ZALMAN NEW VF3000-A GPU COOLER - PERFORMANCE INFO AND BENCHMARKS

philstanbridge · 24 Apr 2010 at 06:51

Looks fantastic, and peforms extremely well but I can't use one

I have a MATX board and I would lose my only pci slot if I installed that.

Ace Modder · 24 Apr 2010 at 09:07

ebilcake said:
Not compatible with crossfire by the looks of it.

Yeah, is a pity that

OpenToSuggestions · 24 Apr 2010 at 09:11

no_1_dave said:
bring on a 470/480 version!

This tbh. Brother has a 5870 and it isn't really loud at all

Ace Modder · 24 Apr 2010 at 09:56

The main aim for this cooler isnt the noise reduction, but cooling improvements.

SirCanealot · 24 Apr 2010 at 11:06

Looks like a really awesome cooler! Thanks for the preview, Ace Modder

psychas · 24 Apr 2010 at 11:08

alright if u running 1 card , but might be tight squeeze if u running 2 , bit to big

jkulas · 24 Apr 2010 at 13:05

ebilcake said:
Not compatible with crossfire by the looks of it.

Doesn't look like they make any of these third party coolers with crossfire in mind. I'd love to lower my temperatures with something like this and crank up the card accordingly, but I don't think I could fit two three bay cards in crossfire even if I used the 8x pci-e slot

Maybe there are motherboards out there with vast spaces between their pci-e 16x?

Mr Fujisawa · 24 Apr 2010 at 16:05

will there be a 480 version?

dmxdex2020 · 24 Apr 2010 at 16:35

Seems like an awesome air cooler.

hyperst · 24 Apr 2010 at 23:43

ebilcake said:
Not compatible with crossfire by the looks of it.

Ace Modder said:
Yeah, is a pity that

It would be on my board

, if you want proof please send me two coolers and two 5850/70's

Ace Modder · 25 Apr 2010 at 11:47

hyperst said:
It would be on my board, if you want proof please send me two coolers and two 5850/70's

On way to you

with the fairy dust

ebilcake · 25 Apr 2010 at 12:27

hyperst said:
It would be on my board, if you want proof please send me two coolers and two 5850/70's

Im using the Gigabyte UD5, no chance them fiting here as theres less than a 5mill gap between the cards.

hideki · 25 Apr 2010 at 13:13

Be interesting to see the GPU-Z sensors with the card at full load (VDDC temps)

hyperst · 25 Apr 2010 at 19:40

Ace Modder said:
On way to you with the fairy dust

Thankyou Ace Modder :cool:

Any plans for 5770 versions?

Sean_UK · 25 Apr 2010 at 19:47

hideki said:
Be interesting to see the GPU-Z sensors with the card at full load (VDDC temps)

Yes it would, any chance you could post some results Ace Modder?

Edit: NM saw the pic halfway down page one.

RavenXXX2 · 25 Apr 2010 at 21:02

100% buying one of these, just the right time with summer here as well, the performance looks superb for the small cash outlay.

Kelt · 25 Apr 2010 at 23:24

Anyone know if the fans have red led's?

Can't see any mention of it, so I'm guessing not.

AMG · 26 Apr 2010 at 03:26

now that looks niiiiice

Ace Modder · 26 Apr 2010 at 08:45

KelticDaz said:
Anyone know if the fans have red led's?

Can't see any mention of it, so I'm guessing not.

They are blue LED lit, which vary in brightness with the fan speed setting. As the controller provides a level of resistance to the voltage going into the fans, which are on the same rail as the LEDs.

Kelt · 26 Apr 2010 at 12:26

Ace Modder said:
They are blue LED lit, which vary in brightness with the fan speed setting. As the controller provides a level of resistance to the voltage going into the fans, which are on the same rail as the LEDs.

Ahh, thanks for that info. Surprised that they're not red though!