List of VGA Coolers For 9800 Pro?

riven2000 · Oct 17, 2014

Hi Everyone,

I just bought a retail Radeon 9800 Pro for my old G4 (don't say it - I just like the old machines

), and want to eventually get a VGA cooler, since of course the 9800 fan runs LOUD. Anyway I've looked around here for ideas on which one, but haven't found too much. Does anyone know of a list of the most current coolers that work on the 9800 Pro? I know it's an old card, but there must be some good ones still out there. Thanx muchly!!

grumperfish · Oct 17, 2014

ATI changed their cooler mounting section around the x850-series cards, so most new coolers will not work on a card that old.

You're going to have to look for an older style cooler like a Zalman ZM-VF900-Cu or Thermalright V1 (powerful for the era, but IIRC it was a nightmare to install). Unfortunately anything out of production like that is going to run you $30-$40+, well beyond the value of such a card these days. Good luck.

Try these:
http://www.performance-pcs.com/zalman-vf1000-led-ultra-quiet-copper-video-card-cooler.html

http://www.performance-pcs.com/zalman-gv1000-copper-heatpipe-vga-cooler.html

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/3...atpipe_Graphics_Card_Cooler.html?tl=g40c21s65

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/6...00_LED_VGA_Cooler_ZM-VF1000.html?tl=g40c21s65

riven2000 · Oct 17, 2014

Thanks for the suggestions. One other question: are chip heatsinks usually necessary? I know some coolers have them, some don't. The ATI Silencer 4 has a copper base for cooling the chips, but it doesn't work with the 9800.

grumperfish said:
ATI changed their cooler mounting section around the x850-series cards, so most new coolers will not work on a card that old.

You're going to have to look for an older style cooler like a Zalman ZM-VF900-Cu or Thermalright V1 (powerful for the era, but IIRC it was a nightmare to install). Unfortunately anything out of production like that is going to run you $30-$40+, well beyond the value of such a card these days. Good luck.

Try these:
http://www.performance-pcs.com/zalman-vf1000-led-ultra-quiet-copper-video-card-cooler.html

http://www.performance-pcs.com/zalman-gv1000-copper-heatpipe-vga-cooler.html

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/3...atpipe_Graphics_Card_Cooler.html?tl=g40c21s65

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/6...00_LED_VGA_Cooler_ZM-VF1000.html?tl=g40c21s65

grumperfish · Oct 17, 2014

If the stock cooler covers something, plan to stick heatsinks on it.
If there's no heatsinks on the VRAM by default then you can probably go without.

riven2000 · Oct 17, 2014

Sounds great, thanks!

grumperfish said:
If the stock cooler covers something, plan to stick heatsinks on it.
If there's no heatsinks on the VRAM by default then you can probably go without.

tikithorsen · Oct 25, 2014

I have a Zalman VF-900alcu on my MediaVision Radeon 9800Pro and yes, it was a nightmare to install.

magellan · Nov 6, 2014

I cracked the core on my 9800 Pro putting on an Arctic Cooling heatsink and I
followed the instructions to the letter.

grumperfish · Nov 6, 2014

magellan said:
I cracked the core on my 9800 Pro putting on an Arctic Cooling heatsink and I
followed the instructions to the letter.

I destroyed an x850pro like that. V1 Ultra was very, very difficult to make level, and I found that out the hard way. Fortunately ATI was nice enough to send me a new card even though they probably shouldn't have.

magellan · Nov 6, 2014

grumperfish said:
I destroyed an x850pro like that. V1 Ultra was very, very difficult to make level, and I found that out the hard way. Fortunately ATI was nice enough to send me a new card even though they probably shouldn't have.

And that happened back when video cards were cheap ($240 to $250 for a top tier video card).
Back then I vowed I'd never buy another aftermarket cooler for a video card ever again, but I did
anyway.

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