Decent Cheap VGA Cooler?

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Howdy all. I've got a 7300GS in my rig (rig in sig), and since its a Linux box, and the only gaming I really do is ePSXe & other emulators, its doing just fine.

Just one problem. Leadtek slapped a whiny-ass little fan on that that's ruining the relative dull noise of my fans with its noisiness. I think it's going to hell anyways, since every now and then it'll seem to go "off balance"; thwacking the fan or tapping the card slightly gets rid of the off-balance noise.

I've heard good things about the Zalman VF-series coolers. Not looking to spend more than $20-$30 or so, and don't want something that's overkill, since it is just a 7300GS...

Quiet/adjustable fan speed would be a plus.
 
VF700CU or the ALCU would be fine.

I've got an ALCU on my 6800 Ultra card (LOL) and It never goes over 90c load.
 
Zalman VF700 Cu is a good choice. I'm using it on my 7900 GT and the installation was very easy. I bought it more for quiet than performance, but it does a decent job at cooling at both idle and load. You can run it in either silent or performance mode, but you can only change it with the provided power adapter.
 
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