Looking for advice on GPU Cooler

[Dark_Legacy]

Hey guys,

I am looking for some advice to fix my current heating problems with my 7800GTX.

The device runs at 50C Idle with 100% Fan, and 90C with 100% fan while gaming.

Using ATiTool I have determined that it requires a temperature of 83C to cause my video card to start artifacting.

I have also read that temperatures of over 85C are not healthy for ANY computer component. Transistors failing to operate just like human enzymes or something like that.

I have looked at a couple GPU coolers, but I could use some advice on which would be the most compatible / most efficient GPU cooler for my 7800GTX.

If it is of any help; here is how my case looks (so you can take a look at airflow - maybe give some tips on fixing that too if necessary.)

 

[redman223]

I would recommend the Swiftech MCW60, it is compatible with damn near every video card out there, and it works great. I just installed one last night on my 8800gtx and the results were amazing. Before I was at around 80c full load with the fan on full blast, and idle tems in the high 50's low 60's, but now I get idle temps of 35c!!! Awesome block. All you would need other than that block would be some ramsinks, you can get the MC14's, also from Swiftech, thats what I use, and they work great.

 

[NordicRX8]

I would recommend the Swiftech MCW60, it is compatible with damn near every video card out there, and it works great. I just installed one last night on my 8800gtx and the results were amazing. Before I was at around 80c full load with the fan on full blast, and idle tems in the high 50's low 60's, but now I get idle temps of 35c!!! Awesome block. All you would need other than that block would be some ramsinks, you can get the MC14's, also from Swiftech, thats what I use, and they work great.

Ummm... that would involve getting a watercooling system. Although I would agree, I think he's looking for an air-cooling solution.

OP: Wire management is your friend. Sleeve some of your wires, and reroute or tuck them out of the way. Look into the Acrtic Cooling line of videocard coolers... get one that exhausts the hot air out of your case.

 

[Dark_Legacy]

Ummm... that would involve getting a watercooling system. Although I would agree, I think he's looking for an air-cooling solution.

OP: Wire management is your friend. Sleeve some of your wires, and reroute or tuck them out of the way. Look into the Acrtic Cooling line of videocard coolers... get one that exhausts the hot air out of your case.

Indeed I am looking for an air-cooled solution. I would consider water cooling but it's far too expensive and risky - although I can imagine that the rewards are great.

As for the wire management, I really suck with wire management, it's been one of my worst aspects about building my machines, I've tried to make it look "neat" but you need to sacrifice effiency to do that. The direct route is the messy one.

As for Arctic Cooling, I've found only two that are compatible with my video card:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186133

Edit: After reading some reviews on Newegg, it seems that my best option would be the above GPU cooler because it blows air out of the back of the case. As you can see from my image above, my GPU cooler already blows hot air towards my Audigy 2 ZS, so having a better GPU cooler blowing hot air at the sound card, there would basically be no difference.