4850 Aftermarket Cooling

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So I'm looking at switching out the ridiculously loud stock cooler on my Visiontek 4850 (oc'ed, so I do need to raise the fan speed to keep it below 80C during gaming), and I have heard a lot about the GFX Chilla, but its not very easy to find (in the States, at least). I am also interested in the Twin Turbo, as I had an Accelero S1 on my 8800GT and it performed wonderfully. First question, does the GFX allow for crossfire, and if so, is there respectable place to order it from in the US? And how does the Chilla and Twin Turbo compare temperature-wise? (Oh, and I am using a P5Q Pro, so I don't think there is a compatibility issue, but let me know if there is)
 
Take a look at the Thermalright HR-03 GT. Excellent GPU cooler.
 
Thanks for the reviews, not sure I believe the link posted by billinator, those seem crazy low temperatures for a 4850. Even the 35C @ idle with the stock cooler seemed really low (I know its non-ref). Can anyone else backup those crossfire numbers with the Chilla (having only 3-4C difference in cards)? I thought I read a post here about someone using the TT and having about 20C difference.
 
billinater said:
this is a post that made me consider the gfx chilla

http://www.overclock.net/ati-cooling/392955-coolink-gfxchilla-4850-cf-review.html

i got mine from nicx.com , but i am sure the twin turbo would do you nicely as well not sure how it does with crossfire
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hehe i had a zalman cooler once running at 18C idle was amazing but was also because it was a bit chilly in the house 67F! so have to consider that as well.. i have a cool zilla im going to give another try after seeing that review tho.. but im sure hr03gt is better..
 
oh, sorry if i wasnt clear. in my post i wasnt saying expect those results, but i was merely showing they do work in crossfire and he used aftermarket fans which are taller than stock.
and with all aftermarket solution ymmv but i merely was sharing it since i had good results with it as well. good luck to you in what you pick they are all good coolers mentioned in this thread not sure but is the hr03 crossfirable?

http://www.legitreviews.com/article/740/4/
 
@ billinator

Are you using them in crossfire? If so, can you share the temps you're getting? Thanks.
 
negative my friend, i only has the single 4850. i think the accelro is crossfirable... but im not too sure. i do not have first hand experience with any of the mentioned coolers in crossfire configs
 
Okay...thanks for the review though. It does look significantly cheaper than the TT through NCIX, so I will probably try to catch a deal in the next month.
 
I have a gfx chilla on my visiontek hd4850 and it is wonderful.
Idle temps are 30c max under load it hits 50c max.
I have a weak gateway case so my case fans aren't the best,my airflow could be alot better also.

I have no complaints about the gfx chilla it is a wonderful cooler
 
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