Cooling my graphics card

[DeathONator]

I'm getting a 9800Pro (I think) in october. I'm looking at how I want to cool it.

A) $24 + fan + bracket. Zalman ZM80A-HP Heatpipe w/ a quiet fan
B) $35 + fan. Zalman ZM80C-HP w/ a quiet fan
C) $29 Thermaltake's GIANT II heatpipe (29db fan included)
D) Cheap waterblock (where can I get one under $40ish)?
E) $0 Stock cooling :D
F) Something else... like my volcano 9

I want to overclock as much as I can get out of it. But I don't want alot of noise either. What should I get?

I'm uncertain, help me decide if you can.

[cherryp00t]

go with one of them zalman heatpipes with a quiet fan =d waterblock will just take away flow from your cpu =d

[DeathONator]

I'm getting a Ehiem 1250 pump this week. And I don't have a NB block (maybe I'll add one later who knows).

[Ffats]

If you want the highest overclock, you should obviously go with a waterblock. I doubt the Zalman would perform as well with a 30cfm Fan as a waterblock would...

Personally, I would choose the Zalman ZM80A-HP with an Enermax adjustable 120mm fan (Like this one (http://www.svc.com/en12vasphipe.html))positioned at the end of the card. It puts out a about 65cfm at 24db... The Vantec Stealths are 28db and push out 53cfm... And you can push the fan up some more when you really need that edge.

[cherryp00t]

those heatpipes are quite good byitself.. wiht a fan its even better ;d so dont underestimate it.. they cover the whole card so it dont cool the gpu alone =d

[tgp]

theres a block called a 'gemini waterblock i think', goes for cheap (like 20$). see if you can find it.

[ryuen]

wateverblock under 40? thats fine get the mcw50. by then itll probablky drop under 40. i think its like 45 now