5870 Cooling?

CleanSteve · Sep 27, 2009

So the hot new board is out. Has anyone thought about cooling this bad boy?

I'm obsessed with quiet cooling ... would love to see what people are thinking for air cooling solutions.

ChinStrap · Sep 27, 2009

the stock cooler is actually VERY good.

i have the fan set @ 45% and it's very quiet.

it's ugly as hell though. i'm gonna be throwing a zalman vf1000 on it if i keep it.

jamesman32 · Sep 27, 2009

I've got my fan speed on my 5870 at 20%, and it's silent. Idling at about 40c as well. Honestly, the stock cooler is really good.

mxthunder · Sep 27, 2009

Jeeze, I didnt think anybody had these yet.

A VF1000 would choke horribly trying to cool that card, unless they run a lot cooler than the 4000 series due to the 40nm thing..

Rinne · Sep 27, 2009

mxthunder said:
Jeeze, I didnt think anybody had these yet.

A VF1000 would choke horribly trying to cool that card, unless they run a lot cooler than the 4000 series due to the 40nm thing..

apparently... they do.

VRM's still get hot, though.

just dan · Sep 27, 2009

is the fan similar to the 4870/90 stock fan? i can take about 65% while browsing and 89% during gaming

CleanSteve · Sep 27, 2009

Wow stock cooling that good. Awesome.

Thanks guys!

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