Making a 6800GT quiet

[Helium_Junkie]

Is it advisable/possible to swap the stock cooling on a 6800 for something quieter? In my experience those little fans are noisy.
Not overclocking, I just want cool and quiet

 

[MeatLoaf]

You could always stick an arctic cooler or a zalman cooler on it. The zalmans are very quiet and should reduce your temps as well.

 

[Andy298]

Arctic Cooling NV5 Rev.3 (6800 Series) VGA Silencer (HS-009-AR)

£14.04

 

[Gashman]

get a zalman VF-900Cu, you won't find a better and quieter cooler, the arctic coolers are quiet but cooling performance isn't close to the zalman

 

[kicks66]

cant you get passive cooling for 6800s as well?

 

[Bleek]

Go Arctic Cooler, dropped my 6800 Ultra temps by 20-30%!

Also by expelling the air out of the case my ambient and cpu temps went down to 29 and 31'C.

Defiantely worth the money and cheap as chips.

 

[Audioslim]

Yes definatley the artic cooler if your case cooling er isnt.

I've got no case fans but the NV does a great job, 2D fan speeds are very low and it's still much lower in temps that stock cooling at full wack.

Slim

 

[Helium_Junkie]

Has anyone changed the cooler on a 6800GS? It looks like the GT one wont fit over the extra chip near the edge of the board.

 

[Cyber-Mav]

looks like your hsi bridge chip may be a bit of a problem when it comes to aftermarket cooling. i think only a zalman will fit since they rise up a bit and should rest above the bridge chip.