8800GT Cooling Thread (Pics)

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Ok, Im sure everyone is wondering what cooling they should get with there 8800GT, I am too! I made this thread so people who already purchased the 8800GT and have after market cooling can share there Pictures and Reviews with the cooling device they purchased.

I recently ordered a 8800GT from Dell and it should arrive on the Tenth of this Month, Im worried about the temps and the card being overclocked. I am wondering about the S1 From Arctic Cooling but i would like to see what the others know of.

What Cooling is Simply the Best for the 8800GT?

When i get some names of different cooling, ill post a Poll so everyone can vote!

Updated! Popular Coolers That work With the 8800GT

ARCTIC COOLING Accelero S1
Thermalright HR-03
Zalman VF 1000
 
Given that the Accelero S1 is top class and cheapest choice, I dont see anything being pwned.

Get an Accelero S1, I'll post a piccy in a short while of my setup.
It draws cold air in from the rear blanking plates, giving idle of 33 - 36C and load temps of 42 - 46C.
Ambient temps 20 to 22C.
 
I was reading about the thermaltake DuOrb providing between 20-35c cooler than the retail heatsink and is well priced 42.99 (newegg).
 
My S1 gives me temps of 32C Idle and 45C load...rather nice.
very nice upgrade to the cooling over stock.
 
My SilenX IXG-80CA gives 40 idle, 56 load.

Cheaper than S1 + fan, too.
 
The S1 is on sale at the egg for $24.

You can also purchase the twin turbo fan modules for it for $8.

Personally, I rather find a way to attach a single 120mm fan to it. Those little twin 80mm fans look loud if they spin up on high.
 
Water cooling -> Cost -> free, leftover review sample from a year or so ago, works good enough for me..........:D

35c load @ 800/1944/2000

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That's the SilenX IXG-80CA

97C load (stock speeds) to 59C load at 700/1750/2000.
 
beautiful setups guys, my 8800gt should be here on the 11th, and ill order a arctic cooling S1. withought the fans for now. I did some googling and im sure the S1 is best for its price. The thermalright coolers might be a lil cooler than the S1, but double the price :(
 
I have been consider the S1 or WC but my problem with the S1 is cooling the memory and other chips as it seems people is having problems finding a way to attach them without voiding the warranty.
Keep pics coming.... :D
 
shaolin95 said:
I have been consider the S1 or WC but my problem with the S1 is cooling the memory and other chips as it seems people is having problems finding a way to attach them without voiding the warranty.
Keep pics coming.... :D
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What? The S1 doesn't cool the card's memory as well as the HR-03GT? People are having problems attaching what? The S1 or the Ram-sinks?
 
shaolin95 said:
I have been consider the S1 or WC but my problem with the S1 is cooling the memory and other chips as it seems people is having problems finding a way to attach them without voiding the warranty.
Keep pics coming.... :D
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The stock heatsink comes with a very greasy thermal interface paste/tape. It's very hard to clean off and alcohol won't cut it. You need to use some sort of degreaser like Simple Green to get it all off.

If even a little bit of the greasiness is still there, the tape on the ramsinks won't hold.
 
kumquat said:
The stock heatsink comes with a very greasy thermal interface paste/tape. It's very hard to clean off and alcohol won't cut it. You need to use some sort of degreaser like Simple Green to get it all off.

If even a little bit of the greasiness is still there, the tape on the ramsinks won't hold.
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Yeah most people have resorted to just using a thermal epoxy, but you kill the cards resell and warranty at the same time. I've personally used engine degreaser to remove old heatsink compounds and tape.
 
It's also been determined that the NV Silencer 5 rev II fits, just requires mosfet cooling seperately. But gives a two slot rear exhaust solution that is very quiet.
 
xX_Jack_Carver_Xx said:
It's also been determined that the NV Silencer 5 rev II fits, just requires mosfet cooling seperately. But gives a two slot rear exhaust solution that is very quiet.
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yep that is what im using and it drop my temps from 70 idle to 49 idle. thought im on a matx board and the fan hits my x-fi card. so i put something between the fan and the x-fi card to it seperated them.
 
kumquat said:
The stock heatsink comes with a very greasy thermal interface paste/tape. It's very hard to clean off and alcohol won't cut it. You need to use some sort of degreaser like Simple Green to get it all off.

If even a little bit of the greasiness is still there, the tape on the ramsinks won't hold.
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Would "Goo Gone" also work? That stuff works wonders on sticky stuff like getting stickers off old textbooks, etc D:
 
kumquat said:
The stock heatsink comes with a very greasy thermal interface paste/tape. It's very hard to clean off and alcohol won't cut it. You need to use some sort of degreaser like Simple Green to get it all off.

If even a little bit of the greasiness is still there, the tape on the ramsinks won't hold.
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I got mine off by boiling the ramsinks in water and while hot rubbing off most of the thermal goo/tape.
Once most of it was removed I used pure alcohol to remove the rest, it wasnt too hard :)
 
hmm thats right, when my S1 comes in im gonna have to get rid of the thermal paste on the stock cooler, any ideas how i can get it off easily and safely? :confused:
 
veritas7 said:
Would "Goo Gone" also work? That stuff works wonders on sticky stuff like getting stickers off old textbooks, etc D:
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You'll want to use a Xylene based cleaner like "GOOF-OFF" and definitely not "Goo Gone". Goo Gone is a citrus based cleaner and while it might eventually clean off the oily residue from the thermal pads it will in turn leave it's own residue. Xylene will cut through all the crap and leave a pristine surface.

You can also use the 2-part thermal surface cleaning and purifying kit from Arctic Silver. It's very inexpensive and one kit will last you literally hundreds of times.
 
So is the NV Silencer v5 the only third party cooling solution (that fits on the 8800GT) that exhausts hot air outside the case?
 
I stole this from another forum! Sorry, :p

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The poster say's he sees a 25C difference when the cpu is under load, I think this is definitively worth it! :D
And he also stated that the temp dropped another 22c under load with a 120mm Fan on it! 47c Difference under load. Amazing!
 
Rockstar said:
I stole this from another forum! Sorry, :p

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The poster say's he sees a 25C difference when the cpu is under load, I think this is definitively worth it! :D
And he also stated that the temp dropped another 22c under load with a 120mm Fan on it! 47c Difference under load. Amazing!
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How many slots does it take up in all with fan?
 
Running everest, i have my GPU idleing at 45, and load around 60...thats not horrendous enough for me to run and grab a cooler correct? Im using the eVGA 8800G SC with a CM690 case.
 
Bio-Hazard said:
Water cooling -> Cost -> free, leftover review sample from a year or so ago, works good enough for me..........:D

35c load @ 800/1944/2000

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What kind of block do you use? I was going for Swftech.. what you got?
 
jaaaaakke said:
Running everest, i have my GPU idleing at 45, and load around 60...thats not horrendous enough for me to run and grab a cooler correct? Im using the eVGA 8800G SC with a CM690 case.
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Depends if you want to clock it further.
 
jaaaaakke said:
Running everest, i have my GPU idleing at 45, and load around 60...thats not horrendous enough for me to run and grab a cooler correct? Im using the eVGA 8800G SC with a CM690 case.
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60c under load isnt bad, but you might consider a cooler during the summer ;D
 
I consider anything above 70C too high but that isnt related to anything other than experience in the electronics field, no hardcore facts on temperature capabilities of the GPU on the 8800GT have come my way yet. Hopefully someone has definitive info.
These cards appear to run ok above 90C, not sure what it does to the life of the card though.
I would not let a card run at 100C.
 
nvidia was claming somewhere that the card was safe up to 110 c
 
i have lockups around 85, i just read it on a forum i cant rerember where it was :p
 
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