7300 GS Advice please

Drumbago · Post by **Drumbago** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 10:20 am

hi all,

Well, i have just fitted an arctic accelero 2 to my 7300 gs, which, as advertised as compatible on many websites (but not he packaging of the product!) doesnt seem to fit very well, and i'm a little concerned about my temps.

according to nvidia controll panel, its idling at 65-70C, but when gaming shot up to 105C after only 3 minutes!

i have a nzxt hush case (bad choice i know) with a standard 120mm front intake fan, so airflow is not ideal.

i'm thinking of putting the old heatsink back on the card, can anyone recommend a decent fan? or hsf combo for it?

noise is my main concern, hence the choice of accelero, but of course card life and safety are paramount.

thanks,
drum

laguz1 · Post by **laguz1** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 8:25 pm

zalman vf-700 @5v or even 7v can be very quiet and cool a lot better than many passive coolers

galaxy has it default on their 7300GT

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2006/0 ... _7300_GT/1

if you want, you can get an all copper one, copper/aluminum, or all aluminum...

i would get the half n' half one as the 7300GS won't need heavy cooling.

Drumbago · Post by **Drumbago** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 11:20 am

i bought that very thing on the weekend.
doesnt fit the 7300 gs unfortunately.
did try to mod it, but wont fit : (

laguz1 · Post by **laguz1** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 3:31 pm

mounting doesn't fit?

or is the fan too big for the card? clearance issues?

Drumbago · Post by **Drumbago** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 4:25 am

both,
could only get clearance by facing it in a direction that meant i could only mount in one hole, not 2, so not very secure.

has anyone used one of these?
http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?Mod ... &doy=28m11

looks a bit crap to me...

laguz1 · Post by **laguz1** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 1:35 pm

no, but it looks pretty much like an arctic cooling nv silencer...

is it compatible w/ your 7300GS?

Drumbago · Post by **Drumbago** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 1:08 pm

http://webbuilder2.asiannet.com/ftp/115 ... 070103.pdf

no, but it is with the 7600. is there a lot of difference? i guess so...

laguz1 · Post by **laguz1** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 7:34 pm

yeah, 7600GT mounting is different than 7300GS

i'm guessing most of the low end cards, such as your 7300GS won't have any good aftermarket coolers, only those simple aluminum block+40mm fan contraptions...