Cooling alternatives for the 4850?

[Krynn72]

Anyone know of any good ones? I was just playing Far Cry 2 and my gpu's temp was hitting 104 degrees celcius. My room started feeling like an oven even with the AC on and ceiling fan, its ridiculous. Plus I can hardly hear anything with the fan on at 100%. I definitely need some way to keep this thing cool, and keep my ears from being deaf.

 

[DEATHMASTER]

good god, one reason I haven't been indulged to get a Radeon.

 

[Krynn72]

Yeah, its pretty ridiculous. I think im probably going to get a better case, which might help. But I cant find any coolers for the 4000 series cards.

 

[Asus]

Zalman has few coolers that work very well and fit that card. Or get one that spits the hot air out the back slot.

 

[MRG]

A few ideas to cool your HD4850.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835106112
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118037
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=24389

Reviews:
http://www.dvhardware.net/article29088.html
http://en.expreview.com/2008/08/16/...an-thermalright-t-rad2-gpu-cooler-review.html

-MRG

 

[Krynn72]

Thanks for the links. I ended up getting one from Arctic Cooling, the Acclero S1 Rev 2

Holy crapsauce, the difference is huge. For starters, my PC doesnt sound like a jet when I turn it on, which is awesome. Plus my idling temp is <40 degrees Celsius now. Thats around a 40 degree drop.

The thing was kind of a hassle to install though, but probably because I have never done one before. Totally worth it though. Now I can play games without turning my room into an oven!