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Aftermarket cooling for 8800GTX or stick with stock?

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babaghan   04-26-2007 at 07:59:43 PM

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

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Gary_Busey   04-26-2007 at 08:01:12 PM
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If you're not planning on overclocking, it's a waste of money.

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jeff_2087   04-26-2007 at 08:09:50 PM
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Apparently the stock 8800 cooler is pretty good. I wouldn't bother changing it unless you're going all out with liquid cooling.

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prozac26   04-26-2007 at 09:09:53 PM
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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.

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MayDay94   04-26-2007 at 09:30:11 PM
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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).

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babaghan   04-26-2007 at 09:38:53 PM
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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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