Opps, sorry. I did just get corrected by engineering folks ... make that the Raven for the 7600GT, not the Condor. And you're right ... it's 30-35 watts.

The 7600Gt runs about 60-65 watts which makes it a mid-range heat producer. No question the Vf-900 will work great, but for passive you may wish to look into the Aerocase Condor. Although a slight over-kill, we have been selling quite a few of our Condor video coolers to 7600 owners (especially in t...

Not to worry ... these memory modules are DDR3 and don't get warm enough to require heatsinks. They will just get in the way of your plumbing ...

We can sell you 6mm x 200mm straight heatpipes for $6 each (quantities of <12). These are the same high-quality ones used for our Raven and Condor video coolers.
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Well, I wouldn't be doing my job if I didn't reccomend the Aerocase Raven. I personally use one on my own 800XL so I know it works. Although slightly more expensive than other solutions, it is guaranteed to passively cool your card or your money back.

http://www.aero-case.com/raven_data.html

To passively cool a video card producing over 100 watts of heat takes a LOT of area ... over 470 square inches to be precise. So, to ask that the heatsink doesn't take up "half the case" is a bit of an oximoron. As you can read from the 2 reviews of the Aerocase Condor here on SPCR, passive cooling ...

Just to note: Raven can be ordered reversed so the Wing is facing downward. But I agree ... its a little pricey for a 6600GT.

The old ATI 9xxx, X8xx series and new 1300-1600 series all generally have 2 hole mounting (the 1600 began adding 43mm squared 4 holes). The new X1800-x1900 series switched over to 4 hole 53mm mounts (same as 6800, 7800, 7900 nvidia cards). However, there are a dozen variations ... 7800GS is weird, a...

Yes, go ahead and bend the Wing up an inch. The heatpipes will be OK to bend that far. If there is a problem we'll replace the unit, so go for it. And, no I don't think reversing the fan is the way to go. Leave it blowing down. The Raven was designed for natural convection so it works best if there ...

Sorry, for the delay in responding to this, I just saw your review this morning. First I’d like to say thank you for all of your work in posting this ... it takes a lot of effort to write this much detail and post these great pictures. Now, here are some of my thoughts and comments as both SPCR me...

Just a note to take a look at the notice posted over in the vendors forum: Aerocase is offering a special SPCR appreciation discount of 15% through the end of September! 15% off a Raven or a Condor are great deals ... hurry to catch them before they fly away! Use coupon code of SPCR to receive your ...

Opps ... now how did I read this as a 9700? Autoboy, your are right. Yes, the 9600 is very easily cooled and you can do so for under $10. An old CPU heatsink (screwed on or glued on with Arctic Silver Adhesive) will work just great.

I wouldn't be doing my job if I didn't recommend one of our Raven coolers. 8) It might be a bit pricey for your older 9700, but it will be dead silent, and will work with very little air-flow. Do you have a rear case fan? If so, then the Raven may be the perfect solution. Here are the details: http:...

Should work, if you are just gaming for a few hours a day. But for some reason the VF900 is getting mixed reports (perhaps install issues?). Here is a thread from Rage3d http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?t=33854396 Of course I should plug our own products while here ... http://www.aero-case...

Hello everyone, I’ve wanted to stay out of this one to keep the whole review process as uncluttered and independent as possible … but, at the same time I do feel a part of the SPCR community. So I have a just little bit to say as a member. First, for the record, I do believe the review was fair ...

Our Raven passive video cooler might be the ticket here. We might need the measurements for that unusual screw pattern ... but with the low power of this GPU, running fanless would be easy. Take a look here: http://www.aero-case.com/raven_data.html

No props ... F404-GE-F1D2 turbofans

Good morning everyone. 1) OK, yes, the reversed Condor will fit in the P180 if you are using the first PCIe slot. (Two Condors in a crossfire setup will take a bit more work!) 2) We have a new option on the order page for a Single Slot Solution , which is a Condor or Raven without the small heatsink...

With DDR2 and DDR3 ram we have not found it necessary to cool the chips. We do offer ramsinks as an option if anyone requests them, but with temps of less than 55C under load, we haven't seen a need for this as an integral part of the product.

Really good questions: 1) Yes, it's perfectly OK to have cards under the reversed wing. As for dual crossfire X1900's yes, it's possible when in a 120mm case (like your P180) AND if you are willing to live with the fans running near full speed when in 3d mode. Add up the heat ... that's about 300 wa...

Vincent, since the heatsink Wing assembly sits in front of the rear case fan, almost all of the warm air is exhausted out that way. CPU temps will only go up if the rear case fan isn't running fast enough to keep air moving through the case. This is the biggest issue encountered in using passive coo...

Aerocase passive cooling systems. Here is the link: www.aero-case.com

Just reviewed at http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=getarticle&articID=477

The X1300-X1800 ATI's are PCIe (I don't think they come in AGP). For your rig, I'd stick with the 800XT or GTO or 6800 solution.

Low budget would be a used 9800XT, or 6800GT on ebay ... probably $75-85. More power? Go for the 7800GS for $200. Then buy one of our passive video coolers and presto you have a silent solution! (I know, it was a shameless plug wasn't it!).

No, it is not designed for any kind of thru flow. The heatsink Wing assembly is perpendicular to the rear case fan and designed to operate passively in that direction.

Here is some more info:
http://www.aero-case.com/condor_data.html

Older heatpipe design used to require gravity return of the condensed water; but, that was a couple years back. Most companies today are using sintered powder cores that allow use at any angle. Our tests here at Aerocase have shown less than a 10% drop in heatpipe efficiency when placed in the down ...

// Sorry to give you bad news, but I beleive that 80C is above the max temp for that core. It will probably fail ... sooner or later. //

CORRECTION: I just did some more reseach. That core is good to 100C

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Hello SPCR, There are 2 reviews forthcoming very soon ... VERY soon. As for changing fin direction, yes, we can make them that way, but we don't recommend it because forced airflow is only going to drop the temp by a few degrees C. Why so little you ask? Because these heatsinks have been designed sp...

Well, since I don't work for Zalman, and without knowing how much pressure the VF700 is placing on the card I can't really comment on their product. However, I will agree with JazzJackRabbit, that if the card has marginal traces in the first place, or an intermittent problem, then yes, you are more ...

Just thought I'd add my two cents worth to this thread, since I have helped design some of the heaviest video coolers on the market. In all of our testing at Aerocase, including prototypes weighing 600+ grams, we have never seen a board failure, or PCI slot contact "pull-away". One of our engineers ...

We are selling one of our X1900XT video cards on eBay, and for our SPCR friends we are giving away a Condor cooler with this auction. Of course you have to win the auction, but it's a great opportunity to get one of these HOT video cards and a COOL video cooler to go with it for free. http://cgi.eba...