4850 + T-Rad2

[Dicehunter]

So im about to get 2 of the T-Rad2 coolers for my 4850 x-fire setup ( http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-057-TR&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=787&name=Thermalright%20T-Rad2%20VGA%20Cooler%20(ATI%20/%20NVIDIA) ) and was wondering if anyone could tell me if the cooler takes up much room slot wise as i have my xfi soundcard and ageia ppu.
Thanks inadvance

 

[DrSteve]

It takes up about a slot and a half with the fans mounted so about 2 and a half slots in total for the card/cooler/fans. Have a look in here.

 

[Dicehunter]

awesome thanks very much

 

[Dicehunter]

By chance do you or anyone else know if its possible to run passive with the trad ?

 

[DrSteve]

Wouldn't like to try it. These cards seem to put out a fair bit of heat. From the other thread you'll see that the T-rad does a great job of cooling the GPU and memory but it's pretty poor at cooling the VRMs. Even with the fans people are hitting over 100C under load. That's for a 4870 but I would imaging the 4850 would be similar.

EDIT. Just looking at the stock cooling on the 4850 the chips at the end of the card don't seem to be covered at all. Different layout from the 4870 so maybe heat here isn't such an issue. Still wouldn't rist it without fans though.

 

[liquidex]

If running passive then would have thought the accelero s1 is a better bet. It is larger and there is more space between the fins to allow air to pass through them. Also the way the fins are running in parallel with the card would help airflow. T-rad pulls ahead though with fans.