My solution on 2GB Club3D Radeon 6950 using Arctic Cooling Accelero S1 Rev. 2. I used 2 VR Heatsinks from Arctic Cooling and 3 heatsinks from Zalman: http://www.upload.ee/thumb/1040946/001.JPG Then I attached two 12cm Nexus fans to Accelero with zipties: http://www.upload.ee/thumb/1040955/002.jpg A...

I don't know, I've yet to disassemble the thing. If it's like the 5850 cooler, then it'll be trivial matter to readd the cooler, since there is no thermal paste to apply. Hm, I see. I would've thought the coolers thermal pads would not be reusable. Zip-tying another fan sounds like a fair idea to m...

The Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme Plus fits. I am not a fan of Arctic Cooling, I dislike the mounting mechanism on the Accelero S2. However the reviews of the Accelero Extreme seem quite favorable. This is looking like a very interesting option, then. The fact that I can get an Accelero Xtreme Plu...

Oh, nevermind, the heatsink is screwed to the pcb like any other cooler. For some reason, I thought it was just swinging there in the plastic case. I'm not sure why, probably after-xmas effects (beer, et al.). Based on the pictures, the stock cooler is built up the same way as with the 5850, not co...

Not a bad idea, but I don't think it would cool the VRMs adequately. Also, I don't think that heatsink is fixed - though I suppose it would be fairly trivial to ziplock it. I am looking for a way to make my 6950 less noisy too, but in a way so I can re-add the stock cooler if needed (it's harder to...

I see no reason for why that wouldn't work. You wouldn't even have to remove the fan, simply disconnecting it should do just fine. http://www.bjorn3d.com/Material/revimages/video/Sapphire_HD6950/04.jpg Edit: I suppose you could mount three 92mm fans on there also. The fans would be within the width...

There does not seem to be any third-party coolers that support the HD69xx series as of yet, but the stock cooler on the HD6950 is a bit loud for my tastes. Would it work to simply rip out the fan it ships with, remove the cover off of the cooler (exposing the heatsink), and then zip-tie one or two s...