Coolers for the Radeon HD 7870 Myst Edition 2GB?

Ortiz94x · Oct 26, 2013

I was going to go for the 7950 but the good ones are close to $300 and I don't think it's worth $300. My card is still in shipping, but what are some good coolers under $50 that I can use to overclock the card to 7950 or a little under the 7950 levels?

Also how will overclocking a video card effect it's lifespan? I got the accidental warranty through NewEgg but it's only the one year.

Leamon · Oct 26, 2013

Unless it has a reference PCB, you surely won't find any aftermarket cooler. Those things are a hassle anyway. You should've gone with a 660 for that price!

TBC1 · Oct 26, 2013

The card has a cooler on it? you don't need a cooler to OC it.

Leamon · Oct 26, 2013

TBC1 :

LOL Google the card. It has about the worst cooler I've ever seen. I'd be suppressed if it didn't overheat on stock speeds!

TBC1 · Oct 26, 2013

Yeah, it definitely has a poor cooler. I'd just raise the fan speed to 100%.

Leamon · Oct 26, 2013

TBC1 :

The fan would be unbearably loud! Like I said, a 660 would've been the way to go.

TBC1 · Oct 26, 2013

Leamon :

He could stick the thing in his freezer and run a cable to his psu.

Also, I agree on the 660.

cmi86 · Oct 26, 2013

Leamon :

What are you talking about lol ? Mine has been absolutely zero hassle for me and it has been OC'd to 1.2Ghz the whole time I have owned it. Idles at 28c maxes at about 70c. Kind of loud yes but a hassle no, plus a myst crushes a regular 660. A 660Ti is more of a fair fight. Leamon It honestly sounds like you know nothing about this GPU.

cmi86 · Oct 26, 2013

Ortiz94x :

There are a few that will fit. The problem is all of the coolers designed for the "Tahiti" cards have the contact about 2/3's the way up the cooler as the 7950/7970's have their GPU's positioned more towards the front of the card. The myst uses a 7870 PCB and a Tahiti GPU sitting directly in the middle of the card. This results in these aftermarket coolers will roughly sit 1/3rd back on your card. They still function perfectly fine but look funny in my opinion. The biggest thing you can do to get more cooling out of that card is to replace the stock thermal paste with a high performance paste and set up a custom fan profile. Good case airflow is always key. Here are a few coolers I know of that work.

GELID Solutions-Icy Vision
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835426026

Arctic Accelero TT2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186052

Arctic Accelero S1 Plus
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186054

Arctic Accelero Hybrid Extreme
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186067

Arctic Accelero Extreme III- This thing is huge though
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186068

Hope this helps.

Ortiz94x · Oct 26, 2013

cmi86 :

Ortiz94x :

There are a few that will fit. The problem is all of the coolers designed for the "Tahiti" cards have the contact about 2/3's the way up the cooler as the 7950/7970's have their GPU's positioned more towards the front of the card. The myst uses a 7870 PCB and a Tahiti GPU sitting directly in the middle of the card. This results in these aftermarket coolers will roughly sit 1/3rd back on your card. They still function perfectly fine but look funny in my opinion. The biggest thing you can do to get more cooling out of that card is to replace the stock thermal paste with a high performance paste and set up a custom fan profile. Good case airflow is always key. Here are a few coolers I know of that work.

GELID Solutions-Icy Vision
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835426026

Arctic Accelero TT2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186052

Arctic Accelero S1 Plus
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186054

Arctic Accelero Hybrid Extreme
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186067

Arctic Accelero Extreme III- This thing is huge though
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186068

Hope this helps.

Thank you for the more detailed helpful reply lol. If I for whatever reason don't like the other coolers, isn't it possible to go and mod my own fan onto it and stuff? Also would my Arctic Silver 5 be good? I have some left over from the tube for my CPU. If possible to mod a cooler of my own, I have a few 120mm fans lying around my house and a few old cpu heat sinks like the stock one for my fx-6300, my hp one and others as well.

cmi86 · Oct 26, 2013

AS5 is what I used on mine. My idle temps dropped 8c with 25% fan speed. My max temps dropped 10c to 70c max @ 75% fan speed. NO I would not recommend fashioning your own heatsink. The fit specifically to the GPU it's self and direct air over the card in a specific way to cool other components on the card. You can probably pull the metal cover leaving the heatsink on and just affix some fans to that. I would rock it stock for now and if you cant get temps to a decent level after the new paste and fan profile (which you should, 70c for a GPU is actually relatively cool) I would invest in the accelero Hybrid liquid loop cooler, that thing is worth the money. Just remember when re tightening the heatsink to the card DO NOT over tighten the 4 screws. When they stop turning give them a tiny nudge and stop.

Ortiz94x · Oct 26, 2013

cmi86 :

Ortiz94x :

There are a few that will fit. The problem is all of the coolers designed for the "Tahiti" cards have the contact about 2/3's the way up the cooler as the 7950/7970's have their GPU's positioned more towards the front of the card. The myst uses a 7870 PCB and a Tahiti GPU sitting directly in the middle of the card. This results in these aftermarket coolers will roughly sit 1/3rd back on your card. They still function perfectly fine but look funny in my opinion. The biggest thing you can do to get more cooling out of that card is to replace the stock thermal paste with a high performance paste and set up a custom fan profile. Good case airflow is always key. Here are a few coolers I know of that work.

GELID Solutions-Icy Vision
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835426026

Arctic Accelero TT2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186052

Arctic Accelero S1 Plus
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186054

Arctic Accelero Hybrid Extreme
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186067

Arctic Accelero Extreme III- This thing is huge though
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186068

Hope this helps.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBHoGNVNF8Y&feature=youtu.be

cmi86 · Oct 30, 2013

Ortiz94x :

cmi86 :

Ortiz94x :

There are a few that will fit. The problem is all of the coolers designed for the "Tahiti" cards have the contact about 2/3's the way up the cooler as the 7950/7970's have their GPU's positioned more towards the front of the card. The myst uses a 7870 PCB and a Tahiti GPU sitting directly in the middle of the card. This results in these aftermarket coolers will roughly sit 1/3rd back on your card. They still function perfectly fine but look funny in my opinion. The biggest thing you can do to get more cooling out of that card is to replace the stock thermal paste with a high performance paste and set up a custom fan profile. Good case airflow is always key. Here are a few coolers I know of that work.

GELID Solutions-Icy Vision
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835426026

Arctic Accelero TT2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186052

Arctic Accelero S1 Plus
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186054

Arctic Accelero Hybrid Extreme
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186067

Arctic Accelero Extreme III- This thing is huge though
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186068

Hope this helps.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBHoGNVNF8Y&feature=youtu.be

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Ortiz94x · Oct 30, 2013

cmi86 :

Ortiz94x :

cmi86 :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBHoGNVNF8Y&feature=youtu.be

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I deleted it. I decided to refund the 7870 and I'm waiting until next week to get the ASUS 29 280x Direct CU II top

cmi86 · Oct 30, 2013

Ortiz94x :

cmi86 :

Ortiz94x :

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I deleted it. I decided to refund the 7870 and I'm waiting until next week to get the ASUS 29 280x Direct CU II top

You do know that card is just a re spun 7970 right ?

cmi86 · Oct 30, 2013

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvr797oc3gd

check this one out

nvr mind guess they are the same price lol. My lil brother is going tog get the 290x for xmas and give my his 7870 le so Im just gonna cf em and have a beast.

Ortiz94x · Oct 31, 2013

cmi86 :

Ortiz94x :

cmi86 :

I deleted it. I decided to refund the 7870 and I'm waiting until next week to get the ASUS 29 280x Direct CU II top

You do know that card is just a re spun 7970 right ?

They are the same architecture however the speed is a bit different in gaming. The 280s are gonna have better 4k support in the future, the temperatures on them run higher but the cards are more durable and they're cheaper for better quality. the asus r9 280x direct cu ii top out performs the 7970 clocked at the same speeds

cmi86 · Oct 31, 2013

Right on man enjoy !

Ortiz94x · Oct 31, 2013

cmi86 :

I got like 2 weeks to wait xP I can't wait lol. May have to rob a bank xD

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