MSI GeForce GTX 470 Twin Frozr II

[vorticalspace]

Hi
Is this:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-104-MS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1810

worth the extra over a vanilla 470

Thanks

 

[stulid]

only if silence is worth £30 to you? but it lloks like the cooler doesnt vent hot are straight out the back.

 

[vorticalspace]

only if silence is worth £30 to you? but it lloks like the cooler doesnt vent hot are straight out the back.

I don't think many of the non reference coolers do
Case is pretty well vented anyway.

So, is the twin Frozr version exactly same spec as std MSI 470 but with a better cooler

Thanks

 

[stulid]

exactly the same specs,

http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=prodvgaspec&maincat_no=130&cat2_no=717&cat3_no=&prod_no=2039

http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=prodvgaspec&maincat_no=130&cat2_no=717&cat3_no=&prod_no=2103

just click on the spec tab and compare the two.

 

[vorticalspace]

Thanks

seems that they are exactly same "military class" components so as you state, £30.00 for better cooler.

Kinda hoping that they were cherry picked cores but being realistic, heat is one of the major drawbacks of the Fermi 470/480 range, so may still be worth it.

From your previous reply, are you suggesting that if not externally venting, the benefits of a better cooler are wasted

As stated, my case (Antec P182) is well vented to front/rear/top and as such, would this generally deal with the increased internal heat

Many Thanks

 

[stulid]

From your previous reply, are you suggesting that if not externally venting, the benefits of a better cooler are wasted

yes, that special cooler has open sides and doesn't funnel the heat through the card and out the back like a stock/reference cooler does.

I have no experience of your case and its cooling capacity, if the heat is mostly left in the case from that cooler, then surely the fans will have to spin faster/louder to cope with the increase in heat?

 

[vorticalspace]

I have no experience of your case and its cooling capacity, if the heat is mostly left in the case from that cooler, then surely the fans will have to spin faster/louder to cope with the increase in heat?

To be honest, if I close my eyes, I could be sat on an aeroplane

Not too bothered about noise and certainly when gaming, it is never an issue.

I suppose the question is:-
Based upon the differing designs, is the Frozr cooler still more efficient but by a reduced margin or as doesn't generally appear to be the case, is the stock cooler the optimum design for most people due to its external venting?

Out of interest, which non reference coolers(pre-fitted) do vent externally-if any?

Many Thanks

 

[Helios1234]

The Twin Frozr II cooler is excellent. I've only used it on the GTX465 but it ended up running way cooler than even a reference GTX460, and those were meant to be cool.

 

[vorticalspace]

The Twin Frozr II cooler is excellent. I've only used it on the GTX465 but it ended up running way cooler than even a reference GTX460, and those were meant to be cool.

Thanks
And is your case well vented?