Vantec Iceberq 4, Is It Good?

[tomy_j]

Hello, I'm considering to buy Vantec Iceberq 4 for my Sapphire R9500@9700.

Is it good enough for my R9500?

Please give me some advices.
Thanks

 

[Vigilante]

It's better than the stock cooling - Much better in your case because I believe they use a thermal pad on your R9500. But the heatsink is relatively small and doesn't have a particularly powerfull fan. But it is all copper which is a nice upgrade over the stock aluminum cooler. It should be more good enough for running at 9700 speeds. I have one and it was good enough for a 9800 Pro to OC an ok amount with. An Arctic Cooling Vga Silencer, rev. 3 or earlier, is better than this though for about the same price.

You might try mounting a more powerfull 50 or 60mm fan if you do get one. I've been thinking of dusting off the Iceberq and trying out a 7000rpm 60x38 Delta fan on it to see how it performs.

 

[tomy_j]

Thanks for your opinion.
I will going to buy Vantec Iceberq 4.
Is it necessary to add some ramsink on the BGA Ram?

 

[zealot`grr]

Is it necessary to add some ramsink on the BGA Ram?

for stock clocks - no