Decent Heatsink?

[iKettles]

Anyone know of a decent heatsink for an X1950 Pro? The Jetway one I currently have is very loud and I'd like a quieter one.

 

[iKettles]

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[Scinto]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SY-008-ZA&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=787

when i got the sapphire ultimate that hsf was already attached, its pretty quiet and keeps the card pretty cool,

 

[LoadsaMoney]

Yeah great coolers those, and very quiet.

 

[R34pz]

These are very good coolers, and also don't take up much room in a smaller case. I've got one on an 8800gt and it runs in the mid 50's in most games and is very quiet. It would probably be even cooler on an X1950, well worth a buy i'd say.

 

[iKettles]

Thanks guys, price is a little steep but looks great quality. How hard is it to remove the stock cooler?

 

[badbob]

I'd get the Accelero S1, cheaper, better cooling, can overclock higher and can fit a larger (quieter with more airlow fan)
Upgraded from VF900 to S1. Lower idle and load temps- overclocked all the way and it's stable. On the VF900 could only increase vcore a little.

 

[Snapshot]

Thanks guys, price is a little steep but looks great quality. How hard is it to remove the stock cooler?

It's trivial with most graphics cards, just four scews on the back. I use the VF900 at 5V for non-gaming applications; the fan runs at just 1400rpm so it's really quiet.

 

[simonnance]

price is a little steep

+1

linky:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-023-AR&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=787

Great passive cooler, i have one on my X1900XTX, so your Pro will have no probs, sadly the V900 is almost getting a bit dated nowadays.... the V1000 is around (for even more cost) which is another 2-slot joby, but i have yet to see ecent comparitive reviews.

Arctic cooling have always had a very good position in the GFX cooling market, Zalman always have a "fashion" element to their offerings that you pay £££ for alone, but AC have always offered good/excelent budget coolers. Hell a lot of reference designs have been coppied from the AC aftermarket offerings.

 

[iKettles]

Thanks Simon, temperatures ATM aren't bothering me it's just I download, fold and whatnot while I sleep so I'd like to keep my rig as silent as possible. It's bearable but the graphics card is very loud.

 

[celliott]

Or a cheaper alternative: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SY-002-AR&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=787

I can't hear it at all in my case.

 

[iKettles]

Thanks guys, will probably order in the next few days.

 

[simonnance]

Or a cheaper alternative: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SY-002-AR&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=787

Same price as the S1 i mate, just older and louder.

for low noise you CANT beat passive!

 

[iKettles]

Would the Accelero S2 work?

 

[simonnance]

phisicaly, probably.... might not be enough to cool it passivly though.

 

[iKettles]

Ordered an S1, would like to benchmark the temps but Jetway didn't put a damn temperature probe in my X1950 Pro.. Also, I understand the cooler uses 2 slots? Does that mean it will branch over to the PCI slot facing the bottom of the case?