vga cooler

You want an exhaust cooler - one that takes hot air from inside the case and blows it out. The compusa one you linked is an intake, so it is not good - I couldn't tell about the other one.
 
well i wanted to buy it from a local store.
and forceman you say
"one that takes hot air from inside the case and blows it out"
do these suck in air and blow it on the card or do they suck hot air away from the card and blow it out the case.
and out of the 3 u suggested which is the best?

and how many degrees Celcius do you think i will drop?
 
i dont really care about the glow, i want good performance.
 
normally i would go with the thermaltake but this rosewill moves more air ( be it only 3 cfm more) glows blue and is quieter. it also has a bigger fan. :p

my 2 cents
 
xnikx said:
well i wanted to buy it from a local store.
and forceman you say
"one that takes hot air from inside the case and blows it out"
do these suck in air and blow it on the card or do they suck hot air away from the card and blow it out the case.
and out of the 3 u suggested which is the best?

and how many degrees Celcius do you think i will drop?
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You want one to suck hot air away from the card (actually those slits near the rear of the card) and blow it out of the case. A plastic or cardboard ramp to direct the air out of the case also works pretty well - drops my temps by a good 5C.
 
i was gonna recommend that but 1, it outta stock and it huge. but if size doesn't matter go with that and find it sum where else, its a good fan
 
xnikx said:
what type of vga cooler do i want? is there a diff? do some blow on the card or away from the card?
these r the two im looking at for my 8800GTS.
http://www.compusa.com/products/pro...ode=332236&Pn=VCool_Expansion_Slot_VGA_Cooler
vs
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...00050052&type=product&cmp=++&id=1124432441317
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I have the blue one from compusa and it did drop the temp on my card a few degrees it also has alot of really good reviews unlike most the others mentioned and is quiet on low settings. You do not want one that exhausts as it will be fighting your video cards fan and significantly shorten its life 2 fans pulling against eachother = bad.
 
tickle_me_emo said:
you might want to read this thead
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what exactly do you want me to see?

"I have the blue one from compusa and it did drop the temp on my card a few degrees it also has alot of really good reviews unlike most the others mentioned and is quiet on low settings. You do not want one that exhausts as it will be fighting your video cards fan and significantly shorten its life 2 fans pulling against eachother = bad."

Now i dont think i want to get one if it will shorten my lifespan.
 
I'd try the cardboard/plastic ramp to help the air exhaust from the case before I bought a slot cooler - it only takes a minute to rig something up and you can get a look at what kind of benefit that gives you without the hassle and expense of buying a slot cooler. That alone dropped my temps 5C. If the ramp doesn't have the effect you are looking for then go with the cooler.
 
xnikx said:
what exactly do you want me to see?

"I have the blue one from compusa and it did drop the temp on my card a few degrees it also has alot of really good reviews unlike most the others mentioned and is quiet on low settings. You do not want one that exhausts as it will be fighting your video cards fan and significantly shorten its life 2 fans pulling against eachother = bad."

Now i dont think i want to get one if it will shorten my lifespan.
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The blue antec does not exhaust so if your video card is pulling air from the case it will help it out quite a bit.
 
i saw someone in fs section selling a 200mm fan window .. i think that would be your best bet.. if your serious then just change your stock hsf on the gfx card if not get cheap uv pci slot blower.. hot air going out is better imo.. another option is to buy a fan and clamp for a 92mm
 
i wanna get a slot cooler but i dont wanna shorten my lifespan.
 
i wanna get a slot cooler but i dont wanna shorten my lifespan.
 
Why are you bumping? you have already been given plenty of good answers.

You can get a slot cooler that blows in air and it will not shorten your cards lifespan as long as your card is sucking air not blowing.
 
so r u saying to go with the antec that was my first choice?
 
Yes, I have one in my computer right now and like it. Its quiet even on high and does drop the temps by about 2-3 degrees. Not a huge difference but for the price its pretty good.
 
xnikx said:
$20 and only 2-3C?
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Seriously, go with the plastic/cardboard hot air exit ramp as discussed before. It'll get you 5C at least, and it doesn't cost anything except a piece of old cardboard/plastic and a piece of tape.
 
ok there's a few choices

-tape of the vents the vents that are on the heatsink that face down (this may increase your temps may lower them)
-create a duct (pics in that thread i linked you)
-use a slot cooler (same link)
-wait for thermalright to release a heatsink for the gts (they only have one for the gtx)

if there was an easy way to cool this card cheaply and effectively you would have found it or someone would have posted it
 
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