Alpenfoehn Peter 79XX Edition

[Haider]

Hi,

I'm think of replacing my Vapor-X cooling system on my Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 Vapor-X with Alpenfoehn Peter 79XX Edition and two 140mm ore 120mm fans on a fan controller. Your thoughts would be welcome. Concerns: -

My card is not a reference design,
Not easy to install

A review but on a different card: -
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/deepcool-dracula-radeon-hd-7970-cooling,3246.html

Thanks
Haider

 

[\dev\goat]

Being as that is a HUGE cooler, if the actual gpu chip is in even a slightly different position on your non-reference card, the cooler might collide with the back of your case, or your motherboard.

I would try to find someone to measure the distance between the edges of a reference card and its gpu, and then compare that to yours, to make sure that the cooler is going to sit in the same position relative to the rest of your system.

edit: also the little heatsinks for the power section of the card are probably gonna be completely different. Keep that in mind too.

 

[Haider]

I'm thinking of ordering it on Amazon, If it all fits then ok otherwise I'll return it. Now for the fans I'm NB-BlackSilentPRO 140mm PK-3: -
12V
3,5-13,8V Voltage range
4V start voltage
1700 Max RPM
153 m3/h
1,650 mmH2O
32,5 max dBa

Thanks
Haider