Is your GTX 580 or GTX 570 to hot and loud?

[Ace Modder]

Zalman VF3000-F Graphics Card Cooler (GTX570 and GTX580) @ £44.99 inc VAT

The dual 92mm fans cool not only the heatsink and VGA RAM, but all other peripheral components surrounding the VGA chipset.

- Powerful Cooling Performance
- Ultra Quiet Design
- Ultra Quiet Green LED Fans
- Adjustable fan controller
- High Performance ZM-STG2 thermal grease
- Includes VRAM Sinks

PLEASE NOTE REMOVING THE STOCK COOLER MAY INVALIDATE YOUR GRAPHICS CARD WARRANTY

Only £44.99 inc VAT.

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[OCPete]

GREAT cooler.

Dropped my overclocked 480 (stock volts) by 10 degree's idle and 10 degree's max load (Kombustor)!

Shame OcUK have no stock, and no ETA for the 480 version. I had to go elsewhere!

 

[Randall8686]

does any one know if these offer better cooling over the gigabyte 3 fan cooler offered on the SE and SOC ?

 

[OCPete]

does any one know if these offer better cooling over the gigabyte 3 fan cooler offered on the SE and SOC ?

Interesting question. Not seen the answer online TBH.

My card games at 60degree's when o/c'ed as per signature. Nice n' chilly.

I guess its cheaper and easier tho to buy the Gigabyte with the cooler fitted than get a referance board and fit the Zalman.

I went for the Zalman as i already had a referance card before the cheap specials came out on the Gigabyte card. For ~£200 the gigabyte SE or SOC were a steal!

 

[tom113]

How many slots does the cooler take up?

 

[Boge]

Too?

 

[Type_R]

My Gainward 570 Phantom is near silent but thanks for asking!

 

[thezakarum]

I have one on my GTX470 and it takes up 3 slots. Great cooler and its silent when on the lowest setting using fanmate.
I've heard a lot of praise for GTX580 and GTX570 cards for being cool and quiet anyway so not sure if this would be a worth while cooler for them or not.

 

[Cythx]

Is this easier to install than the thermalright shaman?

 

[Tealc]

Is this easier to install than the thermalright shaman?

Isn't this the one with the easy fit heatsink for ram and vrm? I suppose this means it can't be easily transferred between graphics cards but will be easy to fit you'd expect.

Shaman isn't difficult to fit by the way and might be compatible with future cards with some new thermal tape. Only a touch more expensive and quieter than any dual/triple fan cooler, at least according to spcr. I did an installation guide on these forums when fitting to my 6950.

 

[whipgeez]

my 570 idles at 32c and only went up to 64c max on bc2 with a 1-1 fan profile

it is at stock speeds though, so this cooler would be pointless for me

 

[jimjam81]

580 lightning is very quiet when idle, pretty quiet underload too compared to my 5870

 

[vader4]

480?

Hi guys, think i have made a mistake and ordered the wrong cooler. I ordered this cooler remembering it supported my GTX 480. Now im thinkin it wont, will there be a way to make this fit my 480 or will i have to return?

Thanks

 

[ukbilleh]

Are there any negatives to this cooler apart from it pumping warm air back inside the case?

 

[varkanoid]

i picked this one due to the ram and vrm heatsink being an all in one unit.

Problem I had was if you have vertical SATA ports on the board near the PCI-E slot then the shroud interferes with it. Originally I removed the shroud, then sawed a bit off.

I then purchased a Z68 motherboard with horizontal SATA's so it wasn't a problem anymore but just be aware if you have vertical SATA ports near the PCI-E.