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    What is a decent cooler for a HD3850?

    The standard fan on my HD3850 is by far the loudest part of my PC and its really begining to bug me.
    I have the PowerColor 512mb btw.
    The existing fan is pretty good, it idles at about 35'c and rarely goes above 50'c but its just damn noisey!

    Could someone suggest a new fan or even a fanless solution.
    Cheers!

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    Re: What is a decent cooler for a HD3850?

    http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductId=627848

    You can maybe use that fanless or do what SPCR do and strap a silent 120mm fan to it. Cool, and quiet.. bit big so you need some extra height clearance in the case.

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    Re: What is a decent cooler for a HD3850?

    One of the best solutions I've read is the Thermalright, BUT the cost is ridiculous.

    However, THIS Akasa is supposed to be a great performer and is relatively cheap.
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    Re: What is a decent cooler for a HD3850?

    Quote Originally Posted by staffsMike View Post
    http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductId=627848

    You can maybe use that fanless or do what SPCR do and strap a silent 120mm fan to it. Cool, and quiet.. bit big so you need some extra height clearance in the case.
    Cheers.
    Sounds like a good idea and space wouldn't be a problem, I don't even have any PCI cards in my case at the moment.
    I take it this would void the warranty though?

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    Re: What is a decent cooler for a HD3850?

    Quote Originally Posted by Mithrandir View Post
    One of the best solutions I've read is the Thermalright, BUT the cost is ridiculous.

    However, THIS Akasa is supposed to be a great performer and is relatively cheap.
    Woah that first one is pricey, looks nice though!
    I'll check out some reviews for the Akasa one, cheers.

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    Re: What is a decent cooler for a HD3850?

    I'm guessing it's this one

    Bad thing about thoes PowerColor coolers is the fan is stuck at max speed, no way short of a physical alteration to reduce the fan speed.

    I'd seriously look at tha Akasa one it's suposed to be exellent esp for a card like the 3850. (not much change to a 8800gts 512mb, but the stock cooler on a 8800gts is very good to start with.)

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    Re: What is a decent cooler for a HD3850?

    Quote Originally Posted by Pob255 View Post
    I'm guessing it's this one
    Yep thats the one.
    Bad thing about thoes PowerColor coolers is the fan is stuck at max speed, no way short of a physical alteration to reduce the fan speed.
    That would explain it!
    I've tried changing the fan in ATI Tool and Riva but I couldn't really tell any difference, sound wise or temps.
    It's so annoying because without this fan my PC would be almost silent.

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    Re: What is a decent cooler for a HD3850?

    I have that thermalright one and it is excellent. I run it completely passively on my 8800GT.

    I'd suggest a VF-900Cu and undervolt the fan to 5 volts, then it is silent

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    Re: What is a decent cooler for a HD3850?

    I think I've just solved my problem for 58p haha!

    http://scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductId=783848

    It's supposed to be for 3pin case fans I guess, but I just plugged my 2pin GPU fan in and it works like a charm!
    On the lowest setting I can't hear it above the already pretty quiet case fan, on full power it's as loud as before of course.

    I just run a few tests with ATI Tool's artefact scanner and on the lowest fan setting it only reaches 57'c (vs 50'c on 100&#37
    Considering I can't hear it now I'm pretty pleased with that, although I'll probably set it somewhere between, just before it starts getting loud.

    Only problem now is that I think my case and CPU fans are too loud!

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    Re: What is a decent cooler for a HD3850?

    Looks good nadnerb. That is very cheap as well. I think I'll add to my next Scan order. Thanks for the info.
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    Re: What is a decent cooler for a HD3850?

    Exactly, that's why I bought it.
    I was buying a HDD and thought I may as well add that to the order as it doesn't matter if it didn't work.

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    Re: What is a decent cooler for a HD3850?

    nice one and your lucky it fit, quite often the 2 pin connectors on graphics card coolers are too small to fit on 3 pin connectors so you have to cut and rewire them (it's not that hard to do but can be daughting)

    personally I don't like rear controllers much as I like to adjust my fan speeds quite often, however for 58p that's a bargin

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    Re: What is a decent cooler for a HD3850?

    if that doesnt work try the zalman vf900 or the new vf1000 they are renowned coolers and silent with the fanmate

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