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> "bluestringer" <srvrules@strato.com> wrote in message
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> > > has anyone tried to attach an arctic cool fan to a PNY verto 5200fx
> ultra
> > > card? i have the vid card on the way, and hope to ditch its (surely
> > noisy)
> > > fan for something silent.
> > >
> > > if the arctic cool does not fit, does anyone know an alternative?
> > >
> > > thks
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > The stock fan is not noisy at all. BTW, great card. The 5200 ultra is
> very
> > underrated because of the bad rap the plain 5200 gets.
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> > bluestringer
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> well, truth be told, the card i should be receiving in the mail is coming
> from PNY as a replacement for my previous 5200fx - which failed (and had
far
> and away the noisiest fan in my case.)
>
> the images i've seen for the current PNY cards show a largish fan in a
> gold-plated HS. my returned card had a smaller fan in an aluminum HS...
mb
> they have improved the fan?
>
> thanks for the input. i always thought the performance was very good, so
> agree with you on the bad rep.
>
>
I've installed 3 PNY cards and have had no problems with them. The 5200
Ultra I have now has the large fan in the gold-plated HS with HS's also
covering the memory.
bluestringer
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