How does the IceQ 3 from HIS compare?

Nosada · Feb 9, 2008

Hi all,

I'm currently shopping around for a set of HD3870 video cards to Crossfire. I've been reading up on several brands and the differences between them. Finding something about the cooling capacity of the HIS IceQ 3 cooler has been harder than I imagined. So I thought I'd come here and ask the people who know

Is buying a HIS card worth it? (price premium +/-25$)

How does it compare to the reference cooler or the Zerotherm on the Powercolor PCS series, both cooling and sound-wise?

Any links, insights or personal experiences would be highly appreciated :toast:

Regards,
Nos

[I.R.A]_FBi · Feb 9, 2008

IceQ coolers ahve always been at the top end of the "oem upgraded cooler" maybe an owner can elaborate further

TUngsten · Feb 9, 2008

I've used one on a x1950pro, the cooler was excellent. It was ~8-10C cooler than the Zalman vf900 I tried to put on it. The only issue was that after a while, the fan developed a tiny rattle when running @ 100% speed.

trog100 · Feb 9, 2008

some possible problems..

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=51679

trog

newtekie1 · Feb 9, 2008

I have two x1950Pros with them on, they are very good coolers, but I would take the $25 and just put it towards a good aftermarket cooler.

Processor	C2Q6600 @ 1.6 GHz
Motherboard	Anus PQ5
Cooling	ACFPro
Memory	GEiL2 x 1 GB PC2 6400
Video Card(s)	MSi 4830 (RIP)
Storage	Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320 GB Perpendicular Recording
Display(s)	Dell 17'
Case	El Cheepo
Audio Device(s)	7.1 Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair TX750
Software	MCE2K5

Processor	q6700 @ 3.2ghz
Motherboard	Asus p5w DH Deluxe
Cooling	Scythe Andy Samurai, 4x80mm silenx, 2x120mm silenx fans
Memory	2x2gb G.Skill 4-4-4-12
Video Card(s)	xfx black edition 6870
Storage	250gb seagate sata, 2x250gb seagate perp (raid0)
Display(s)	dell 24"
Case	Coolermaster atc s4000 sx-1
Audio Device(s)	Creative Audigy2 Platinum
Power Supply	Antec True Power Trio 650w
Software	winXP pro x64

System Name	money pit..
Processor	Intel 9900K 4.8 at 1.152 core voltage minus 0.120 offset
Motherboard	Asus rog Strix Z370-F Gaming
Cooling	Dark Rock TF air cooler.. Stock vga air coolers with case side fans to help cooling..
Memory	32 gb corsair vengeance 3200
Video Card(s)	Palit Gaming Pro OC 2080TI
Storage	150 nvme boot drive partition.. 1T Sandisk sata.. 1T Transend sata.. 1T 970 evo nvme m 2..
Display(s)	27" Asus PG279Q ROG Swift 165Hrz Nvidia G-Sync, IPS.. 2560x1440..
Case	Gigabyte mid-tower.. cheap and nothing special..
Audio Device(s)	onboard sounds with stereo amp..
Power Supply	EVGA 850 watt..
Mouse	Logitech G700s
Keyboard	Logitech K270
Software	Win 10 pro..
Benchmark Scores	Firestike 29500.. timepsy 14000..

Processor	Intel Core i7 10850K@5.2GHz
Motherboard	AsRock Z470 Taichi
Cooling	Corsair H115i Pro w/ Noctua NF-A14 Fans
Memory	32GB DDR4-3600
Video Card(s)	RTX 2070 Super
Storage	500GB SX8200 Pro + 8TB with 1TB SSD Cache
Display(s)	Acer Nitro VG280K 4K 28"
Case	Fractal Design Define S
Audio Device(s)	Onboard is good enough for me
Power Supply	eVGA SuperNOVA 1000w G3
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64

How does the IceQ 3 from HIS compare?

Nosada

[I.R.A]_FBi

TUngsten

trog100

newtekie1

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