8800GTX coolers

[OptimAdam]

I have just taken my water cooler of my gtx and put it back to the original stock cooler. I have found im starting to have over heating problems on my gfx card after playing games for a long time.

I was just wondering what third part coolers where out there.

Ive found the

Thermalright HR-03 Plus

Its got some goo reviews and seem a pritty sweet cooler.

Theres also a Zerotherm Hurricane

looks a bit pants bit might be ok.

I was just wondering if anyone as who, had experaince with any or knows of any good once.

Thanks

Adam

 

[joner]

i dont personally like the fact that you can not cool all the ram chips with ramsinks with this kind of heatpipe design.

i know that in normal use the ram chips do not get really hot but i have felt some getting quite hot on gfx cards and believe that on a performance card some kind of hs is required for longevity of the ram.

my 2c.

edit....although ...... looking at the zerotherm ,you may be able to mount the cooler with the heatpipes leaving the block facing down to your mobo. this will leave space for mounting ram sinks to the top 4 ram chips.

ide buy the zerotherm.

edit2.

it works nicely,

http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/zerotherm__hc92cu_8800/3.htm

 

[OptimAdam]

The zerothem doesnt perform as well as the thermlright one.

I was think the same about the memory sinks. I wonder what the clearance is like

on load

Thermalright

Zerothem

stock fan 58

Hurricane 53

Zalman ZM-RHS88

This could be easily modded i think to kill to chips

The cooler that should be usered with this is

zalman VF1000 LED

Also found some test result for this

This doesnt performe as well as the thermalright one ever, but the ram coolings nice.

 

[Deshman]

You could always consider watercooling if you're planning on keeping your card for a time.

 

[OptimAdam]

gone of water cooling.

 

[Deshman]

gone of water cooling.

*shock* why?

 

[OptimAdam]

feed up of all the hassel and leaking.

 

[Deshman]

Leaking isn't good, what were you doing to get that?

 

[OptimAdam]

was the new sapphire block. I think the pressure was to big and caursed the seal to leak.

 

[FarFarAway]

Ah yes well an aftermarket solution just wouldn't do that

I'd get the ThermalRight myself and stick a fan on it