Replacement HSF for eVGA eGeForce 8600GT
Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2010 7:24 am
Now that I've discovered this site, I'm starting to think of components I can make quieter. I can see it'll become an addiction, but a good one.
I'm thinking of replacing the HSF (or just the fan) of my eVGA eGeForce 8600GT. Right now it's idling about 50C (SpeedFan) and in a "typical" day it goes up to 54C at most. I don't do much gaming anymore so I don't really stress it out. In reading through the forums and articles I've come up with several options:
1. leave the HS and replace the fan with a Zalman bracket + overhead Nexus fan
2. replace both the HS and the fan with a VGA cooler (VF1000 for $37.38CAN; Arctic Cooling Accelero S1 R2 $30CAN)
3. get a new video card with better passive cooling
Any thoughts?
Thanks,
0xtr
I'm thinking of replacing the HSF (or just the fan) of my eVGA eGeForce 8600GT. Right now it's idling about 50C (SpeedFan) and in a "typical" day it goes up to 54C at most. I don't do much gaming anymore so I don't really stress it out. In reading through the forums and articles I've come up with several options:
1. leave the HS and replace the fan with a Zalman bracket + overhead Nexus fan
2. replace both the HS and the fan with a VGA cooler (VF1000 for $37.38CAN; Arctic Cooling Accelero S1 R2 $30CAN)
3. get a new video card with better passive cooling
Any thoughts?
Thanks,
0xtr