Any Good GPU Coolers?

Jordanator2700 · Aug 5, 2014

I'm looking for a gpu cooler that fits my gpu... anyone know a good recommendation? it best if its £40 or below but put a higher price if you need or want to.. Thanks in advance!

Zalman Z11 Case
Gigabyte 990XA - UD3 Mobo
2x4 Corsair Vengeance RAM
Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm 1tb HDD
2x120GB Kingston SSD
Gigabyte Radeon 7870 GPU
AMD FX 6300 CPU
2 Monitors 1x HDMI 1x DVI

Gam3r01 · Aug 5, 2014

Use the cooler that comes on the card, its not really worthwhile to replace.

JackNaylorPE · Aug 5, 2014

There's little to be gained by cooling a reference or factory GPU other than reduced noise. My SLI'd pair run at 39C under water.... my son's SLI's pair run at same OC on air but at 82C. That all doesn't apply if you bypassing the voltage limits or voltage modding a card.

Jordanator2700 · Aug 6, 2014

JackNaylorPE :

ok thanks for input, but my gpu decides to shut down the pc when it hits 65C... anything that can help with that?

RobCrezz · Aug 6, 2014

Jordanator2700 :

What PSU do you have? That temp isnt overheating.

Jordanator2700 · Aug 6, 2014

RobCrezz :

Jordanator2700 :

What PSU do you have? That temp isnt overheating.

Powercool 850 Watt 12V 80+ Quad Rail 120mm Fan

RobCrezz · Aug 6, 2014

Jordanator2700 :

RobCrezz :

Powercool 850 Watt 12V 80+ Quad Rail 120mm Fan

That could be your problem. That PSU is complete junk.

Jordanator2700 · Aug 6, 2014

RobCrezz :

Jordanator2700 :

That could be your problem. That PSU is complete junk.

So why does my gpu shutdown the pc at 65C ?

RobCrezz · Aug 6, 2014

Jordanator2700 :

RobCrezz :

So why does my gpu shutdown the pc at 65C ?

Hard to say for sure, but it could be more due to the power draw of the system, and the PSU being junk.

65'c is very cool for a GPU. Most get to around 70-80'c in games. Some AMD cards its perfectly normal to hit 95'c in games.

coozie7 · Aug 6, 2014

It's not just the GPU that gets hot when the system is loaded, all the other parts warm up a well, including the PSU.
Cheap units can quite quickly loose their output, or start to produce 'dirty' power when loaded so RobCrezz may have a point.
Even though the unit is a long way from its rated output it's not uncommon for cheap PSUs to only provide a fraction of their rated output, or they may be given a 'max' rating, rather than a more realistic 'continuious' rating.
Also check the CPU load temperature, it may be overheating and causing the shutdowns.
As for cooler, if your system case has 2.5-3 clear PCI-E slots below the graphics card the Gelid Icy Vision is dead cheap and massively effective, just be sure to order the FanMate controller they suggest: http://www.quietpc.com/gel-icy-vision-amd

Jordanator2700 · Aug 6, 2014

RobCrezz :

Jordanator2700 :

Hard to say for sure, but it could be more due to the power draw of the system, and the PSU being junk.

65'c is very cool for a GPU. Most get to around 70-80'c in games. Some AMD cards its perfectly normal to hit 95'c in games.

ok thanks bud! ill look into getting a new psu

RobCrezz · Aug 6, 2014

Jordanator2700 :

RobCrezz :

Jordanator2700 :

Hard to say for sure, but it could be more due to the power draw of the system, and the PSU being junk.

65'c is very cool for a GPU. Most get to around 70-80'c in games. Some AMD cards its perfectly normal to hit 95'c in games.

ok thanks bud! ill look into getting a new psu

https://community.newegg.com/eggxpert/computer_hardware/f/135081/t/45344.aspx

Tier 1/2/3 all good

RobCrezz · Aug 6, 2014

coozie7 :

It's not just the GPU that gets hot when the system is loaded, all the other parts warm up a well, including the PSU.
Cheap units can quite quickly loose their output, or start to produce 'dirty' power when loaded so RobCrezz may have a point.
Even though the unit is a long way from its rated output it's not uncommon for cheap PSUs to only provide a fraction of their rated output, or they may be given a 'max' rating, rather than a more realistic 'continuious' rating.
Also check the CPU load temperature, it may be overheating and causing the shutdowns.
As for cooler, if your system case has 2.5-3 clear PCI-E slots below the graphics card the Gelid Icy Vision is dead cheap and massively effective, just be sure to order the FanMate controller they suggest: http://www.quietpc.com/gel-icy-vision-amd

+1

Good advice. Worth checking this also.

Search

Any Good GPU Coolers?

Jordanator2700

Honorable

RobCrezz

Gam3r01

Titan

JackNaylorPE

Titan

Jordanator2700

Honorable

RobCrezz

Expert

Jordanator2700

Honorable

RobCrezz

Expert

Jordanator2700

Honorable

RobCrezz

Expert

coozie7

Champion

Jordanator2700

Honorable

RobCrezz

Expert

RobCrezz

Expert

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page