7870 xt + after market cooler or 7950?

902 · Apr 10, 2013

Got myself a 7870 xt, and i'm liking it, made by vtx though and only has 1 fan

, should i get an after market cooler or get a 7950, i got the twin frozr 3 in mind. It will cost quite abit more though, so i'm not sure. I'm still wondering if the new cooler is worth it. but on msi kombuster at 99% load it gets to 80 degrees and fan does go a little crazy. Idk i feel i might be able to live with it..

DarkSable · Apr 10, 2013

80 degrees isn't that bad at all for a graphics card, especially not when basically at full load.

Try playing games while monitoring the temps - if they're under or just around 70, which they likely will be, then you're fine. As long as the cooler isn't too noisy for you, don't worry about it.

completelyrandomname · Apr 10, 2013

Those load tests give you a unreasonable temperature that you will NEVER get when gaming. I would guess that it maxes at around 70 C so it should be good. The after market cooler is up to you. The only reason I can think of you needing one is mainly the temperature and the noise. In my opinion I don't think after market coolers are worth it. If you are satisfied with the performance of the 7870 XT then keep it...

ikaz · Apr 10, 2013

well the cost of the fan+ 7870 xt = the cost of the 7950 that your looking at (or comes very close then I would go witht he 7950 since it will perform better at default and you can OC as wel.

excella1221 · Apr 10, 2013

If you already own and have the 7870XT in your PC, it's not worth spending another ~$300 for a card that performs only slightly more than it just for the 3rd party cooler when the temps aren't that bad.

902 · Apr 10, 2013

I pulled back my oc by 20 mhz'ish on both, now at 1180mhz core and 1575 memory, temps don't go over 80 degrees

i was wondering, should i put a pci exhaust fan right next to my card? so it intakes the air straight from the one fan and exhausts most out the case, i was wondering if the fans would conflict or anything.

completelyrandomname · Apr 10, 2013

I don't think you need to do that. The stock cooling should be good enough provided that you have the right case fans.

902 · Apr 22, 2013

Just a quick update: I decided to return it, I'm going to pick up an asus 7950 or msi 7950 because of the sound performance. Thanks to everyone

catshannon · Jun 7, 2013

902 :

I have the MSI and the Asus Direct CU 7950s
the asus is better for OC easy to adjust voltage and runs cooler but takes up 1 more pci slot

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