Zalman VF900 + Gainward 7900gt 512 GS

[KWJay]

Hi. Does anyone know if the VF900 will fit with the ransinks that are already on this card? received mine through from OCUK the other day and the fan on one of the coolers is making a REALLY annoying high pitched whine. I've been using them for 2 days now and decided the i can't put up with it and can't be bothered to organise an RMA as i've had enough of those recently but i was a little concerned as to if the fan will fit with these ramsinks. Anyone know?

 

[KWJay]

Oh well, guess no one actually knows. I'll just have to order and hope for the best!

 

[KWJay]

Yup, sure is a pretty sight! I've just ordered the Zalman so we'll see tomorrow if it fits, this whine is really starting to bug me!! Can anyone tell me if the fan mate is mountable? from the pics i can't really see where i would be able to do this in my case (Thermaltake Tsunami Dream) and i don't really want stuff just flappin about in there and don't fancy stickin it to my nice clear window!!

 

[KWJay]

I would have thought that card had the right silent cooler to be able to clock it highly without having to use an alternative?

It does, but as i said one of the coolers on my cards has a very high pitchwed whine that you can even hear outside my bedroom, and im not prepared to put up with that! Zalman it is!! lol! Should be here today so i'll see if it fits properly!

 

[KWJay]

Right, just fitted the Zalman and...... it fits, but i had to remove the heatsink from the top set of memory chips as i didn't like the fact that when i tightened it all up the plastic clips that held the heatsink onto the board were being pressed out by the coppers fins of the Zalman. Bummer really as the heatsink itself fitted quite nicely under the cooler. Oh well, fitted the zalman sinks to the mem on the top row, down the side is fine and have left the origianl sink on.

And, thankfully, the annoying whine has gone! WOOOOOOOOOOO!!! it was REALLY bugging me, like the noise when you leave a tv on and av channel but with no signal. But its gone now, so all is rosey!!

 

[KWJay]

I hope that issue doesnt happen with my one then. I am going with the 7800GS+ 512mb which is the AGP version of the 7900GT. I will be well ticked off if I get a whiny noise after paying top whack for probably the fastest AGP card I can ever hope of getting

You won't have to worry mate, those cards have *** arctic silencers on them which are super quiet. I've had a number of them and never had a problem with them. this was the stock hsf that came on the card with a puny little fan.