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How about the Zalman VF1000?

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willardcw4   03-19-2008 at 01:07:42 AM

I own an EVGA 8800 GTX 768mb Superclocked card... and it pwns face to say the least. However, it can get mighty hot despite my 5 120mm fans in my coolermaster case. Playing COD4 on maxed settings, i'm hitting between 75C and 80C (says Riva). My computer is the best heating unit I could ever ask for!... but summer is just around the corner....

I've been doing some research on useful gpu cooling solutions without going to a liquid cooled system, and this is what I think may be the best:

ZALMAN VF1000 2 Ball VGA Cooler

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835118037


I also saw the ZALMAN RHS88 VGA Cooler which cools the other chips on the card (acting as a compliment to the vf1000):

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835118038

(note, links are just to show the product(s), not necessarily where I will purchase them)


Anyone have any comments or suggestions? Are these two products worth the money? Is there a better cooling solution without going liquid?


Thanks in advance.

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navvara   03-23-2008 at 02:39:48 AM
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The vf900 will do just as good of a job at cooling your gtx as the vf1000. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835118001

The vf900 has virtually identical mounting brackets with the vf1000 so it should fit the GTX. Also the vf900 is a bit cheaper and is more available then the vf1000.

As far as cooling performance goes you could get away with a vf700:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835118117

But i'm not sure that the vf700 is compatible with the GTX.

So my .02$ is go with the vf900, its one of the best gpu coolers ever made and should be more than enough for the gtx.

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