ZALMAN VF700-CU Good soultion?

[iceman1110]

In a day or two my video card is going to arrive (9800se; good enough for what I do.) I plan to softmod it but first I am replacing the heatsink. My question is, will this be sufficient? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835118117

 

[Asian Dub Foundation]

yes very sufficient... it cools well even in silent mode, and u wont hear a thing

 

[iceman1110]

How simple is it to install? Maybe the question I should ask is, how easy is it to take the stock cooler off?

 

[Asian Dub Foundation]

How simple is it to install? Maybe the question I should ask is, how easy is it to take the stock cooler off?

should be easy... i dunno about the 9800SE, but either ur cooler is attached with pushpins, or screws... in which ever case its easy to detach.

 

[quadnad]

the zalman is extremely easy to install; the hardest part is removing the stock hsf

 

[Asian Dub Foundation]

the zalman is extremely easy to install; the hardest part is removing the stock hsf

not disagreeing with you, but it wasnt that hard for me...

less by hard u mean nerve racking than YES. i was like "damn, i diggin in to my brand new 500 bucks piece of hardware"

 

[mavalpha]

A VF700 in silent mode is still good enough for a 6800GT (not so sure about Ultra and 7800 series), though that's already pushing the limits. Putting it on a 9800 is overkill- Sapphire put the 100% ZM80 series heatpipes on 9800Pro/XT cards and provided a warranty on them, to give you an idea how effective Zalman's coolers are. You have absolutely nothing to worry about.

 

[iceman1110]

I'll be diggin into my 77 dollar piece of hardware