x850xt cooling

plonka2000 · 26 Nov 2007 at 01:18

Hiya all,

I've recently got hold of a X850XT and I want to use it in my system to replace my current card.

The question is, curently the model I have in my possession is the Sapphire 256MB X850XT and I would really like to change the stock 2-slot cooler for something else.
Mostly I want to change it because I know its pretty hot and noisy.

I would like to find out please if anyone knows if X1800/X1900 range coolers are compatible with a X850XT, as I cant seem to locate any details if or not they are compatible.

I want to buy one of the arctic cooling accelero X2's or the thermaltake TMG AT1/AT2 and I have no idea if they will fit an X850XT.

If someone could please indicate if they have managed to fit one that would really help me out.

Cheers.

plonka2000

Damarus · 26 Nov 2007 at 02:11

to be honest, I have the same card and I just wouldn't bother.

it's just not worth spending money on as any fan will probably cost more than the card is worth. unfortunately

plonka2000 · 26 Nov 2007 at 13:25

Damarus said:
to be honest, I have the same card and I just wouldn't bother.

it's just not worth spending money on as any fan will probably cost more than the card is worth. unfortunately

I got the card free... And as far as I can tell, its as fast in raw speed as the 8600GT which I currently have.

To be honest, its mostly because its a better supported card and I have gotten sick of using Windows Vista/DX10... Its slow for no good reason and I'm ready to go back to XP again, sadly.

The only real problem I see for my setup is that the X850XT has a mahoosive heatsink which is gonna be noisy.

Anyone else think this plan is not worth the effort, but also does anyone know if X1800/X1900 coolers will fit an X850XT?

Cheers all.

p2k

gt_junkie · 26 Nov 2007 at 13:30

I would imagine this would be ok: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-024-AR&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=787

I did use one of THESE on my x850xt and it was simply awesome. Overclocked the card by a massive margin and still got load temps of no more than 55c.

They are discontinued now but i'm sure you could track one down somewhere.

gt

plonka2000 · 26 Nov 2007 at 13:50

gt_junkie said:
I would imagine this would be ok: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-024-AR&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=787

I did use one of THESE on my x850xt and it was simply awesome. Overclocked the card by a massive margin and still got load temps of no more than 55c.

They are discontinued now but i'm sure you could track one down somewhere.

gt

Thanks dude, I think I might seriously consider buying that passive one you have suggested. I was ideally looking for something passive, and I'm not sure if I want to overclock the GFX in this setup. I just want it to be fast-ish and quiet.

El Jimben · 26 Nov 2007 at 19:11

gt_junkie said:
I did use one of THESE on my x850xt and it was simply awesome. Overclocked the card by a massive margin and still got load temps of no more than 55c.

They are discontinued now but i'm sure you could track one down somewhere.

gt

Another vote for this cooler here!

valerian · 27 Nov 2007 at 00:09

plonka2000 said:
Hiya all,

I've recently got hold of a X850XT and I want to use it in my system to replace my current card.

The question is, curently the model I have in my possession is the Sapphire 256MB X850XT and I would really like to change the stock 2-slot cooler for something else.
Mostly I want to change it because I know its pretty hot and noisy.

I would like to find out please if anyone knows if X1800/X1900 range coolers are compatible with a X850XT, as I cant seem to locate any details if or not they are compatible.

I want to buy one of the arctic cooling accelero X2's or the thermaltake TMG AT1/AT2 and I have no idea if they will fit an X850XT.

If someone could please indicate if they have managed to fit one that would really help me out.

Cheers.

plonka2000

just stick a zalman on it