ThermalRight T-Rad2, worse than stock cooler.
Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 1:40 pm
It's true.
I have an ATI 4890 card, not clocked.
I bought a ThermalRight T-Rad2 to try to silence and cool my GPU. Neither worked.
The GPU idles @ 60c after a shutdown and some cooling then a boot.
The GPU reaches 100c+ if you run the simplest games (WoW for example). After you shut down the game, it idles @ 69c until you shutdown.
I mounted two Noctua 92 mm @ 1600 rpm, turned off Smart Fan so that they're always at full speed.
I've tried flipping the fans, does little difference. I've tried flipping all other fans above, on the side etc of the T-Rad2, nothing helps.
I've tried applying a thin layer of cooling paste, a think layer, all kinds, nothing helps. Still fries my GPU and makes noice like you wouldn't believe.
This is much, much worse than the stock cooler that comes with the card.
Don't buy this heat sink.
I have an ATI 4890 card, not clocked.
I bought a ThermalRight T-Rad2 to try to silence and cool my GPU. Neither worked.
The GPU idles @ 60c after a shutdown and some cooling then a boot.
The GPU reaches 100c+ if you run the simplest games (WoW for example). After you shut down the game, it idles @ 69c until you shutdown.
I mounted two Noctua 92 mm @ 1600 rpm, turned off Smart Fan so that they're always at full speed.
I've tried flipping the fans, does little difference. I've tried flipping all other fans above, on the side etc of the T-Rad2, nothing helps.
I've tried applying a thin layer of cooling paste, a think layer, all kinds, nothing helps. Still fries my GPU and makes noice like you wouldn't believe.
This is much, much worse than the stock cooler that comes with the card.
Don't buy this heat sink.