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bashem   10-20-2008 at 12:18:00 AM

Is a Zalman VF1000 adequate for an ASUS4850, and do i really need an extra cooler for this GPU ?

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zeroyb   10-20-2008 at 04:12:16 AM
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Not at all. But you do need to turn up the fan from stock settings.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/s [...] p=11952525

For me, 50% fan speed is cool enough altough it's a little louder.


Message edited by zeroyb on 10-20-2008 at 04:14:22 AM
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outlw6669   10-20-2008 at 01:36:15 PM
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Yes, the Zalman VF1000 works great on the 4850.
I have this cooler on both of mine.
With the fan as low as it goes, idles at 34-36c maxes out in the mid to upper 50's.

Before you spend the cash, install the latest Cat 8.10 drivers and give the cards fan speed a bump.
The stock cooler can keep this card somewhat cool, if you can stand the noise that is.

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Rings   10-20-2008 at 01:57:18 PM
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is that Zalman quiet?

i'm looking for the most quiet HD4850 their is, with a stock-cooler.
probabely with the GV-R485ZL-512H ?!?

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outlw6669   10-20-2008 at 02:39:49 PM
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Yes, the Zalman VF1000 is very quiet with the fan set to low.
It is, however, an aftermarket cooler.
If you want a great cooler with no extra work, I would highly recomend the HIS IceQ 4 4850.
I have no experience with the style you are considering but I highly doubt it will be as good as the IceQ 4 cooler.

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BeakerUK   10-20-2008 at 02:55:06 PM
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Arctic Cooling Accelero S1 Rev. 2, with a set of turbo fans if like me you are paranoid about heat issues. I can hear the HDDs over the top of the fan noise. I spent a couple of days looking into the best option, and pretty much every place I looked was saying these are about the best. I even asked on here.

http://www.arctic-cooling.com/vga2.php?idx=147

I'm running a Sapphire 4870, and it's sits cool and quiet. I tried the fan "fix", and it was still too noisy for my liking.

Temps show in graph below. I've just had an hour of STALKER (Stopped about 5 mins back), so it's had a couple of mins to cool, but it's running 7*C cooler than on the stock HSF at idle even now.
http://www.zombiechorus.com/rick/gpuheat.JPG

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