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What is a good GPU cooler? I currently have a stock fan, it's going out, looks like the Thermaltake Blue Orb. What do you guys suggest? I was thinking of the ThermalTake GeForce4 cooler or the Vantec Iceberq4 PRO Copper one.

 

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if I were you I would investigate the zalman coolers a bit...
http://www.xoxide.com/zalmanzm80.html
I personally don't have experience with them but I know people have had pretty good opinions on it...

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Vantec Iceberg maybe?

 

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The vantec iceberq4 does produce lower temperatures on average than the TT geforce4 cooler, zalman is the way to go for a quiet video card, because it's a passive cooler it will get somewhat hotter.

 

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but dont you get like 3 heatsinks with the iceberg, plus its alot cheaper?

 

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The vantec iceberg4 comes with the copper GPU HSF and 4 aluminum heatsinks for the memory. The only difference between the TT geforce4 cooler is that TT includes aluminum heatsinks for the back of the memory, the iceberg4 will only cover the front of BGA/SGRAM.

 

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Why is the vantec better when the TT fan has 10.6CFM vs. Vantec's 8.6CFM?

 

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a higher "CFM" or "rpm" doesnt mean that it will outperform the other Heatsink, since vantec iceberq4 uses a different heatsink design, if it was the same heatsink on both with different fans, then probably yes.

 

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I'd recommend the Vantec as well, though I still use the stock cooling on my card, a friend uses the Vantec and is quite pleased.

 

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gbcue said:

What is a good GPU cooler? I currently have a stock fan, it's going out, looks like the Thermaltake Blue Orb. What do you guys suggest? I was thinking of the ThermalTake GeForce4 cooler or the Vantec Iceberq4 PRO Copper one.

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The best GPU cooler you can ever use right now would be to mod a All Copper Skived fin 1U Cooler.

 

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Chalk up another mark in the Zalman 80HPa dept. I have one and love it.

 

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zalman heatpipe with tt smartfan attached to it.

 

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zalman heatpipe with tt smartfan attached to it.

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fun....but I suppose it isn't always really loud

 

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A TT smartfan II with the potentiometer at lowest cannot be heard....but, where is the ideal place to place the fan?

 

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i would think to the side, blowing through and over the coolers.