Video Card Cooling

[AZNRockThis]

Ok I need to cool a Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB, does anyone have suggestions? What works best?

 

[digitalninjas]

Why, whats it running now? And what do you plan on doing?

 

[slvrstang]

arctic cooling VGA silencer Rev.3

http://www.arctic-cooling.com/en/products/vga_silencer/

can be bought almost anywhere on the net for ~20$

 

[Kangaroo]

I personally wouldn't get that particular cooling for my Sapphire 128MB Radeon 9800 Pro.

I have just bought the following for my 9800 Pro:

Vantec ICEBERQ Copper BGA RAMSinks

With

Vantec ICEBERQ4 Premium VGA cooling kit

I will tell you how it goes as soon as I receive them.

 

[slvrstang]

I personally wouldn't get that particular cooling for my Sapphire 128MB Radeon 9800 Pro.

I have just bought the following for my 9800 Pro:

Vantec ICEBERQ Copper BGA RAMSinks

With

Vantec ICEBERQ4 Premium VGA cooling kit

I will tell you how it goes as soon as I receive them.

...i would stick with the direct exhaust VS. the blowing hot air all up inside the case, even tho it may not have as efficient cooling, it removes heat from the case which in turn cools everything else AND the vid card

 

[Kangaroo]

I kinda got mine to look cool also

An exhaust would be better if you don't have a few exhaust fans on your case already; I have 4 exhaust and 3 intake.

 

[slvrstang]

i have

80mm exhaust
120mm exhaust
PCI exhaust blower

3x80 intake
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Soon arctic vga silencer Rev. XT for the XT card line

My vid card just puts out so much heat, i know it heats up my case by like 5C. I mean...someitmes my mobo hits 41C


EDIT: What time is it there/do you have AIM?

 

[Kangaroo]

I have an Aluminium case so my motherboard temperature is usually around 25C.

It is 10:36AM here

 

[slvrstang]

I wish my mobo would stay around 25C, my cpu would sit at like 28C.


EDIT: you have a PM

 

[Kangaroo]

My case temperature is about 38C at the moment

But good news!, my round IDE cables and filters have arrived... be installing my Jet-7 soon, will reduce system temperature hopefully