"Rookie" <rookie@hates.spam> wrote in message
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> The factory cooler on my vga card tends to run noisy like a helicopter
> from
> time to time, and I was wondering about one of those zalman products:
>
> http://www.zalman.co.kr/ENG/product/...ad.asp?idx=139
>
> or this one:
>
> http://www.zalman.co.kr/ENG/product/...ad.asp?idx=144
>
> What do you think of them? The second looks better to me, but I see there
> is also a difference in the way they are connected to power.
Good coolers - and yes they both connect to a 3-pin fan socket on the
motherboard so make sure you have one available.
The VF900 is essential for a high end card like a 8800GT but for anything
else the VF700 would do.
I put a VF900 on my ATI 3850 and run it at half speed - still my card doesnt
go over 52 celsius when playing Crysis
and its quieter than the stock cooler.
"Sleepy" <nospam@here.com> wrote in
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> "Rookie" <rookie@hates.spam> wrote in message
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>> The factory cooler on my vga card tends to run noisy like a
>> helicopter from
>> time to time, and I was wondering about one of those zalman products:
>>
>> http://www.zalman.co.kr/ENG/product/...ad.asp?idx=139
>>
>> or this one:
>>
>> http://www.zalman.co.kr/ENG/product/...ad.asp?idx=144
>>
>> What do you think of them? The second looks better to me, but I see
>> there is also a difference in the way they are connected to power.
>
> Good coolers - and yes they both connect to a 3-pin fan socket on the
> motherboard so make sure you have one available.
>
> The VF900 is essential for a high end card like a 8800GT but for
> anything else the VF700 would do.
>
> I put a VF900 on my ATI 3850 and run it at half speed - still my card
> doesnt go over 52 celsius when playing Crysis
> and its quieter than the stock cooler.
>
Well, I don't have any free 3-pin socket on the motherboard, maybe I could
use an adaptor?
I thought they connected on the adaptor of the card itself?
"Rookie" <rookie@hates.spam> wrote in message
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> "Sleepy" <nospam@here.com> wrote in
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>
>> "Rookie" <rookie@hates.spam> wrote in message
>> news:Xns9A5B4B5B311503jfk6@localhost...
>>> The factory cooler on my vga card tends to run noisy like a
>>> helicopter from
>>> time to time, and I was wondering about one of those zalman products:
>>>
>>> http://www.zalman.co.kr/ENG/product/...ad.asp?idx=139
>>>
>>> or this one:
>>>
>>> http://www.zalman.co.kr/ENG/product/...ad.asp?idx=144
>>>
>>> What do you think of them? The second looks better to me, but I see
>>> there is also a difference in the way they are connected to power.
>>
>> Good coolers - and yes they both connect to a 3-pin fan socket on the
>> motherboard so make sure you have one available.
>>
>> The VF900 is essential for a high end card like a 8800GT but for
>> anything else the VF700 would do.
>>
>> I put a VF900 on my ATI 3850 and run it at half speed - still my card
>> doesnt go over 52 celsius when playing Crysis
>> and its quieter than the stock cooler.
>>
>
> Well, I don't have any free 3-pin socket on the motherboard, maybe I could
> use an adaptor?
>
> I thought they connected on the adaptor of the card itself?
You can get 3-pin to molex adapters - graphics card have a variety of power
socket for fans
and never do they seem to use the standard 3-pin socket you find on a mobo.
"Rookie" <rookie@hates.spam> wrote in message
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> The factory cooler on my vga card tends to run noisy like a helicopter
> from
> time to time, and I was wondering about one of those zalman products:
>
> http://www.zalman.co.kr/ENG/product/...ad.asp?idx=139
>
> or this one:
>
> http://www.zalman.co.kr/ENG/product/...ad.asp?idx=144
>
> What do you think of them? The second looks better to me, but I see there
> is also a difference in the way they are connected to power.
You can get larger heatsink coolers for graphics cards and some don't even
require a fan, so you could use one of those with a large, slow, silent
120mm fan positioned over the card, however, you forgot to tell us what
graphics card you have, so we can't recommend the right one for you!
"GT" <ContactGT_remove_@hotmail.com> wrote in
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> "Rookie" <rookie@hates.spam> wrote in message
> news:Xns9A5B4B5B311503jfk6@localhost...
>> The factory cooler on my vga card tends to run noisy like a
>> helicopter from
>> time to time, and I was wondering about one of those zalman products:
>>
>> http://www.zalman.co.kr/ENG/product/...ad.asp?idx=139
>>
>> or this one:
>>
>> http://www.zalman.co.kr/ENG/product/...ad.asp?idx=144
>>
>> What do you think of them? The second looks better to me, but I see
>> there is also a difference in the way they are connected to power.
>
> You can get larger heatsink coolers for graphics cards and some don't
> even require a fan, so you could use one of those with a large, slow,
> silent 120mm fan positioned over the card, however, you forgot to tell
> us what graphics card you have, so we can't recommend the right one
> for you!
>
>
>
It's an albatron nvidia 7600gs.
The factory fan is a small flimsy one, and from time to time tends to give
this grinding noise. I guess it's near the end of its useful life.
On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:41:29 +0100 (CET), Rookie
<rookie@hates.spam> wrote:
<snip>
>>... however, you forgot to tell
>> us what graphics card you have, so we can't recommend the right one
>> for you!
>>
>>
>>
>
>It's an albatron nvidia 7600gs.
>
>The factory fan is a small flimsy one, and from time to time tends to give
>this grinding noise. I guess it's near the end of its useful life.
7600GS is a (relatively) low power consumer, low heat
generator. IMO the Zalman 'sinks would both do fine but are
a bit overkill, you could use either and reduce the fan RPM
even more through your preferred method whether that be a
fan controller, voltage regulator or current limiter of your
choosing, BUT you should be able to cool it with a passive
heatsink if you have reasonable case ventilation, without
having to position another fan near it.
Something like one of the following might be a good option
without excessive expense (card itself being used isn't
worth more than about $35 total today, seems no good reason
to spend a lot for a 'sink when something new could be
bought for about that price after a rebate at Newegg.com et
al if you're in the US. For examples of replacement video
cards (some not so good for gaming but today a 7600GS is
looking a bit dated for gaming as well)... also we don't
know if you need a PCIe or AGP card.
If the relative prices at Newegg are an indicator then the
following active 'sink seems the better value among the
Zalmans, but it's cost is getting pretty close to the entire
value of the video card itself.
On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:41:29 +0100 (CET), Rookie
<rookie@hates.spam> wrote:
>It's an albatron nvidia 7600gs.
>
>The factory fan is a small flimsy one, and from time to time tends to give
>this grinding noise. I guess it's near the end of its useful life.
If it is a sleeve bearing fan you might try relubing it with
very thick oil, taking fan out and putting some in the
bearing behind the sticker or plug. If it has not worn down
the bearing too much yet you might find it responds well to
periodic relubrication.
kony <spam@spam.com> wrote in
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> On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:41:29 +0100 (CET), Rookie
><rookie@hates.spam> wrote:
>
><snip>
>
>>>... however, you forgot to tell
>>> us what graphics card you have, so we can't recommend the right one
>>> for you!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>It's an albatron nvidia 7600gs.
>>
>>The factory fan is a small flimsy one, and from time to time tends to
>>give this grinding noise. I guess it's near the end of its useful
>>life.
>
> 7600GS is a (relatively) low power consumer, low heat
> generator. IMO the Zalman 'sinks would both do fine but are
> a bit overkill, you could use either and reduce the fan RPM
> even more through your preferred method whether that be a
> fan controller, voltage regulator or current limiter of your
> choosing, BUT you should be able to cool it with a passive
> heatsink if you have reasonable case ventilation, without
> having to position another fan near it.
>
> Something like one of the following might be a good option
> without excessive expense (card itself being used isn't
> worth more than about $35 total today, seems no good reason
> to spend a lot for a 'sink when something new could be
> bought for about that price after a rebate at Newegg.com et
> al if you're in the US. For examples of replacement video
> cards (some not so good for gaming but today a 7600GS is
> looking a bit dated for gaming as well)... also we don't
> know if you need a PCIe or AGP card.
>
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...&N=2010380048+
> 4801+1295318921
>
> A passive replacement heatsink at a better price-point than
> many, Arctic Cooling Accelero S2:
>
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835186017
>
> If the relative prices at Newegg are an indicator then the
> following active 'sink seems the better value among the
> Zalmans, but it's cost is getting pretty close to the entire
> value of the video card itself.
>
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835118117
>
>
>
>
I am in europe and the card is an agp one. You are right though, the
price of a new card (even in europe where we don't have such good offers
and rebates) can be pretty close to the cost of a zalman active cooler.
I think I can keep the card for a while and maybe try to lubricate the
fan, then buy a new one and possibly much better card.
"Rookie" <rookie@hates.spam> wrote in message
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>> "Rookie" <rookie@hates.spam> wrote in message
>> news:Xns9A5B4B5B311503jfk6@localhost...
>>> The factory cooler on my vga card tends to run noisy like a
>>> helicopter from
>>> time to time, and I was wondering about one of those zalman products:
>>>
>
> It's an albatron nvidia 7600gs.
My 7600gs actually came with a replacement passive (no fan) heatsink. The
heatsink is not very large, so you should easily find a reasonably priced
one, but why not consider a new graphics card - you can get decent ones
pre-installed with a passive heatsink for about the price you are going to
pay just for a heatsink! I don't know all the model numbers and power
outputs, but look at the new NVidia 8400s or 8500s. TomsHardware.com has
performance tables of graphics cards, so you can compare performance with
your 7600gs, which you could then sell on eBay!
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