Which aftermarket cooler for 4870?

[tmaxxthomson]

hey, im just wondering what everyone would reccomend if i were to upgrade from the stock cooler on my 4870?
Thanks

 

[jak731]

before getting a 3rd party cooler, have you tried this quick mod?

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17898680&highlight=cool

if you can stand a tiny increase in noise then this may be inreasting especially if its the tempertures you are concerned about

 

[tmaxxthomson]

Heyy, that doesnt really apply anymore i suppose. ive modded the bios to give higher overclock limits and i also moded the fan speeds so it idles about 50oC, im not sure about load though, im just wanting to run it a lot cooler as people ive seen are runnin the core at about 840MHZ and mine crashes after an hour of gears of war @ 810MHz
thanks

 

[martian_aphid]

I hear this one has been tested and works with the 4870:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=hs-047-ak

might need to get some ramsinks with that though i think?

edit:
some other links i have which reference alternative cooling for new ati cards, might give you an idea of performance

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/foru...eon-hd4870-512mb-graphics-card-review-21.html

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/foru...eon-hd4850-512mb-graphics-card-review-23.html

 

[ZedPowered]

If you go water the d-tek fuzion 2 gpu block is VERY good

 

[MikeHunt79]

Accelero S1

 

[1kiwi]

If you go water the d-tek fuzion 2 gpu block is VERY good

I have the version 1 block and would highly suggest you purchase a full cover EK block instead (i'll be putting mine in this weekend). My reason for this is that whilst the GPU is running in the mid 40's (load) my ram is in the region of 120

Obviously this is not good.

 

[AWPC]

hey, im just wondering what everyone would reccomend if i were to upgrade from the stock cooler on my 4870?
Thanks

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17904825

 

[pieman109]

I've installed four Akasa Vortex neo coolers on two 4850s, a 4870 and a 3870, and there've worked perfectly everytime. Easy to fit, cheap, and quiet and allow (to varying degrees) a bigger overclock than when using the stock cooler. The accelero S1 is also very good but obviously works differently and you have the extra cost of a fan if you don't want to go passive cooling.
Both very good coolers and superior than all the stock coolers

 

[ZedPowered]

I have the version 1 block and would highly suggest you purchase a full cover EK block instead (i'll be putting mine in this weekend). My reason for this is that whilst the GPU is running in the mid 40's (load) my ram is in the region of 120

Obviously this is not good.

Do you have ramsinks/decent air flow?

 

[1kiwi]

Do you have ramsinks/decent air flow?

Yep and yep. Perhaps you're not pushing your's hard enough

 

[ZedPowered]

lol!!! maybe i should clock it super high! what program gives you the ram temps?

 

[superfly]

i think the vortexx one looks good, but no fan control??

 

[1kiwi]

lol!!! maybe i should clock it super high! what program gives you the ram temps?

I use Everest.

 

[Bradley8988]

 

[Kalsius]

Although not modded the 4870 quite yet, I just put the Accelero S1 on my 8800GT and with some fiddling managed to get two Xilence 120mm fans on there. Not yet installed but the overall quality of it is very good and I'm expecting to get plenty of OC headroom when I get the other one I bought on the 4870. Lots of good reviews out there on the Accelero with very good temperatures even when pushing the card.

 

[Eggenberg4Ever]

Accelero S1

Does the S1 fit a Sapphire HD4870?