zip-tie:

This last one is a bit off-topic, my crazy Akasa Revo water mod:

I really need to get out more...

:eek:

PaulWog · Feb 23, 2011

wow some crazy stuff

Salsoolo · Feb 23, 2011

Nick [D]vB said:
My 8800GT RAM sinks cost me a fortune:

rofl is this a joke? or real? :laugh:

Nick [D]vB · Feb 23, 2011

Salsoolo said:
rofl is this a joke? or real?

What do you mean? I got them on eBay, they cost me £20, each. The guy also wanted to sell me some magic beans, but I wasn't hungry...

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Motherboard	Asus P7P55D Evo
Cooling	Thermalright Venomous-X, 2x AC-F Fans in Push/Pull
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3-1600 8GB (F3-12800CL9D)
Video Card(s)	GTX 570 OC w/ Gelid Icy Vision Rev. 2
Storage	Crucial M4 64GB
Case	Lian-Li PC-7FNW w/ Arctic Cooling F exhaust fan
Audio Device(s)	Onboard VIA VT1828S
Power Supply	Seasonic X750
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit

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Power Supply	HX850W
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Cooling	Thermalright Venomous-X, 2x AC-F Fans in Push/Pull
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3-1600 8GB (F3-12800CL9D)
Video Card(s)	GTX 570 OC w/ Gelid Icy Vision Rev. 2
Storage	Crucial M4 64GB
Case	Lian-Li PC-7FNW w/ Arctic Cooling F exhaust fan
Audio Device(s)	Onboard VIA VT1828S
Power Supply	Seasonic X750
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit

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