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Lighter and Cooler Graphics Card Cooler

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the doing-it-the-easy-way-is-boring dept.

Joey Braff writes "Max did a great guide on converting a cpu cooler into a graphics card cooler. Produced better results than expensive graphics coolers even though its lighter and cheaper. Test results available."

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  1. Max? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Who the hell is Max?

  2. So why the price difference? by bcmm · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It's not supply and demand, because high-end cooling units probably get used as much with graphics as CPUs, at least in expensive desktops.

    Maybe the just reckon that that sort of gamer has more money to blow on overpriced stuff to allow the graphics go faster?

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  3. Err... by rsrsharma · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Considering Thermalright already makes an almost identical version specifically made for graphics cards which doesn't take up as much space, and probably doesn't cost much more (or maybe even less), what's the point? The one made for GPUs seems to be better anyway, since it only rose 35 deg. C w/ a 6800GT (with is much hotter than a 9800 Pro).

  4. Blocks too many PCI slots. by brandorf · · Score: 4, Informative

    Sheesh, the mod blocks off three or four of the boards PCI slots! Who needs a RAID or Wireless card when you've got such high graphics power!

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    1. Re:Blocks too many PCI slots. by DrEldarion · · Score: 4, Funny

      My graphics are so incredible that they've struck me deaf, rendering a sound card unnecessary.

  5. Cooler and more silent by DevanJedi · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Temperature and noise are going to be major factors in computer design as the PC moves from the desktop to other locations in the house. A Celeron with 256MB RAM is already a tremendous workhorse for video, audio, etc. I am in the process of creating client-server based media centre and my prime concern is heat and noise; not power and memory, those are cheap and easy to come by.

  6. Proper case ducting... by pigiron · · Score: 5, Informative

    is still one of the cheapest and most effective methods to lower heat. Few PC cases are properly designed with heat dissipation in mind. The blast-furnace temeratures of the Pentium 4 has driven many to search out inexpensive solutions. Before spending money on admittedly effective, but costly, hardware such as water cooling, it is well worthwhile to explore the benefits of proper ducting:

    http://overclockers.com/tips1193/

    http://overclockers.com/tips1187/

  7. Worthless comparison by Philodoxx · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The TT SI-97 costs about $45 CDN, while a VGA Silencer costs about $30 CDN. I use a VGA silencer and it's a pretty nice product, so I'm curious why it was not included in the benchmarking.

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  8. Spyware scum supporters by quazee · · Score: 4, Informative

    TFA had at least two huge banners for me that pointed to known malware sites:
    http://www.spywarestormer.com/
    http://www.errorguard.com/
    (the sites are very similar, btw)
    That's ain't 'cool'.

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