Hello; well its Sunday and I'm getting ready to order later today n improved cooling system for the 8800GT which is in my PC. It's a great card but that whiny single-slot cooler drives me and the rest of the family bonkers, so it's gotta go. The plan is to replace it with the Arctic Cooling Accelero S1 + turbo fans or a 120mm fan cable-tied to it. Here's my basket contents:
120mm Akasa AK-174BK-S Black Case Fan, 3 Pin, Sleeve Bearing Ultra Quiet (17dBA) Retail Package £3.41
LN19182
Arctic Cooling Accelero AC-S1 Radically new high performance passive cooler, 4 heatpipes (7950/1950) £15.26
LN19189
Arctic Cooling AC-STM Turbo Fan Module for Accelero S1, Accelero S2 accessory For Overclockers! £5.86
Does anyone have experience with this setup? Any pitfalls? Should I be getting something else like the Thermaltake:
Thermalright HR-03-GT 6 H-pipe Heat sink for nVidia 8800GT, ATI 3850/70 VGA Cards (fan not Inc) 92mm Scan code LN20773
..with a 92mm fan and some ram heatsinks from Zalman?? Is it worth the extra cost, performance wise?
OR
should I chop in my 8800GT for a 8800GTS 512 with the 2-slot cooler??
Decisions... decisions... Advice please!! I am looking for quieter and cooler; the thing is housed in a Coolermaster 534 case with fans front & rear so there's plently of through air.
Thanks in advance,
Bob.