Saphire 4850x2

888rkw888 · Post by **888rkw888** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 10:24 pm

Just upgraded my pc from an old 9700 pro to a 4850x2! The only problem is, this sucker is loud!!! Anyone have any suggestions on how I could lower the noise in my case? I searched for third party heatsink/fans, but found nothing for the x2. Maybe someone out there knows something that I don't. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
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FartingBob · Post by **FartingBob** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 4:50 am

There aren't any aftermarket coolers designed for the x2's as far i a know, the only option is to find 2 heatsinks that are small enough to fit side by side, which will be difficult and come with small whiny fans.

Oh or you could go crazy and get 2 TR HR-03's. Because they can wrap around the board or just hang off it, you could put one of each GPU and have one facing up, one facing down. Although i wouldn't like to bet on how long before the weight rips apart your board.

Mats · Post by **Mats** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 1:10 pm

FartingBob wrote:Oh or you could go crazy and get 2 TR HR-03's. Because they can wrap around the board or just hang off it, you could put one of each GPU and have one facing up, one facing down. Although i wouldn't like to bet on how long before the weight rips apart your board.

Not a bad idea, and I guess the front cooler could be something else too, like a S1, if the rear GPU munting isn't too high.
The problem would be the rear GPU if it's too close to the end of the card, then a HR-03 won't fit, although I doubt it.
Getting physical support for the card isn't really hard to do.

888rkw888 · Post by **888rkw888** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 4:10 pm

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Mats · Post by **Mats** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 4:29 pm

Yeah, and from that pic it looks impossible to attach a HR-03 to the rear GPU.

888rkw888 · Post by **888rkw888** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 9:43 pm

Well, I did it. Solved the problem. Got the idea from another guy over the internet and just changed out the stock heatsink/fan with two Zalman vf900's and it is quiet! So if anyone out there is wondering if two Zalman's would fit, they do!

Thanks for all the suggestions.

altim · Post by **altim** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 11:25 pm

What if you just removed the shroud + fans and strapped a few quiet 120mm's onto it? Wouldn't be a pretty situation by any means, but you save yourself a lot of $ by reusing the existing heatsinks.

This card has dropped to the $230 range and offers some amazing performance, I have been looking at it recently.

SebRad · Post by **SebRad** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 5:54 am

Hi, sounds interesting, can you take a picture?
I found someone else's picture, here.
Seb

samuelmorris · Post by **samuelmorris** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 9:50 pm

Nice idea, but I don't think this would apply to the 4870X2, the VF900 is a bit of a mediocre cooler really, and I'd imagine seeing triple-figure load temps at max speed with 4870 GPUs, bearing in mind they use almost half as much power again as the 4850s.

quizzicus · Post by **quizzicus** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 7:05 am

I found a guide to adjusting Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 fan behavior in its BIOS:

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/262734-33-radeon-4890-radeon-4850x2-reply-quick#t1952163

Saphire 4850x2

Saphire 4850x2

Did it!