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May 3, 2006, 12:08 AM
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Radeon HD 4350
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X1900 Coolers - An updated compilation of user reports
For those who are interested, I have compiled a list of reports across various forums regarding the various cooling solutions for the X1900 series cards. Obviously everyone's individual results will differ depending on clocks/voltages/case temps/etc, but this should provide a general guideline for how these coolers are doing out there in the real world. The VF900 and the Accelero X2 are the two most popular coolers listed, but it would be nice to see some more V-1 Ultra and Sytrin VF-1 results as well. I have probably missed a few reports and some of them are outdated as I compiled most of this list a few weeks ago, but if you want to add/change something on the list go ahead and contact me and I will update it. Edit - Reformatted the results by cooler, added FiringSquad's VF900 review, and some additional thoughts: The results for the Accelero are generally consistent across different users. With the Accelero at 100% fan, it significantly outperforms the stock cooler on auto and equals or betters the stock cooler at 100% in basically every case. If you want something that is known to work well then I would go for the Accelero. The VF900 results, on the other hand, seem to be completely random. A couple of users have reported great results, significantly beating the stock cooler and dropping temps into the 50-60C range. But many other users have reported poor results, with the VF900 only marginally beating the stock cooler on auto and losing to the stock cooler at 100%. Some users have even reported the VF900 temps climbing high enough to lead to overheating, crashing, and instability. So I don't know what to make of these numbers. It seems like with the VF900 there is a reasonable chance that you will get awesome results, but an equally likely chance that it will perform horribly. So if you want to take that chance then go for the VF900, but be prepared to return it for something else if it doesn't end up working well for you. Finally, there aren't really enough V-1 Ultra/VF-1 results yet to form a good conclusion on the capability of those coolers. It seems like most people are still purchasing the VF900 or the Accelero. The numbers I have found so far seem to look promising for the VF-1 and V-1 Ultra, but it isn't quite clear whether the initial numbers will reflect the end results of many different users. Noise Level If you are interested in minimizing noise, the VGA Cooler Roundup April 2006 by jmke provides a great chart of noise levels of most of the major aftermarket coolers (except the V-1 Ultra). Note that the temps are taken on a 7800GT so I wouldn't directly assume that the same results would apply to the hotter X1900 series cards, but at least the noise measurements should hold. The main things to note are the Sytrin VF-1 is fairly loud on the high fan setting, while there is no difference between the Accelero at 25%, 50%, and 100%. Finally, the Accelero at 100% is a bit quieter than the VF900 at 100% as well. Accelero Results Quote:
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May 4, 2006, 05:37 PM
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Hmm, nobody is interested in these reports? Oh well, bump for updated formatting, results, and comments. |
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May 4, 2006, 06:02 PM
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I think lots of people are waiting for other models to come. Opinions on accelero and vf900 are very dispair and we don't want to replace it again if a model with better temperature disipation and lower noise comes in the next months. If you spend 30-40 euros in a cooler you want it to be good, not just a bit better than stock. And you dont want to place extra fans all around the case. I prefer supporting 2 months my x1800xt hairdryer that buying one of these models and see how a new cooler, quieter and with more oc options puts this at stock level. Im waiting for one with classic arctic cooling design, 2 or 3 heatpipes and a big fan. If I see temps go too high with summer I'll think about kuoformula or vm102+fans, but i want something better that gets my graphic cards hot air out of the case. |
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May 5, 2006, 02:44 AM
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The result in those reports are properly true enough, but they are completely depending on the air-circulation in the case (at least for the aftermarket coolers). And since no 2 cases have the same air flow and since I know my air flow is low, I can't trust a cooler that doesn't expel the hot air out of the case. Non of the aftermarket coolers do that and this is why I am still waiting for a trustworthy aaftermarket cooler that expels air outside the case. |
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May 6, 2006, 02:26 PM
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I have and highly recommend the Thermalright V1 Ultra. It's a little more expensive but well worth the money. |
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Aug 6, 2006, 07:24 PM
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here is a quote i found on the internet about the way this artic cooler works Quote:
the only requirements it needs is a good airflow.. google it with these words : aerocase condor or use this link : www madshrimps be/?action=getarticle&articID=477 ( put the . before www and after madshrimps this funny forum here prevents me from posting links before 5 postings. how silly is that then... but there are more roads to rome.. ) Last edited by innerchild : Aug 10, 2006 at 10:29 PM. |
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Aug 9, 2006, 05:17 AM
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I would call this statement from Arctic Cooling as incorrect (to put it mildly). Saying that a DHES doesn't make sense when you're talking about GPU's that have more transistors than CPUs is rather funny. Saying that it's only 1 degree Celzius case temperature difference is just not true. Right now, I have X1800XT with a stock cooling (which exhaust the air). My PSU cooler almost doesn't work (you can barely feel some air coming from the CPU) but when I had a 7900GT with Zalman VF900, it was much more noticeable. I don't have to say how the CPU idle temperatures are lower by 3-4 degrees also and it probably helps my mainboards passive cooling also (it probably has a hard time coping with Nvidia's Nforce heating; hot air from Accelero only makes it much worse). The other claim about the DHES that has to be noisy is also suspicious. I had NV Silencer 5 and it wasn't noisy at all. Granted, newer cards are hotter, but Gainward also provides it's AGP 7900GTs (7800GS GS+) with an Arctic Cooling special made DHES cooler which is low-profile, quiet and efficient. |
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Aug 10, 2006, 05:06 AM
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We have seen several reports that the Accelero X2 raises the case temperature with more than 1 degree Celcius. And every degree it raises the PSU fan will have to increase in speed to compensate. And PSU fans do get louder when they rotate faster. So if people report that they can't hear the Accelero X2 that could be because the PSU fan is louder. |
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Aug 18, 2006, 06:52 PM
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Dec 15, 2007, 11:30 AM
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I know this is an old thread, but I appreciate the work that was done to pull all the information together. |
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May 16, 2008, 06:10 AM
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I can appreciate the work done here too, there are by now other models that people have been waiting for but still there are people that need the info. |
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