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nachota1987   07-09-2009 at 07:54:02 PM

Hi all!

Im on my final steps on biulding a new gaming rig

I've been reading about the heat issues with this card that depends in the ventilation of the case

I was wondering if anyone know if the powercolor 4870 1gb version goes ok with a antec 300 case?

i know the card is big and it would bother the hdd drives, but im geting one hard drive and one gpu, so maybe no problem with that..

what about the case air flow for the card? the case comes with a back fan and a top fan.. maybe should i add one or two front fans or maybe a gpu fan like this one:

http://www.tranza.com/softis/pv/1301/ANTEC-VCOOL-VGA/

what do u think?

thx!

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Bronze Home Brew badge Proximon   07-09-2009 at 08:43:36 PM
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You don't want the little VGA cooler, they aren't very effective and more a desperation move when you have a poorly ventilated case.

Antec 300 has space for two 120mm fans in the front. They can be LED fans if you like, and will look nice while running. Doing that will make your case as well cooled as any air-cooled case out there.

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nachota1987   07-09-2009 at 08:55:52 PM
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ok ill search for similar fans and then post them

the front fans would throw air into the case right?

thx!

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coozie7   07-09-2009 at 09:01:09 PM
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Adding two front fans will not hurt, just amke sure they are fairly quiet;)
Can you link to the card you have in mind? Powercolor use several different coolers.

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nachota1987   07-09-2009 at 09:02:36 PM
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ive found this one:

http://www.appinformatica.com/vent [...] 20x120.php

i guess they are allright

PD: sry that the page is in spanish.. its where im getting it from

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nachota1987   07-09-2009 at 09:18:21 PM
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coozie7 wrote :

Adding two front fans will not hurt, just amke sure they are fairly quiet;)
Can you link to the card you have in mind? Powercolor use several different coolers.



this is the link:

http://www.appinformatica.com/tarj [...] ie-2.0.php

theres also a asus and gigabyte version:

ASUS: http://www.appinformatica.com/tarj [...] b-asus.php

GIGABYTE: http://www.appinformatica.com/tarj [...] -pci-e.php

the price order at the moment is Asus < PowerColor < gigabyte (the powercolor looks better to me)

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Bronze Home Brew badge Proximon   07-09-2009 at 09:25:20 PM
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I agree, but check the warranties as well, as that is an important factor.

The fan looks fine to me. 22.5 decibels is not much.

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K1ash3r   07-09-2009 at 09:31:16 PM
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Hey I got a XFX 4870 1gb and I got 3 of these http://www.overclockers.co.uk/show [...] 7&subcat=4 for my antec 300 and they're fairly quite and smexy =), although i havent asembled everything I know that the 4870 will fit.

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Bronze Home Brew badge Proximon   07-09-2009 at 09:46:26 PM
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I don't think Akasa is available in South America :)

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K1ash3r   07-09-2009 at 09:52:36 PM
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oops, didnt realise he lives in South America =/

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nachota1987   07-09-2009 at 10:02:11 PM
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:D yeah im from south america, but im getting some stuff from spain and some from my local store, so i want to make sure everything goes ok

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