Point of view - Mr Freeze

Raikiri · 30 Jun 2006 at 12:15

Ignoring the daft name I just ordered one of these graphics card coolers for the princely sum of £7, they are supposed to be on par with the VF700 Fatality while being quieter - Just thought I would let anyone who needed a graphics card cooler and didnt want to spend £20-£25. Also if it is crap I am only down £7

There is also the "Evercool VC-RHC Heatpipe VGA Cooler" version of the same cooler, the only diference being it has mounts for ATi cards as well as Nvidia whereas the POV cooler is Nvidia only.

http://www.pointofview-online.com/freeze.html

Not the greatest looking but with a large heatsink, 2 heatpipes and an 80mm fan it should perform quite well. I will have a comparison between stock cooling on my 7800GT and a few pics when it arrives

Minstadave · 30 Jun 2006 at 17:30

It'd be interesting to see some more on this, the large fan is always going to help.

matt100 · 30 Jun 2006 at 23:50

my point of view is that is ugly as sin!

Raikiri · 1 Jul 2006 at 00:13

matt100 said:
my point of view is that is ugly as sin!

I did mention that -_-

But does it really matter what it looks like? Can always be modded

matt100 · 1 Jul 2006 at 00:15

fluffy dice? go faster stripes? I love NY sticker?

Raikiri · 1 Jul 2006 at 00:18

Cheeky git

Remove the cover and fit my own fan...

http://www.sgoverclockers.com/images/articles/45/bare_iso_S.jpg

That is what it looks like without the shroud
Anyway it is going in a case without a window, as long as it is cool and quiet I don't care.

Minstadave · 1 Jul 2006 at 00:48

Surface area doesn't look too bad I guess, I reckon it still has potential

Arthalen · 1 Jul 2006 at 11:03

The setup doesn't look to bad tbh. Heatpipe designs are being used on silent version of Video cards - admittedly the Silent v. tend to be gimped downwards.

I say rock a 120mm fan on to it and clock away

Very interested to see the results, I'm looking for a new cooler for my 6600...

EDIT: Yeah I know a 120mm isnt going to fit, but use Cable ties and you'll get one on their

benjo · 1 Jul 2006 at 11:12

I reckon you could wedge 2 80mm fans on there, 7v mod them and it'll be ok

Raikiri · 5 Jul 2006 at 12:34

Got the cooler this morning, was fairly simple to install although it needed one of the hex screws to be bent in slightly so that it lined up. Temps are 3-4c lower at idle and 5-6c lower at load while being much quieter thant he stock cooler.

Quick picture of it installed - not ideal for SLi

Case is really messy atm due to the 3rd HD I just installed and the really thick cables on my modular PSU, overall for £7 this is an excellent performance cooler for low end cards and great if you want to silence anything up to a 7900gt/x1800gto or below.