4850 really heats up my PC case...

"Man-wai Chang ToDie (33.6k)" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> wrote in
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>> http://www.silentpcreview.com/article854-page1.html
>
> Is there a one-slot solution?
>

The one I listed is a one slot solution but all 3rd party HSF's are quite
large so putting anything in the slot beside the video card is impossible.
I never put anything in the slot beside the video card anyway because of
the heat they generate. I see some mb manfucturer's put the PCI-E 1x slot
right beside the video card PCI-E 16x slot which is a bit dumb IMO. Only
other card I ever put in my PC is a soundcard and you want that as far away
from the video card as possible to avoid potential EMI issues. Next
soundcard I buy will be PCI-E 1x so would definately make sure the mb has a
PCI-E 1x slot far away from the video card slot.

"Man-wai Chang ToDie (33.6k)" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> wrote in
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>
> Is there a one-slot solution?

Here's some other VGA coolers to consider.

This one is passive (has no fan) but is a popular choice amongst
enthusiasts.

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...CELERO-S1-REV2
&manufacture=Arctic%20Cooling

Zalman are always good and I did buy one of theirs for an X800XL a few
years back. Was quiter and cooled better than stock but they are not
cheap to buy either.

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...39&vpn=VF1000%
20LED&manufacture=ZALMAN%20TECH

I still think that DuoOrb is your best choice because it is cheaper and
cools well. And they all cover 2 slots so no way to get around that.

>> I have set it to "100".
>
> 100 would sound like a vacuum cleaner. 40 - 45% is all you need to
drop the
> temps about 20c.

Well even at 100% speed, the card is still at about 65C (not playing
game). I noticed that the 8.7 driver reports a higher temperature than
the hotfix driver.

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> http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...=ZALMAN%20TECH
>
> I still think that DuoOrb is your best choice because it is cheaper and
> cools well. And they all cover 2 slots so no way to get around that.

I agree. that Zalman is horribly expensive...

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"Man-wai Chang ToDie (33.6k)" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> wrote in
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> Well even at 100% speed, the card is still at about 65C (not playing
> game). I noticed that the 8.7 driver reports a higher temperature than
> the hotfix driver.
>

Shoulda spent the extra money and got the 4870.

> Shoulda spent the extra money and got the 4870.

Ha ha ha... it's just a gamem Your Honor... And you are wasting playing
it, Your Majesty.


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Man-wai Chang ToDie (33.6k) wrote:
>> Shoulda spent the extra money and got the 4870.
>
> Ha ha ha... it's just a gamem Your Honor... And you are wasting playing
````` game
> it, Your Majesty.
>
>


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> Shoulda spent the extra money and got the 4870.

BTW, sitting too much could degrade your heart and lung, and could bring
about constipation or other intestinal problems.

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"Man-wai Chang ToDie (33.6k)" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> wrote in
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> BTW, sitting too much could degrade your heart and lung, and could bring
> about constipation or other intestinal problems.
>

Yea, I have real problems with my feet swelling from sitting too much, not
to mention it irritates my hemerroids.

On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:19:44 +0800, "Man-wai Chang ToDie (33.6k)"
<toylet.toylet@gmail.com> wrote:

>> Shoulda spent the extra money and got the 4870.
>
>BTW, sitting too much could degrade your heart and lung, and could bring
>about constipation or other intestinal problems.


I can attest to the constipation.