Passively cooling a 9800 Pro

[Ruggerbugger]

I have a Sapphire 9800 Pro (256 bit), which I'm very happy with at the moment. In the future, however (i.e. once the warranty expires), I'd like to passively cool it to reduce noise in my computer. Is there a good option to do this? How about the Zalman heatpipe cooler?

[Byatt]

well, yes, the zalman is really the thing for the job, although it's still advised to keep a fan on it...so maybe an arctic cooler on quiet would be a better option.

[dozer]

id go the arctic with some ramsinks and amp it up a bit

[daniel_owen_uk]

Stop being a wuss and get a maze 4 on it

But unless you fancy delving deep into your wallet I would suggest the artic on quiet.

[Ruggerbugger]

Cheers guys

Not quite sure I'm ready for water cooling, I don't think it would fit in here http://forums.hexus.net/showthread.php?t=3&page=4 anyway . I wouldn't actually mind mounting the fan on the Zalman, it'd probably look quite nice with the case window.