alxnet2003
Limp Gawd
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- Oct 19, 2009
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Just got my hands on this cooler, a Thermalright Spitfire VGA:
http://www.amazon.com/Thermalright-...1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1275212389&sr=8-1
I was able to use this on my GTX 480 with this adapter:
http://www.coolerguys.com/840556092841.html
The result is amazing, not just for the clocks on air cooling but the lack of noise, which was a very important factor for me. I'm running at 860MHz core at stock voltage with 2100MHz memory clock (Vantage Performance score of 26298 with a i7 920 @ 3.7GHz and a GPU score of 22043).
With the stock Nvidia shroud, my core would reach 91 degrees on a few benchmarks at 70% fan usage. I'm now seeing a max of 66 degrees (an astounding 25 degree drop on air cooling) and best of all, this is all done with a 1000rpm 120mm fan. WHISPER quiet! No more dealing with 70% fan speed on the stock cooler on full loads.
One caveat though. Due to the size of the cooler, it's a tough fit in a few cases. I use a skeleton case (a tech station case from HIGHSPEEDPC) so it's not a big deal but it might be for you. But damn, this is probably the best air cooler out there for a GTX 480 with very low noise at full tilt.
http://www.amazon.com/Thermalright-...1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1275212389&sr=8-1
I was able to use this on my GTX 480 with this adapter:
http://www.coolerguys.com/840556092841.html
The result is amazing, not just for the clocks on air cooling but the lack of noise, which was a very important factor for me. I'm running at 860MHz core at stock voltage with 2100MHz memory clock (Vantage Performance score of 26298 with a i7 920 @ 3.7GHz and a GPU score of 22043).
With the stock Nvidia shroud, my core would reach 91 degrees on a few benchmarks at 70% fan usage. I'm now seeing a max of 66 degrees (an astounding 25 degree drop on air cooling) and best of all, this is all done with a 1000rpm 120mm fan. WHISPER quiet! No more dealing with 70% fan speed on the stock cooler on full loads.
One caveat though. Due to the size of the cooler, it's a tough fit in a few cases. I use a skeleton case (a tech station case from HIGHSPEEDPC) so it's not a big deal but it might be for you. But damn, this is probably the best air cooler out there for a GTX 480 with very low noise at full tilt.
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