Vantec Iceberq4 vs Stock Sapphire 9800 Pro HS

[Yamiyanazz]

Yeah, because I jsut bought my new card..I know it is compatable with my 9800 Pro, I just want to know if it'll give me noticable cooling benefits. I want to be able to overclock it enough so I can apply the 9800 XT mod and feel safe about it.

So which is it?

[CircuitBreaker8]

Isnt tha thing like 16$? The VGA silencer is 10$ at SVC, and it cools 10x better.

[Yamiyanazz]

Ia it quiet too? Maybe it's time to upgrade more, eh?

If I'm going to upgrade, is there anything better....

By the way, I'm also going to a cool system...so please tell me if it's quiet.

[CircuitBreaker8]

Its VERY quiet. I could'nt even here mine before I modded it.

[Yamiyanazz]

So a zalman heatpipe wouldn't be worth investing in instead? Just go for the VGA silencer?

[wpmegee]

A zalman wouldn't be worth it unless you're going to shoehorn a 80mm fan on it. A Zalman+Smart Fan II or Tornado would probably work pretty well, but then you're talking more money.

[Yamiyanazz]

okay...but back to my initial question, will the Iceberq4 that I already have work better than the stock? I'll probably replace it later, but I want to save money and time now.

[CircuitBreaker8]

Hard to say........how big is it? Can we get some pics?

[Yamiyanazz]

Since I don't have a camera of my own, this is not possible...of course, there is google...the power.

http://cal930.hp.infoseek.co.jp/9700omote.jpg

[CircuitBreaker8]

Yeah, that would cool better, its copper to, and its bigger.