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Zalman Video Card Cooler
I have a 9800 Pro and I'm looking for the best GPU cooler. I like the
Zalman ZM80C-HP with the optional fan (ZM-OP1). Does anyone have any experience with this unit. Any opinions/recommendations? BTW, I'm not looking for the best bang for the buck, I'm looking for the best . -- Tally Ho! Ed |
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"Ed Forsythe" wrote in message ... I have a 9800 Pro and I'm looking for the best GPU cooler. I like the Zalman ZM80C-HP with the optional fan (ZM-OP1). Does anyone have any experience with this unit. Any opinions/recommendations? BTW, I'm not looking for the best bang for the buck, I'm looking for the best . -- Tally Ho! Ed This cooler is outstanding, but with the 9800 Pro, you will need the fan to have enough cooling. Check also if there is enough place in your case, as the cooler takes a lot of place. |
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Consider the VGA Silencer also.
rms |
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Thanks Jerid and rms, I'll keep looking until I'm sure
-- Tally Ho! Ed "rms" wrote in message om... Consider the VGA Silencer also. rms |
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"rms" wrote in message
om... Consider the VGA Silencer also. rms does the VGA Silencer make accomodations for the shim? From what I have heard it does not. |
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On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 17:06:24 GMT, "ElJerid"
wrote: "Ed Forsythe" wrote in message ... I have a 9800 Pro and I'm looking for the best GPU cooler. I like the Zalman ZM80C-HP with the optional fan (ZM-OP1). Does anyone have any experience with this unit. Any opinions/recommendations? BTW, I'm not looking for the best bang for the buck, I'm looking for the best . -- Tally Ho! Ed This cooler is outstanding, but with the 9800 Pro, you will need the fan to have enough cooling. Check also if there is enough place in your case, as the cooler takes a lot of place. Agree there ... I'm using a ZM80C-HP on a Sapphire 9700 Pro, which had a fan failure. I've been running the silent cooler for about 6 months now without any heat related problems. The 9800 is a bit beefier though, so I'd add on active cooling through a fan. Pete Lilleyman (please get rid of ".getrid" to reply direct) (don't get rid of the dontspam though ;-) |
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Thanks Pete,
I've ordered the ZM80C-HP plus the Zalman fan unit (ZM-OP1). Should arrive next week :-)) -- Tally Ho! Ed "Alisha's Addict" wrote in message ... On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 17:06:24 GMT, "ElJerid" wrote: "Ed Forsythe" wrote in message ... I have a 9800 Pro and I'm looking for the best GPU cooler. I like the Zalman ZM80C-HP with the optional fan (ZM-OP1). Does anyone have any experience with this unit. Any opinions/recommendations? BTW, I'm not looking for the best bang for the buck, I'm looking for the best . -- Tally Ho! Ed This cooler is outstanding, but with the 9800 Pro, you will need the fan to have enough cooling. Check also if there is enough place in your case, as the cooler takes a lot of place. Agree there ... I'm using a ZM80C-HP on a Sapphire 9700 Pro, which had a fan failure. I've been running the silent cooler for about 6 months now without any heat related problems. The 9800 is a bit beefier though, so I'd add on active cooling through a fan. Pete Lilleyman (please get rid of ".getrid" to reply direct) (don't get rid of the dontspam though ;-) |
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I own both coolers. Zalman is excellent especially with the fan option
(have it installed on seriously overclocked ati 9700 pro). Fan undervolted cannot be heard and provides enough airflow to keep things cool. Zalman fits inside of shim. Negatives: Can be a bit of a project to install. Also, heat is released into the case which can be a problem if you use a small case or a case with lousy ventilation or you are a silent pc nut like me that still likes high performance systems (but without the noise). VGA Silencer is also excellent and getting rave reviews (have mine installed on 9800 AIW PRO and running at 9800XT speeds. 420mhz core. 365mhz ram). Big plus of Silencer is that it exhausts the video heat outside of the case. You lose the PCI slot next to the video card but 'most' people never use that slot anyways (same as Zalman). Dream to install, couldn't be easier. Also dead silent on slowest fan setting and slightly noisier on fast setting but in "most" systems you would never hear it even at fastest setting. Negatives: Doesn't fit 'inside' the shim so you have to make sure your shim is level with your gpu or it has to be removed which can be a pain in the butt. Check your shim height with a steel straight edge or edge of a credit card to see if there is any gap between the edge and the gpu. Also, Silencer only fits a limited number of cards so you have to check compatibility. New ver. 2.0 of the Silencer DOES now fit the ATI AIW series. I love and own both products but ultimately I have to recommend the VGA Silencer if you want the best. Heat being exhausted from case is just way too cool. (pun intended) (grin) Also, you still have room for memory ramsinks on the ATI cards with the Silencer, almost impossible with the Zalman. You can also check out Silencer review at www.silentpcreview.com Cheers! James 8-) "Uncooked meat prior to state vector collapse" wrote in message news:ZViZb.4732$C21.1683@fed1read07... "rms" wrote in message om... Consider the VGA Silencer also. rms does the VGA Silencer make accomodations for the shim? From what I have heard it does not. |
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I like the looks of that VGA Silencer but it doesn't appear as though they
make one for my ti4200. I may have to go with one of the heatpipe coolers, either the Thermaltake or the Zalman. Rich -- Return address modified for spam protection. Remove windy to reply. "James J." wrote in message ... I own both coolers. Zalman is excellent especially with the fan option (have it installed on seriously overclocked ati 9700 pro). Fan undervolted cannot be heard and provides enough airflow to keep things cool. Zalman fits inside of shim. Negatives: Can be a bit of a project to install. Also, heat is released into the case which can be a problem if you use a small case or a case with lousy ventilation or you are a silent pc nut like me that still likes high performance systems (but without the noise). VGA Silencer is also excellent and getting rave reviews (have mine installed on 9800 AIW PRO and running at 9800XT speeds. 420mhz core. 365mhz ram). Big plus of Silencer is that it exhausts the video heat outside of the case. You lose the PCI slot next to the video card but 'most' people never use that slot anyways (same as Zalman). Dream to install, couldn't be easier. Also dead silent on slowest fan setting and slightly noisier on fast setting but in "most" systems you would never hear it even at fastest setting. Negatives: Doesn't fit 'inside' the shim so you have to make sure your shim is level with your gpu or it has to be removed which can be a pain in the butt. Check your shim height with a steel straight edge or edge of a credit card to see if there is any gap between the edge and the gpu. Also, Silencer only fits a limited number of cards so you have to check compatibility. New ver. 2.0 of the Silencer DOES now fit the ATI AIW series. I love and own both products but ultimately I have to recommend the VGA Silencer if you want the best. Heat being exhausted from case is just way too cool. (pun intended) (grin) Also, you still have room for memory ramsinks on the ATI cards with the Silencer, almost impossible with the Zalman. You can also check out Silencer review at www.silentpcreview.com Cheers! James 8-) "Uncooked meat prior to state vector collapse" wrote in message news:ZViZb.4732$C21.1683@fed1read07... "rms" wrote in message om... Consider the VGA Silencer also. rms does the VGA Silencer make accomodations for the shim? From what I have heard it does not. |
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