Got my zalman vf900

[teachmech]

Just spent 20 mins removing a gainward cooler and placing vf900 on my AGP6800GT. I used the artic cooling mx1 as tim already showing cooler temps idle 42 from 51 and the artic cololing gets better with age.

Easy install and it looks like better temps when compared to the gainward which was recognised as one of the best oem coolers.

So far then a big

[sawyen]

How tall is the cooler, thinking of getting one for my X1800XT eventually..

[teachmech]

It smaller than my stock gainward was. Sorry its in now.
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=369640
Hope the link is of use.

[shaithis]

Had one of those on a 7800GT, the fan died within 3 months and is irreplacable.

It used to get damn hot as well, don't think I would risk it on an x1800/x1900

[sawyen]

Arent those the VF700s? I thought these were the new and improved stuff?

[dave87]

Had one of those on a 7800GT, the fan died within 3 months and is irreplacable.

It used to get damn hot as well, don't think I would risk it on an x1800/x1900

VF-900? they have only just been released... and if it is within 3months, then send it back, no?

[mmmalas]

Just spent 20 mins removing a gainward cooler and placing vf900 on my AGP6800GT. I used the artic cooling mx1 as tim already showing cooler temps idle 42 from 51 and the artic cololing gets better with age.

Easy install and it looks like better temps when compared to the gainward which was recognised as one of the best oem coolers.

So far then a big

it depends on the airflow in the case, the artric cooler advantage comes when there is no air flow inside the case, other wise I will go for the zalman

[davidstone28]

You should be able to replace the fan if its breaks or is too noisy. See SPCR for details.

I reckon the Thermalright V1 would be a better choice, at least you should be able to choose your own fan.

[sawyen]

I cant find those retailing anywhere, do you guys have a link to it? I might jump ship on one of those..

EDIT: Yikes.. Just found out that they dont work with 1800s

[someone_mad]

it depends on the airflow in the case, the artric cooler advantage comes when there is no air flow inside the case, other wise I will go for the zalman

pretty much sums it up

[Barkotron]

I cant find those retailing anywhere, do you guys have a link to it? I might jump ship on one of those..

EDIT: Yikes.. Just found out that they dont work with 1800s

They do, you just have to fiddle with them a bit (as long as this is the Thermalright V1-Ultra we're talking about, that is). I have one on my X1900XT, which as far as I know has an almost identical board to the X1800s.

The main problem is the RAM heatsinks - if you're prepared to bend or cut up two of the sinks that come with the V1, it's fine. Just cut/bend the vanes until they're about half their original height, and Bob's yer uncle. If you don't want to do that, you might be better off with the Zalman.

There are a couple of things I like and don't like about the Thermalright though. Core cooling is tremendous - my temps are down 20 degrees under load since I put this thing on. Also, as the fan is on top of the card and set to suck, the hot air from the heatsink is sent directly into the path of the rear exhaust fan, so is immediately exhausted from the case.

The only other real problem is the cooling for the voltage regulators - they get really really toasty (have seen 110C! ). I've stuck a bunch of Zalman ramsinks on 'em and this has helped a lot, but with no fan on the bottom side of the card, if I clock it right up the heat gets a bit too much to bear and I get a VPU recover. I could stick one of those PCI-slot exhaust fans in I suppose, but they're so insanely noisy I'm not sure if I can stand having all my good work quieting the beast go to waste. I suppose they may be not as bad if driven off of 5V, and they're only a fiver or so, so I may try this anyway. If you have a side-panel fan intake or exhaust that points even vaguely in the direction of the graphics card, you probably wouldn't need to go to these lengths though. To be honest, if I ramp up the intake fan speed, they keep a lot cooler (surprise! ).

[cwl999]

Does the vf900 work on the 7800gtx and does occupy a second pci slot???
Also does it work well if it's mounted vertically (think link a desktop system)

[randomJ]

Are zalman ramsinks included with this?

[scrandman]

Are zalman ramsinks included with this?

Yes. You can see them here if you scroll down a bit:

http://www.virtual-hideout.net/revie...00/index.shtml

[teachmech]

Yes they are I needed to use them as the ram sinks on may gainward were to tall.

[randomJ]

Yes. You can see them here if you scroll down a bit:

http://www.virtual-hideout.net/revie...00/index.shtml

Ah My bad

Looks like this'll be on the list next, just trying to decide between the VF700 and this one... *thinks* hmmm