Some pic & vid from my setup...
HD4870 with HR-03 GT and Noctua NF-B9 using Installation Type 1
Still can't beat hwcanucks performance, but I'm very happy with the performance and the low noise compared to stock cooler.
More detail in my video here ...
The truth is X-Fi driver for Vista is intentionally crippled by Creative, they removed a lot of feature from vista driver, for business reason. (no kidding, it's for business reason)
If you're going to buy X-Fi or Audigy, be sure to download Daniel_K's unlocked driver, never use the broken...
I like HP w2207h, I own one, but rarely use portrait orientation (pivot)
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HDMI + DVI and also USB
HD4870 with HR-03 GT and Noctua NF-B9 using Installation Type 1
So here's my HR-03 GT Setup Type 1 pic and video is ready =D
This time with secondary GPU fan that blow to the RAM/VRM, but that small fan crashed with my HR-03 GT heatpipe so I had to move it 1 slot
away from...
Hmm.. I just changed my Setup to Installation Type 1, so I can't get the exact height of my previous Setup (Type 2).
But I just checked using my ruler, it's should be around 8cm (less)
And if we look from the spec, the fan is 25mm, HR-03 GT itself is 51mm, so yeah it's should be less than 80mm ;)
HD4870 with HR-03 GT and Noctua NF-B9 using Installation Type 2
more detail in my video here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fz1gL5TiZfY
HR-03 GT Setup Type 2
thermal paste : ArticSilver5
idle : 46 (stock clock)
full load : 55 (stock clock)
A few days ago, I changed my setup to...