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My first instinct was to replace the entire HSF combo with something like the AC Accelero XTREME Plus, until I realized that since the Palit 570 is a non reference design, getting the Arctic Cooling unit to fit would either be very difficult or impossible.
While looking for a solution, I stumbled upon a review of my card where the HSF was completely disassembled:
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It then dawned on me, why not simply reuse the existing heatsink as its quite large and of high quality, and simply replace the annoying fans instead? I don't see why this wouldn't work. While the Palit heatsink isn't quite as large as the Accelero Plus, it should still be adequate. I took my card apart and made some measurements. I could easily fit 2 x 92mm fans on the heatsink. The video card has 2 PWM fan headers where I can connect the fans directly. All I would need to do is to change the connectors on the new fans. I think i'm going to opt for AC F9 92mm PWM fans, which should be decently quiet and still provide enough cooling.
So my question is, is there anything I need to be on the look out for? Does this seem like a reasonable plan? And most importantly, what would be the best way to "mount" these 2 fans onto the heatsink/card? I mean, i'm sure I could use something as quick and painless as rubber bands to hold them on, but i'm afraid that the excessive heat from the card would either melt the rubber or dry them out and cause them to snap prematurely. Any other ideas?