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ahem   08-19-2009 at 08:42:51 AM

Would it be better(result in a cooler OC) to bet one of those GPU with a powerful cooler on it and take up and extra slot due to it or just get one w/ a regular old fan and buy a case fan to cool it?

CARD -- ATI HD 4670 w/ IceQ Cooler

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spinny   08-19-2009 at 08:56:08 AM

Any card with a good aftermarket cooler on it will run cooler than a stock one.

GPUs aren't really limited by temperature for overclocking though, so you can't just drop your temps 30C and then overclock them and raise it 30C again for a way faster card, they just don't overclock very far.

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Bronze Overclocking badge overshocked   08-19-2009 at 09:00:40 AM

UNless theyr really cold (=

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AKM880   08-19-2009 at 10:22:40 AM

The IceQ cooler should be able to keep that 4670 cool enough, its alot better than the reference design cooler.

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Bronze Overclocking badge Shadow703793   08-19-2009 at 07:52:09 PM

^+1. Also, if you have bad airflow within the case itself no matter what you do you will have pretty bad temps.

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overshocks   08-19-2009 at 11:33:19 PM

4670 is a pretty slow card anyways, even if overclocked cant get very far, dont waste your money on cooling, the iceq is good enough, if i were you wait till dx11 cards come out

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