Aftermarket cooling for 8800GTX or stick with stock?

[babaghan]

Have any of you guys moved to an aftermarket cooler for an 8800 GTX? Any opinions?

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[Gary_Busey]

If you're not planning on overclocking, it's a waste of money.

 

[jeff_2087]

Apparently the stock 8800 cooler is pretty good. I wouldn't bother changing it unless you're going all out with liquid cooling.

 

[prozac26]

If you're not planning on overclocking, it's a waste of money.

Right on.

If not doing any major overclocking, stock cooler is more than enough.

 

[MayDay94]

i assume the standard coolers are relatively quiet? i haven't really heard any complaints about noise. that's usually my main reason for looking at alternate coolers (old nv silencers were great).

 

[babaghan]

That's a good point about noise. Can we move to an aftermarket cooler, maintain the cooling capacity, but lower noise?

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