Results 1 to 11 of 11

Thread: News - ZALMAN releases premium AMD Radeon HD 5800-series cooler

  1. #1
    HEXUS.admin
    Join Date
    Apr 2005
    Posts
    31,709
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked
    2,073 times in 719 posts

    News - ZALMAN releases premium AMD Radeon HD 5800-series cooler

    VF3000A ships with dual 92mm fans and five-heatpipe cooling.
    Read more.

  2. #2
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Sep 2009
    Posts
    219
    Thanks
    1
    Thanked
    3 times in 3 posts

    Re: News - ZALMAN releases premium AMD Radeon HD 5800-series cooler

    the question is: is it better than the Prolimatech MK13 or Thermalright Spitfire?

  3. #3
    Butter king GheeTsar's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2009
    Location
    The shire of berks
    Posts
    2,106
    Thanks
    153
    Thanked
    260 times in 163 posts
    • GheeTsar's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3P
      • CPU:
      • Intel i5 2500k
      • Memory:
      • Corsair 8GB
      • Storage:
      • Samsung EVO 850 1 TB + 2 x 1TB Storage
      • Graphics card(s):
      • ASUS Radeon R9 280X
      • PSU:
      • Tagan TG600-U33 600W
      • Case:
      • Fractal Design Define R3
      • Operating System:
      • Windows 10
      • Monitor(s):
      • Acer 24" 120Hz GD245HQ
      • Internet:
      • Virgin 100mb

    Re: News - ZALMAN releases premium AMD Radeon HD 5800-series cooler

    Quote Originally Posted by HW_90 View Post
    the question is: is it better than the Prolimatech MK13 or Thermalright Spitfire?
    ...or the other cards with enhanced cooling solutions such as the Vapor-X or the Powercolour PCS editions?

  4. #4
    A shadowy flight. MSIC's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2005
    Location
    London/Herts
    Posts
    3,413
    Thanks
    394
    Thanked
    229 times in 168 posts
    • MSIC's system
      • Motherboard:
      • ASRock H170M-ITX
      • CPU:
      • Core i5 6500
      • Memory:
      • 2 x 4GB Corsair Veng DDR4 2666
      • Storage:
      • 240GB SSD (boot) +1TB Samsung F3
      • Graphics card(s):
      • ASUS GeForce 750Ti
      • PSU:
      • Silverstone 450W ST455F
      • Case:
      • Silverstone SG06-450
      • Operating System:
      • Win10
      • Monitor(s):
      • Dell S2309W
      • Internet:
      • PlusNet FiberTTC

    Re: News - ZALMAN releases premium AMD Radeon HD 5800-series cooler

    There was a period of time around 5 years ago when Zalman practically meant quiet effective cooling, however they seem to have lost this crown quite a while ago.
    I'd personally quite like to see if they can still bring something effective to the scene.
    I'm commenting on an internet forum. Your facts hold no sway over me.
    - Another poster, from another forum.

    System as shown, plus: Microsoft Wireless mobile 4000 mouse and Logitech Illuminated keyboard.
    Sennheiser RS160 wireless headphones. Creative Gigaworks T40 SII. My wife.
    My Hexus Trust

  5. #5
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Sep 2009
    Posts
    219
    Thanks
    1
    Thanked
    3 times in 3 posts

    Re: News - ZALMAN releases premium AMD Radeon HD 5800-series cooler

    Quote Originally Posted by GheeTsar View Post
    ...or the other cards with enhanced cooling solutions such as the Vapor-X or the Powercolour PCS editions?
    except both of those use non-ref PCB's

  6. #6
    Butter king GheeTsar's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2009
    Location
    The shire of berks
    Posts
    2,106
    Thanks
    153
    Thanked
    260 times in 163 posts
    • GheeTsar's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3P
      • CPU:
      • Intel i5 2500k
      • Memory:
      • Corsair 8GB
      • Storage:
      • Samsung EVO 850 1 TB + 2 x 1TB Storage
      • Graphics card(s):
      • ASUS Radeon R9 280X
      • PSU:
      • Tagan TG600-U33 600W
      • Case:
      • Fractal Design Define R3
      • Operating System:
      • Windows 10
      • Monitor(s):
      • Acer 24" 120Hz GD245HQ
      • Internet:
      • Virgin 100mb

    Re: News - ZALMAN releases premium AMD Radeon HD 5800-series cooler

    Quote Originally Posted by HW_90 View Post
    except both of those use non-ref PCB's
    Yup - I'm (vaguely) interested to know if it is better to buy a standard 5870 and an aftermarket cooler such as this Zalman one or a prebuilt non-ref PCB/cooling system 5870 in terms of cost, noise and thermal performance.

  7. #7
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Apr 2009
    Location
    Oxford
    Posts
    263
    Thanks
    5
    Thanked
    7 times in 6 posts
    • borandi's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Gigabyte EX58-UD3R
      • CPU:
      • Core i7 920 D0 (2.66Ghz) @ 4.1Ghz
      • Memory:
      • G.Skill 3x1GB DDR3-1333Mhz
      • Storage:
      • Samsung PB22-J 64GB
      • Graphics card(s):
      • 2x5850 in CF
      • PSU:
      • 800W
      • Case:
      • Verre V770
      • Operating System:
      • Windoze XP Pro
      • Monitor(s):
      • 19"WS
      • Internet:
      • 8MB/448kbps up

    Re: News - ZALMAN releases premium AMD Radeon HD 5800-series cooler

    These aftermarket cooling options have one flaw - I want the air going OUT my case, not circulating IN.

    ٩(̾●̮̮̃̾•̃̾)۶

  8. #8
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Sep 2009
    Posts
    219
    Thanks
    1
    Thanked
    3 times in 3 posts

    Re: News - ZALMAN releases premium AMD Radeon HD 5800-series cooler

    Quote Originally Posted by borandi View Post
    These aftermarket cooling options have one flaw - I want the air going OUT my case, not circulating IN.
    except doing this involves fitting the cooling to just one type of card and PCB, and causes a problem in itself that more hot air will be circulating in the case due to use of multiple fans

  9. #9
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Oct 2009
    Location
    Ohio
    Posts
    319
    Thanks
    2
    Thanked
    10 times in 10 posts

    Re: News - ZALMAN releases premium AMD Radeon HD 5800-series cooler

    My MSI Radeon HD 5850 has zero problems with noise and runs quite cool. A major plus is that the stock cooler exhausts most of the hot air outside of the case.

    This Zalman heatsink doesn't seem to do that at all. Complete failure.

  10. #10
    jim
    jim is offline
    HEXUS.clueless jim's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2008
    Location
    Location: Location:
    Posts
    11,457
    Thanks
    613
    Thanked
    1,645 times in 1,307 posts
    • jim's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Asus Maximus IV Gene-Z
      • CPU:
      • i5 2500K @ 4.5GHz
      • Memory:
      • 8GB Corsair Vengeance LP
      • Storage:
      • 1TB Sandisk SSD
      • Graphics card(s):
      • ASUS GTX 970
      • PSU:
      • Corsair AX650
      • Case:
      • Silverstone Fortress FT03
      • Operating System:
      • 8.1 Pro
      • Monitor(s):
      • Dell S2716DG
      • Internet:
      • 10 Mbps ADSL

    Re: News - ZALMAN releases premium AMD Radeon HD 5800-series cooler

    Quote Originally Posted by HW_90 View Post
    except doing this involves fitting the cooling to just one type of card and PCB, and causes a problem in itself that more hot air will be circulating in the case due to use of multiple fans
    Don't understand either of your points there.

  11. #11
    A shadowy flight. MSIC's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2005
    Location
    London/Herts
    Posts
    3,413
    Thanks
    394
    Thanked
    229 times in 168 posts
    • MSIC's system
      • Motherboard:
      • ASRock H170M-ITX
      • CPU:
      • Core i5 6500
      • Memory:
      • 2 x 4GB Corsair Veng DDR4 2666
      • Storage:
      • 240GB SSD (boot) +1TB Samsung F3
      • Graphics card(s):
      • ASUS GeForce 750Ti
      • PSU:
      • Silverstone 450W ST455F
      • Case:
      • Silverstone SG06-450
      • Operating System:
      • Win10
      • Monitor(s):
      • Dell S2309W
      • Internet:
      • PlusNet FiberTTC

    Re: News - ZALMAN releases premium AMD Radeon HD 5800-series cooler

    Quote Originally Posted by snootyjim View Post
    Don't understand either of your points there.
    +1 (i thought it was just me)
    I'm commenting on an internet forum. Your facts hold no sway over me.
    - Another poster, from another forum.

    System as shown, plus: Microsoft Wireless mobile 4000 mouse and Logitech Illuminated keyboard.
    Sennheiser RS160 wireless headphones. Creative Gigaworks T40 SII. My wife.
    My Hexus Trust

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Similar Threads

  1. Replies: 4
    Last Post: 24-09-2009, 12:17 AM
  2. Replies: 3
    Last Post: 15-05-2009, 09:41 AM
  3. Replies: 0
    Last Post: 04-03-2008, 01:17 AM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •